I have a rather elaborate home theater with twin subwoofers that can shake the house making it seem like a mild earthquake. The glider cage would obviously be as far away from this as possible, but the rumbling will stay carry throughout the house (my neighbors can even feel it). Has anyone else observed how gliders respond to this? Do they wake or startle easily to low frequency sounds?

Thanx for any input,
- todd

I would assume any loud noise like that would bother the glider. Obviously if your neibors can feel the bass than no matter how far away you put the glider cage, they will be able to feel it,too. I have never observed how my gliders would react, I can just tell you by common sense that it wouldn't be good for any animal. Gliders are about 1000 times smaller than us. Think of how fragile their little ear drums are. That loud noise could seriously hurt them. Also scare them a great deal. Think of it this way, if a baby was sleeping or even awake at your house would you put your music on that loud. Hopefully not. .

Jody
And the Glider Trio!!
Scooter,Booger,and Piper

Edited by - zooter on May 27 2002 10:01:11 AM

I like to play my music fairly loud but since I got my gliders I keep it down; they are small and while I don't think music bothers them, the bass might. I know I don't like it when I'm trying to sleep and I hear my neighbors blasting their music - the gliders probably don't like to feel that much bass when they're trying to sleep. I keep my music down during the day when they're sleeping. When they're awake I'm sure they don't mind as much, as long as its not TOO loud.

Erin,
Tuba, & Piper

Well you have to understand a little better of what I am speaking. This isnt loud music or loud anything except in the theater itself. The deep frequencies I am talking about are not audible for the most part, but are very easy to 'feel'. in other rooms of the house. Its like a very mild earthquake. I am just wondering if anyone knows what frequencies Gliders are sensitive to. Humans can generally hear 20Hz to 20Khz, although most humans cant hear below 50Hz. Sounds under 100Hz arent loud to our ears, but they shake the house or whatever is around. A sleeping baby wouldnt usually wake from this, but I am not sure what a gliders senses are tuned for. A cat we used to have didnt respond to it at all...and the cat was even in the theater room with us.

Thanx
- todd

Several Glider owners from the GliderCENTRAL message board report taking their gliders with them to the movies quite often. It sounds like they either arent aware that their gliders are freaking out from the sound in the theater, or the gliders arent bothered by it.

Interesting.

Gliders are extremly prone to stress, most marsupials are, and precautions need to be made so you don't put them in stressfull situations. Gliders have been known to die from stress and in general is very unhealthy to live in stressfull conditions.

I would venture to say that ANY animal suffers when under stress and that stress is detrimental to their health. The real question is, beyond the obvious signs, how do you know when the Glider is under stress? Do they ever hide the fact they are under stress as well as they do when they are sick? How do we know that Sugar Gliders are more prone to stress than any other animal? What evidence is this statement based on? And in answering these questions, how can owners take steps to minimize this stress.

Getting back to my original question about soundwaves and Sugar Gliders, I am wondering if anyone has observed their gliders reacting to loud noises around them or taken them to the movies as so many seem to do on a regular basis. And if so, have you been able to observe how the glider is responding to the noise in the theater? Do Gliders hear like dogs do? Can they hear the higher frequencies that humans cannot hear? What about the low frequencies?

I am also wondering if anyone has tried sounds or music to comfort and soothe their glider? Perhaps relaxing gentle music or ambient sounds like trees swaying, water trickling, or other natural sounds that might mimic their native habitat.

Thanx

Edited by - realeyz on May 29 2002 4:09:55 PM

Honestly I have no idea. That is a very good question though. I've wondered that myself. Just how sensitive are their little ears? My Dad has surround sound like that and Smeagol stayed at his house for a week. I guess it didn't do any harm because he seems fine. Good luck and let us know if you find out!:)

Rachel

Oh well, I'm sure that just like the TV or something is probably ok for them, I thought you were talking like some haevy drumz-n-bass or something. I have taken my glider Tuba to several movies and he's fine (well, he's curled up in a pouch or in my shirt). Only thing is he becomes alert when it gets dark, and movie theaters are dark! So he gets real antsy. We have surround sound and all that too, I never thought about it hurting my gliders, I just don't have it up too loud ever. (they are usually tucked away in my shirt when I'm home anyway). I'm sure they hear a lot of noise in the wild too. Stress would just be stuff like sleeping a lot (or not at all), not eating, hair falling out, shaking, weird behavior in general.

Erin,
Tuba, & Piper

Hey Todd, ok everyone don't get mad, but when I was younger and I lived in Fl. I was naive on gliders and I used to take my glider to parties all the time, where music was really really loud! Gizmo never even moved, he just chilled in my shirt. I can only remember one time out of many that it seemed to bother him and the music was to the point where it actually bothered me! It was very high frequency noise though, nothing low like what you seem to be talking about. Once I left the room that the music was in he just groomed his ears for a second then went back to bed. Of course, now the music stays quiet because I had the same question as you. So, if you love them which you seem to do, play it safe till we can all figure this one out. Hope I helped a little bit??!!!

Michele and sugar lilly