I am the one who is rehoming three of my girls to Staci, so that Sassy has a girl gaggle to hang out with. I love these girls dearly, but as many of you know, I have sixteen gliders right now. They all have a wonderful home, but I would sincerely like for these three girls to get even more love and attention than I will soon be able to give them. I am going to continue running my online business, but have a great opportunity in health care that I will probably be taking on soon, too. I have been reading Staci's threads, and can see that she loves gliders very much. I believe she has done her homework and will give little Ella, Hilary, and Midori an excellent home with all of our support. I cried last night thinking about them going, but I know that this will be a good situation for all four girls. I contacted Staci yesterday afternoon, after thinking about Sassy's loneliness, and the fact and I am going to get even busier than I already am very soon, so these three girls may not get all of the attention they need from me.
I am asking a very nominal rehoming fee, simply because I bought a huge hexagonal cage, three Wodent Wheels, have made custom cage sets and bonding pouches, as well as lots of toys that are going to go with these girls. I want them to have all of the creature comforts around them that they have become accustomed to. Additionally, these girls have received excellent veterinary care. I am not trying to make any money off of their rehoming, trust me on that one. Anyone who really knows me KNOWS that is not what I am about. I am thinking, if one were to add everything up, I would guess I have easily invested over $1000 in these girls! My rehoming fee is $100, which really doesn't totally cover the cage cost. Staci has been very nice and is totally reasonable about this. She's a gem!
My thoughts about this--if someone cannot pay a very nominal fee like this for all of the great stuff that I am sending with these girls, they probably cannot afford to keep them in the lifestyle that they deserve and need.
I drive a VW Jetta...tiny car. I am not certain what Staci drives. The cage is at least six feet tall. I cannot get this big cage into my vehicle to drive it to her. She needs a nice, big cage like this!I have made it completely clear that I will not just let these girls do to someone who doesn't have a big, spacious cage for them to live in, as they are used to. The stress of rehoming can be challenging enough for gliders, without being forced into a small cage. We have both racked our brains trying to figure out how we could get these girls and all of their belongings from here to there, and decided to reach out to the larger community to see if anyone with a larger vehicle may be going in her direction.
Anyhow, sorry to go on a bit of a rant here! I would just caution everyone to please be careful, assuming that someone is out to make a buck off of the lives of these babies, when they are asking a small rehoming fee. Not everyone is out to make a buck.
Okay, I'm getting down off of the soapbox now. Please excuse all of the emotion.