Good afternoon. I have a question...I have 2 sugar gliders and a 5 year old son. I work and 8-5 job and I feel like I dont have enough time to bond with my gliders. I carry them around alot in the bonding pouch, whenever I am watching tv I hold them or pet them. When I am doing stuff around the house I put them on me and they go to sleep in my jacket hood. I want to know how else I can play/bond with them more. They have gotten to know me they dont crab at me anymore and whenever I talk to them they come up to the cage. Any suggestions on what I can do....

You're doing well with the bonding pouch part. I know it's tough...I'm an 8-5er with two teenage sons (and a husband that might as well be a teenager).

The next stage to the actual play time is for you to find a tent, or glider proof a room, such as a bathroom, so that you can have them out at night when they are really active and ready to play. This doesn't mean they'll immediately play with you...they often like to check things out and burn a lot of energy but, with treats and patience, they'll come around in their own timing. The glider safe room should be cleared of any personal care products and residues, toilet lid down, drains closed, and a thorough search for any tiny crevice that they could squeeze through and hide or escape...anything over a half inch should be sealed off. Also, keeping this room as dark as possible helps. A dim nightlight, cell phone glow, laptop glow or a red light bulb are several things people use to help be able to see them without bothering them to where they want to stay in their pouch or inactive.

I would suggest...(just in my mommy experience) that you begin this process without your son in the room or tent area...maybe after bedtime. Once you've got a good bond it will be easier for you to carefully work with him on how to be around them without potential minor catastrophes such as a hard bite sending things into a bit of chaos.

Blue Nostalgic thank you I appreciate the advice I will find myself a tent I dont think any rooms in my house are glider proof so I rather be safe then sorry ill go with the tent!! Also thats a great idea to do my playtime when my son goes to sleep!!

Check out the genji tent...opens up on its own, easy to put away and store. You can google it!

http://www.amazon.com/Genji-Sports-Self-Expanded-Screen/dp/B00183N8S4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1424374809&sr=8-5&keywords=genji+pop+up+beach+tent

I put blankets on the bottom for more comfort and less irritating noise, have a couple of braided fleece ropes hanging from the strings on the sides, and a satellite wheel inside too :)

Thank you so much Kferg!! i just placed my order for that tent thank you for the link

You are very welcome!

Here's the video on how to close it back up...I thought the instructions were a tad confusing lol

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vf_eJw8FZoc

oh wow!!! that is super easy and i love how it pops up!! i cant wait till my tent gets here now lol

Just make sure your son (and everyone else) is standing behind you when you first open the Gengi tent - It really does pop out very quickly on its own as soon as you take it out of the bag.