do you all have social lives that dont involve the gliders?

i was talking to someone who said that it was impossible to ever enjoy a night out at a bar or club, or wherever, when you have gliders. that you're pretty much home bound every single night. and that any social outings only happen at places that you can bring the gliders.

We go out all the time. I even leave for a weekend or even a week at a time sometimes...so that's false.

First of all, I never bring my gliders anywhere. I do have 6 so that would make it a little harder anyway, but I still would not. There's too much risk for them involved in any outing. That's my opinion. No one needs to post about how they take their babies everywhere and everyone loves them. No one will ever convince me it's a good idea. Sorry.

As far as night goes, you kind of have to plan things in advance. If I know we'll leave in the afternoon and not be home until midnight or later, I'll have frozen food ready to place in the cage when I leave so that it's almost thawed when they wake up. Granted, they could still eat at midnight and live to tell about it but I don't want to be selfish just because I went out. They have their own schedule and I try to stick with that as much as possible.

Also, my situation is a little different than some because mine have their own room. Their cage doors are rarely closed. They have full reign of their room all night and then they always go back in the cage to sleep. I play with them almost every night and check on them every morning. Even if I'm not there to play with them, they have a lot of space and each other to entertain them.

When I go on vacation, I prepare every meal ahead of time, clearly label it and freeze it. I only have 2 people I trust to house sit so they know the routine by now. I label every container with the day of the week, they know to put it out at 5 p.m. every night so it can thaw some before they wake up and so that there aren't any "escapees" that she wouldn't be able to control. She also knows to take their food from the night before out in the morning after they've gone back to sleep for the same reason. When I am out of town, they do not come out of their cage to play. They do have 2 large flight cages hooked together so they have ample room to play in there for a few days until I'm back. If I happen to go without my husband, he takes them out to play at night.

My advice...have a housesitter you trust (if it's more than one night), prepare their food in advance (even keep some frozen all the time in case of emergency), double check all doors and windows before leaving and enjoy a night out.

I have 5 and the only time it's ever interfered is when we wanted to stay out very late at night and hadn't sat frozen food out in advance for them. I don't take them anywhere with me at night, and rarely during the day. When we go on vacations, we have my boyfriends mother come over and put their food out for them. Not an issue. I think taking them out with you at night in a pouch isn't a good idea.

Absolutely false.

That's like saying you can't go to work now that you have gliders.

Most jobs wouldn't allow you to bring your gliders with you (I'm lucky in the sense that mine go to a number of places with me, including work).

All you have to do is put their food in earlier, SO WHAT!?

If this were this case, close to EVERYBODY HERE would not have one.

Sure you can have a social life!! Hah who said that?!?! If you are going to be out late just feed them before you leave!

I'd say that it all depends on having people yout trust. I do not have anyone I trust with my house AND my gliders. Those who could handle the gliders, I do not trust in my house and those I trust with my house, I do not think could handle my gliders.

For this reason, I have no social life.....but then again, I didn't have much of one before either.....LOL

My husband and I have gone for a couple of overnight trips. I feed them AND make sure that they have PLENTY of water just before I leave, and then am back in time to feed them again the next night.

As far as going out to clubs or on dates or whatever, that seems ridiculous to me -- just feed them before you go out if you don't think you'll be back earlier enough to feed them.

My husband and I do overnight trips to Indiana. I put their food in the cage before we leave at around 3pm. That way when they wake up they have their food ready for them. We go and do our thing and make sure to be home by 6pm the next night.

I do not have anyone I trust with my home or gliders. Then again I don't really know anyone in Ohio. But I enjoy time away and once I even took them with me on a day trip. The people we were going to visit had heard awful stuff about gliders and were shocked that I had them. So, of course this my opportunity to educate them. Otherwise they stay home.

I am 23, so having a social life is very important to me. Mine have been "trained" to eat around 10:30-11 pm, so most of the time, I am home around then, and will feed them myself. The latest I ever gave the food was at 12:30, on one occassion. I make sure they have water before leaving. If I know I am going to be extremely late, I will put out the food right before leaving, or I will ask my parents to put the food in the cage right before they go to bed.

I am the type of person that hates and refuses to give up their social life for a pet (not to sound mean or anything), so I made sure when I got them that not having to alter my life in that way would not hurt my pet. I don't go out everynight, but I like to go out during the weekends. I do spend time with my guys when I get home after being out, so I don't think they realize anything was different.

But whoever told you that you can't have a social life when you have sugar gliders just didn't know what they were talking about. I would say my gliders get more invites to go out than I do, since my friends love them, and are constantly asking to come over to see them.

You just feed them before you go if you think you are going to be late... And there was even two times that I knew I was going to be out till at least 3 am, but I was leaving at 3 or 4pm and I was worried about the food spoiling so I waited till I got home. As I feed them usually around midnight anyway, this wasn't too far of a stretch for them... But 99% of the time I put the food in before I go out.

I will say though that it's easier for them to be without you for stretches of time so long as they have another glider to play with... If they don't and they are the only one, then they are going to have problems regardless, but even more so if you aren't there. So... In a nut shell, have at least two. Then they are never lonely.

Im an old lazy lady (27) lol I feed mine between 6 and 8 every single night. If I feed them early so I can go out they could care less. They never know. The only time my gliders Ever notice is if they wake up (around 8) and don't have dinner.I try to make sure this never happens.

What a silly assumption!

I think we all have a social life! I love to go out with friend, go clubbing and of course go out to parties and overnights at friends place.... I'm 20, these are all things that are normal at my age.

As others have said I either find someone I trust to watch them, take them with me if appropriate or put out food early....

I work at a bar, nightly pretty much (some nights i got in at 11, so feeding is a non issue here), but when I go in at 7, I put their food in the cage for them and go! I come back around 2 or 3 and they are ready to go for some tent time!

I guess it may be different if you're drinking in the bar, but this is my absolute favorite time to play with them! So, yeah, if I "go out" everynight and still have time for play, you should be fine!

ha it might be funner if you go out to a bar and come in late. If any of your gliders are like my guy he wakes up at like 2 so hes super active when i get in....but i live in a fraternity house so that is pretty much whenever haha

When I go away my son feeds them and talks to them. He is not that in to playing in the tent but it seems to work out anyway. The only time I bring them with me is if I go to someones house and they are ok with it.

Social life? What is that?