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  |  Goldwinger
Face Hugger
   VA, USA
1367 Posts
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Oct 27 2009 : 10:05:36 PM    |
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With so many new glider owners researching and learning to be glider parent(s) I thought it would be good to remind everyone to "PLEASE CLOSE THE LID". Alot of us spend our playtime with our gliders in the bathroom. Well I'm sure we all close the lid when we do this.
Please also get in the habit of closing the lid Everytime you finish your business. As we all know gliders can be great escape artists but we as glider parents have also accidently left a cage door open or one has gotten away from us. Gliders cannot swim and during their roaming around an empty house or while we are sleeping they always seem to find their way to the toilet and drown. Also if you keep standing water around in a bucket, pail, sink or anywhere remove it or cover it.
Edited by - Goldwinger on Oct 28 2009 01:08:36 AM
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| Rita
Cuddle Bear
 MO, USA
11128 Posts
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Oct 27 2009 : 11:43:01 PM  |
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Great reminder! We all need to be reminded to keep the toilet lids down at all times. I've finally got my husband trained - but still check after he has been in there!
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 | Goldwinger
Face Hugger
VA, USA
1367 Posts
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Oct 28 2009 : 01:07:29 AM |
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Me to Rita. I really make it a habit to check mine everynight before I go to bed and everytime I leave the house as well. I think I've fianlly got everyone here trained too. It's been a long time since I had to put one down.
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| nemo92
Joey
USA
13 Posts
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Oct 28 2009 : 01:37:19 AM |
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One of my joeys actually fell in about a hour ago my brother went up to go to bed and he play with them for a minute I guess and "forgot" to close their cage luckily I went up about ten minutes after he did I went to go to the bathroom and saw a little black tail on the side of the toilet I dont think he was in there long though only the bottom half of him was wet I still wanted to strangle my brother . it was really scary though it would not be anything i would want any one to go through so just CLOSE THOSE LIDS!!
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| ilovemysuggies
Joey
99 Posts
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Oct 28 2009 : 03:44:57 AM |
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yes i learned this the hard way i actually come close to losing my little guy this way but i came to the rescue not a moment to soon and he ended up being fine> yay!!!
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| Gizmo-n-Roos Mommy
Face Hugger
OH, USA
1279 Posts
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Oct 28 2009 : 06:25:56 AM |
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| Kazko
Glider Geek
TX, USA
3473 Posts
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Oct 28 2009 : 09:53:17 AM |
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Closing the lid is also a good compromise between men and women as far as leaving the seat up or down... This way everybody is the same; it doesnt matter. Instead of arguing about the seat, just close the whole thing every time and it just doesnt matter anymore. And sugar gliders are a good excuse anyway.
Now if we an just train the family to wipe the thing down once in awhile we'd be good. How can we use the sugar gliders to motivate there?
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| Goldwinger
Face Hugger
VA, USA
1367 Posts
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Oct 28 2009 : 03:21:57 PM |
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| SariYappa
Glider
USA
411 Posts
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Oct 28 2009 : 03:52:39 PM |
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Gizmo-n-Roos Mommy... I'm already thinking of ways I can print it, adhere it to the inside of the toilet lid, then cover it in plastic so it can be on all the lids! 
 Great job!
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| fadedrainbows
Super Glider
USA
737 Posts
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Nov 06 2009 : 07:36:01 PM |
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There's actually a sticker for sale for the gliders don't float picture.
You can buy one at this link:
http://www.cafepress.com/SuzSugarGliders.126111736
Here's an idea for a toilet ladder. That way if it ever happens again they have a way to climb out. This link tells you how to make one.
http://www.suzsugargliders.com/gliderproofing.htm
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| Goldwinger
Face Hugger
VA, USA
1367 Posts
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Nov 06 2009 : 07:56:48 PM |
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| Gizmo-n-Roos Mommy
Face Hugger
OH, USA
1279 Posts
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Nov 06 2009 : 08:30:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SariYappa
Gizmo-n-Roos Mommy... I'm already thinking of ways I can print it, adhere it to the inside of the toilet lid, then cover it in plastic so it can be on all the lids!
Great job!
Thanks but not my doing......someone else posted it when I first came here and I like it so I saved it to my computer. I had intended to print it and laminate it to the inside of the toilet seats but I never did it. I DO, however, have everyone here trained from my husband right on down to the 3 yr old boy that I just potty trained! 
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| Essika
Glider
ON, CA
409 Posts
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Nov 07 2009 : 07:51:33 PM  |
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This is SUPER important and I'm always trying to be extra cautious about it as Tazz's mate Snoopy died in a toilet accident (Before I had him....) and here poor owners were so heartbroken....
Please remember, accidents can happen.... so we just have to take the time to make sure it doesn't....
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| suggieluver02
Glider
440 Posts
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Nov 07 2009 : 09:07:28 PM |
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another thing to consider is they have thumbs!!
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| Belinda
Super Glider
FL, USA
871 Posts
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Nov 12 2009 : 08:43:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Gizmo-n-Roos Mommy
I have this picture framed and hanging in front of the toilet in my guest bathroom.
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| wolfsrose21
Joey
81 Posts
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Nov 12 2009 : 08:56:26 PM |
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lol! love the pic of the floating glider! the lid is the first thing on my list when i lock down and get ready for the little fuzzy, i think his fav place to play is on the toilet speaking of that he is on it right now lol
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