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How many days a week is tent time?
How many days a week is tent time?
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Jul 31 2018
05:12:58 PM
My baby Oreo already lets me pet him gently and I can’t wait to bond even more in tent time but I’m curious how often should it be?
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Jul 31 2018
06:43:05 PM
BYK_Chainsaw Fuzzy Wuzzy Visit BYK_Chainsaw's Photo Album BYK_Chainsaw's Journal USA 1301 Posts
I have 4 days off every 8 day.
I try to take them out every night on my days off, for about 2 hours, by then most
of them are back in the sleeping pouch anyway, so i only have to put to back in cage usually.

But I would take them out EVERY night for about 2 hours if I could. Let them run around room etc.
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Jul 31 2018
07:22:39 PM
Leela Goofy Gorillatoes Gliderpedia Editor Visit Leela's Photo Album Leela's Journal 2919 Posts
There is no real answer for how much you "should do" tent time. It's different for everyone and can depend on jobs, kids, other pets etc...

Personally I don't use mine that much, I use it a few days a week for gliders that are new to me, once I hit a certain point ( Usually about 2 weeks ) with them I stop using the tent. At most I'm in a tent for a couple hours, at the least a half hour, depends on the gliders.

When I first got the tent I would set it up in the morning right after coffee and do all 3 of my cages throughout the day.... I did that maybe 3 times lol then just used it for new gliders because all my other ones just stay on me anyway so it's kind of pointless.

I don't use toys in the tent, it distracts the gliders and is counter productive for me, but I'm not using the tent for their play time, I'm using it to let them get used to me on their own terms.

How you use the tent and what you use or don't use in the tent for is up to each owner to decide, there really is no right or wrong way to go about it, just depends what you want to get out of it.

For a brand new owner, I would suggest no toys initially to let the gliders get to know YOU, as they do then add toys if you want them to play as well as bond... How often? As much as you can or as little as your schedule allows, any bonding time is time well spent even if it's just a half hour.

How many days a week is tent time?

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How many days a week is tent time?