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Posted by: Kazko Most of the cages we get are made in China by people who are not really trying for best quality or design for our animals. This can lead to some unintended side effects.

For instance, what do our sugar gliders love to do when the door is open? Well mine love to come running, or climbing really. Any time I open a door, the critters come around from the side and always wrap a finger hold around the open door frame of the cage. Some of the cages have lots of space around the door frame so when it closes on a finger, no problems, and some dont.

I have one cage that is very bad on the sides. I have known this since I got it and have been very careful with it yet I still manage to get a finger in there once in awhile. If I werent being so careful with it, those fingers would have all been chopped off.

BAD DOOR



GOOD DOOR



Also, even when the door is wide open, a single clingy glider can grab the door, pull and accidentally slam it shut which could then cause severed fingers or limbs in all sorts of places around the frame. So be weary of this.



Many folks have those "budget" bird cages with the slide up doors. I used to have some of those and I cant tell you how many times that door came slamming down accidentally when it was not supposed to. That is enough force to break a glider neck, chop a foot or at least hurt somehow. So I recommend extreme caution with this style of cage door as well.

The good thing about the budget doors is that they can be reworked to swing out simply by bending some of the metal tabs or adding a little bit of homebrew if needed. What you want to do is make it so that the door has to be lifted one inch to unlatch and then it swings open on one of the sides.


So be careful when closing your doors on your gliders and plan for accidents.

Posted by: he471 very recently one of my gliders named nimbus has been having green poop and I don't know the cause, while in the mean time my femal, Venus, has been having diahreah please help shed some light on this mystery, also im sorry about my spelling.

Posted by: SugieHoney22 First thing is first my name is Emilia. I am the very proud mama of three suggiebears (Gabi (fat girl gabi), Num-Nums and Shy). They're each about a year old. I've had my babies for about 5 months now and we have bonded pretty well with in that time. They like to bark at me if I don't pay attention to them when they want me to. Especially Gabi, she's my little adventurer and she loves to get out and explore her room.

Today we are going on an outing to find materials to reinvent their home. I've been looking online for some ideas and have come across some very interesting cages. With all the ideas I've gotten I think I'm going to need a bigger cage! As soon as I'm done with my little project I'll post pictures and would love to get some feedback!

Posted by: Essika So Tazz has been neutered, I'm waiting on the results from the float and the smear and the babies are finally TOGETHER!!!!

They have been in the same cage since friday and other than some appetite issues, they seem to be doing alright... They sleep with their arms around each other and they love playing together... Next it's time to get started on their wheels and a massive cage!

Wish me luck! I'm gonna need it....


Oh and if you owned a lone glider and now she/he has a friend go post in the topic "How I met my friend" I love reading the stories, they are bittersweet and I think it's an awesome thing to be able to tell it from the gliders perspective ^.^

Posted by: wkings5 Tent time was great!!!I let them out and they ran and jump and looked like they were playing tag with each other and after about 15 minute ginger started to check me out she would go around my back and climb up and down my shirt but the one i wanted was sassy i knew ginger would come around quick because she let me hold her before i got her but sassy came crabing and biting but i loved the way she looked she has a beautiful coat but after an hour or two she came around and allow me to pet and rub her.Can't wait for tent time tonight.

Posted by: wkings5 I'm still excited.The first two nite i left them along i decided to name them Sassy and Ginger.they're both hand tame and i got them from a pet store of all places.But the young lady that handle them has 5 and i was there almost everyday for 3 weeks i took them home at 16 week and Mary give me a lot of advice over that time and i had the change to watch her handle them.This is the first time i handle them today i'm carrying them around in their pouch.Tonight i get to do tent time I can't wait!!

Posted by: GumbyandTraz Third day since weve brought little Totoro home. And myyy goodness its already been a journey. When we first got him home he crabbed constantly and wouldnt let us near him. Now, he's letting us feed him treats and such. We've been researching for a cage mate for him, but idk if its a good idea at this point, due to his background. Were definitely going to get him one, but maybe when he's more comfortable.
I'm a bit worried about Totoro. I know its probably normal for him to be freaking out this early, but I hate to see my little guy scared.
He stayed in our room for the first time last night, (we had been keeping him in our bathroom at night), and it took him forever this morning to settle down and go to sleep. He circled his cage for a few hours, and just now nestled into his cloth =]
Hes such a cute little guy. I hope he calms down and gets comfortable soon. I hate the idea of my baby being scared >.<

Posted by: EsC87 Hey everyone- I am looking for a cagemate for a little suggie named Hoo, she is around 3 months oop by Late april, so i am looking for another suggie girl to be her cagemate around the same age or as close to it as possible! If you have a girl, or know of anyone who does please contact me. As of now i am looking at a fellow member's baby (co2chantel?) but im looking around for several girls incase that falls through for any reason. Thanks all!

Posted by: Essika All my kittys are spayed and neutered!

My Chief got neutered earlier this month and he did great! Came to a total of $159 and just this past wednesday my female Picasso got spayed and that was $299.25...

Holy crap-aroni that was a lot of cash! I'm glad Tazz and Aussie are on my next pay!

So far the cost for them are
Neuter: $165.00
Visit for Aussie: $65.00
Nail trim is $16.50 ea


I'm waiting on prices for a float and smear, anyone know the average cost?

Posted by: tomHatter Im going through all these ads on many different websites. If i found the right mate for my 2yr old female glider i would purchase one, but I really want to help one in need of a home. There is just so many ads out there i barely know where to start! Maybe kinda humorous but im nervous in wanting to find the right glider from the right person..lol.It will all be worth it when its trusts me enough to come to my hand and look up at me thanking me with those big precious eyes...

Posted by: uhjordie I have a sugar glider and she loves fruit and veggies. I bought some strawberry and blueberry yogurt and was wondering if i could give her some of it as a treat? It is an organic yogurt.

Help!

Posted by: Essika I know how much some people don't approve of my early intro's but I would like to take some time to explain that I understand the concern of this community and that this is a huge judgement call.

I would like to say I don't advise anyone to skip quarantines unless it is an EMERGENCY. (and no "oh well I want my babies together faster!" does not count) These guys weren't meant to meet face to face until AFTER Tazz had his neuter and there was at least a vet check, regrettabley Tazz managed to get onto the bed without my knowledge and they met.

I WILL be continuing with introductions and lots of supervised play time... I'll be doing cage swapping and of course exchanging pouches... It's what appears to be best for them.

This is a judgement call and I feel that for MY babies, breaking a conventional rule was worth the risk... Parasites can usually be easily fixed where as if a tail is chewed off, that's not so easy.

They met again last night, face to face and spent a good 2 hours together running around the room. Tazz did try to mount her several times but I did pull him off before he successfully mounted. (And YES I am prepared for babies if it does happen although I DO NOT have that as a goal.) Aussie spends much of her time with him, riding around on his back and grooming him and Tazz likes gallop over to her and jump over top of her... They are a pleasure to watch and fun to play with but mostly I'm happy that Aussie is starting to grow hair back on her tail and Tazz is up for more than when he is forced to be....

Feel free to let me know what you honestly think and if you are mad and think I'm irresponsible, tell me so.... I realized I would probably not have the support of the community on this, but I did it anyways, so lets hear it....

 

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