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Posted by: kazkoSugar gliders can be very active animals inside of their cages. In fact, they very often leap from side to side in the course of normal movement. They also tend to play with things where possible and a water bottle is a very good target for attention and general mishap. Many people report that their water bottle was found on the floor the next morning leaving the sugar gliders without water for unknown period of time.

For this reason most folks recommend having at least two water bottles on the cage. If one disappears, there is the back up. It also allows you to worry less often about water. If one of the bottles gets empty, the other will hold.

Most water bottles come with a very flimsy metal band with hooks on the end to hook the bottle to the cage. Sugar gliders can very easily dislodge these thusly ejecting their water supply. I have had the idea of using solid core pvc coated copper wire in place of these straps for some time but a recent forum post got me going and I finally did it.


First, cut a foot of the solid core wire. I happened to have a spool of 14 guage white wire on hand. You can also use that standard 120V three wire cable that is usually in the walls of your house, and just snip out one of the wires.



Then bend just over an inch on one end to hook over the cage wire.



Wrap it around until it is secure and try to dull any pointy remnants to avoid possible injury.





With the bottle in place, fenagle the wire around it for a loose fit for easy removal, then begin bending the other end.



Trim that end down to about one inch and wrap it around.





And then you have a nice and safe wire holder for your water bottle and it is easy to slide them out for servicing.

Posted by: GoldwingerWhat a job it is to try and clean cages. I split it up into two days this last time and began my task with the first cage on 09/08/09 and the second one on 09/09/09. I have to really psych myself up to even begin this as to do a really major cleaning it takes me about 5 hours per cage.

It begins with deciding where to put the gliders while undertaking the cleaning task. I put Jack, Luna and Milk Dud in the tent while doing their cage and Cosmo and Lucas in the hospital cage while doing theirs.

Then I begin pulling everything out that cannot be hosed off outside. Cutting all ther zip ties holding the wheels in place, holding the fleece around the cage and etc. I split that stuff into three groups; the dishwasher group, the washing machine group and the wash by hand group. I push the cage outside, fill my bucket with vinegar water and begin the cleaning task. Hose the cage down, wash it and then hose it down again. I load the dishwasher and start it and then load the washing machine and start it. Then I begin washing the hand wash items like plastic water battles. I learned from the last major cleaning that they tend to loose their shape in the dishwasher and become ruined if they are not glass so now I wash them by hand as well as the wodent wheels.

Up to this point it's been the easy part. The hard part is putting it all back together again. After drying the cage; hopefully in the sun, (on 09/08/09 I had to wash it in the rain so I had to hand dry it myself), I pull it back inside and begin the task of "where to put what". This time I hung the wheels at the top of the cage hoping it would encourge the cautious and skiddish gliders to play in it more as they really hate the bottom of the cage. Finally once all back together and looking and smelling wonderful back in go the gliders.

The way they act when they get put back in the cage is so very funny. They are either terrified to move and just sit there, (I'm assuming they have no idea they are in their home), or they begin running everywhere looking around and marking all the fresh clean stuff. I love to watch them rub the chests all over everything and just chuckle at their antics. I imagine while they are looking at a particular toy or pouch or climbing rope they are saying something like "doesn't that belong there, and I never knew I had that, or wasn't that over there last night and finally I liked that better when it was over there".

I can't help but laugh everytime I do this and really enjoy watching them explore all their old stuff put in brand new places.


Jack, Luna and Milk Dud's Cage


Cosmo and Lucas's Cage

Posted by: kazkoI caught the ISS tonight. Usually when the shuttle is up it is docked so there is nothing special. Tonight it wasnt docked, it was a few seconds behind so there were two dots in the night sky which was a very nice surprise for someone who goes out often to look at a dot moving in the sky.

I got some first attempt footage of it.




You can check siting opportunities from you area on the web site .

And it looks like other people are intrigued by this as well so there are many other videos of dots flying overhead and there are some neat ones of images from telescopes. I've been thinking that this would be a fun web site project if I could get my PTZ camera base hooked up to some sat tracking software with added motion tracking for auto fine tuning.




This one is kewl.




When I was a teenager I talked to the shuttle once on my ham radio. This was right after the astronauts started getting their licenses. It was a big deal back in a day, not so much now.

Posted by: kazkoI caught the Gulf Fritillary butterflies laying eggs today so I got some photos. I cant wait until next year when the vines should be much more full and healthy. I'm thinking of planting even more of them around the yard and up the fence.

Posted by: MTolVeggies
Food name
Cal: Phos Ratio
Collard Greens……………………………………… ...…………………….. 14.6:1
Mustard Spinach……………………………............. …………………….. 7.5:1
Beet Greens………………………………................. …………………….. 2.9:1
Dandelion Greens…………………………………… …………………….. 2.8:1
Lettuce (Loose Leaf) ………………………………. …………………….. 2.7:1
Mustard Greens……………………………………... …………………….. 2.4:1
Parsley………………………………........................ …………………….. 2.3:1
Cabbage (Green) …………………………………… …………………….. 2.0:1
Watercress…………………………………………... …………………….. 2.0:1
Spinach……………………………………………… …………………….. 2.0:1
Squash (Spaghetti) …………………………………. …………………….. 1.9:1
Celery……………………………………………….. …………………….. 1.6:1
Squash (Butternut) …………………………………. …………………….. 1.5:1
Napa Cabbage………………………………………. …………………….. 1.5:1
Lettuce (Butter Head) ………………………………. …………………….. 1.4:1
Okra………………………………………………… …………………….. 1.3:1
Tofu (Regular) …………………………………….... …………………….. 1.2:1
Cabbage (Red) ……………………………………… …………………….. 1.2:1
Tofu (Firm) …………………………………………. ..…………………….. 1.1:1
Broccoli (Spears) …………………………………… …………………….. 1.1:1
Soy Bean (Green) ………………………………….. .…………………….. 1:1
Green Beans (Snap Beans) …………………………. …………………….. 1:1
Squash (Winter, All Variety) ………………………. …………………….. 1:1
Lettuce (Iceberg) …………………………………… …………………….. 1:1
Squash (Acorn) …………………………………….. …………………….. 0.9:1
Sweet Potato………………………………………… …………………….. 0.8:1
Lettuce (Romaine) ………………………………...... …………………….. 0.8:1
Broccoli…………………………………………… …………………….. 0.7:1
Cucumber (without Skin………………………….. …………………….. 0.7:1
Squash (Hubbard) ……………………………… .…………………….. 0.7:1
Cucumber (with Skin) …………………………. …………………….. 0.7:1
French Beans………………………... …………………….. 0.6:1
Carrots…………………….. …………………….. 0.6:1
Squash (Summer, All Variety) …………… …………………….. 0.6:1
Pumpkin……………………………………… …………………….. 0.5:1
Tomato (Green) ……………………………. …………………….. 0.5:1
Cauliflower……………………………… …………………….. 0.5:1
Squash (Zucchini…………………….. …………………….. 0.5:1
Peppers (Sweet) …………………….. …………………….. 0.5:1
Alfalfa (Sprouts) …………………….. …………………….. 0.5:1
Soy Bean (Sprouts) …………………….. …………………….. 0.4:1
Yams……………………………………….. …………………….. 0.3:1
Eggplant……………………………………… …………………….. 0.3:1
Peas (Green) ………………………………………. …………………….. 0.2:1
Bamboo Shoots…………………………………….. …………………….. 0.2:1
Tomato (Red) ……………………………………… …………………….. 0.2:1
Mushrooms…………………….. …………………….. 0.02:1
Corn (Yellow) …………………….. …………………….. 0.02:1

Fruits

Food name
Ratio
Papaya…………………….. …………………….. 4.8:1
Lemon…………………….. …………………….. 4.0:1
Figs…………………….. …………………….. 2.5:1
Prickly Pear……………… …………………….. 2.3:1
Orange (Valencia) ……… …………………….. 2.3:1
Orange (Navel) ………… …………………….. 2.1:1
Lime…………………….. …………………….. 1.8:1
Raspberries…………………….. …………………….. 1.8:1
Blackberries…………………….. …………………….. 1.5:1
Grapefruit (white) ……………… …………………….. 1.5:1
Custard Apple……………… …………………….. 1.4:1
Tangerine…………………….. …………………….. 1.4:1
Grapes, American (Slip Skin)…. …………………….. 1.4:1
Grapefruit (Pink & Red)……….. …………………….. 1.2:1
Mulberries…………………….. …………………….. 1:1
Raisins (Seeded) ……………… …………………….. 1:1
Mammy Apple………………… …………………….. 1:1
Pear…………………….. …………………….. 1:1
Pineapple…………………….. …………………….. 1:1
Apple (with Skin) …………… …………………….. 1:1
Elderberries…………………….. …………………….. 0.9:1
Mango…………………….. …………………….. 0.9:1
Dates…………………….. …………………….. 0.8:1
Grapes (European) …………… …………………….. 0.8:1
Watermelon…………………….. …………………….. 0.9:1
Sugar Apple…………………….. …………………….. 0.7:1
Cherries (Sweet) ……………… …………………….. 0.7:1
Apricots…………………….. …………………….. 0.7:1
Strawberries…………………….. …………………….. 0.7:1
Cranberries…………………….. …………………….. 0.7:1
Honeydew Melon……………… …………………….. 0.6:1
Prunes…………………….. …………………….. 0.6:1
Kiwifruit…………………….. …………………….. 0.6:1
Cantaloupe…………………….. …………………….. 0.6:1
Raisins (Seedless) ……………… …………………….. 0.5:1
Apple (without Skin) ………… …………………….. 0.5:1
Raisins (Golden Seedless) …… …………………….. 0.4:1
Peach…………………….. …………………….. 0.4:1
Plum…………………….. …………………….. 0.4:1
Banana…………………….. …………………….. 0.3:1
Nectarine…………………….. …………………….. 0.3:1
Ground Cherries……………… …………………….. 0.2:1
Passion Fruit (Purple) ……… …………………….. 0.1:1

All credit goes to THEHYLAND...i jus sort of wanted to save this so I can alwys have some handy things on hand...lol

Posted by: GliderMommy975Hi,does anyone have any recommended cages,do you have any pictures of yours?
thanks

Posted by: HopingforasuggieI really want a sugar glider so I am finding everything a suggie needs.So I was looking at mealworms and there are 4 sizes here they are.
Large-1 inch
Medium-3/4 of an inch
Small-1/2 of an inch
Mini-1/4 of an inch
Which one should I get?Please help!

Posted by: GliderMommy975
Im getting another female,but I have NO idea how to introduce them.Anyone have any tips?

Posted by: Gluesmommywell we went to the vet went great i talked to the woman i got him from very nice lady she loves to hear about him and my mom has agreed to let me get Glue a Friend:) very excited does anyone know where i can find another

Posted by: GluesmommyToday we go to the vet for the first time we are very bonded he just will curl up anywhere on me and sleep i'm so HAPPY we have so much fun i'm redoning my cage if anyone has any ideas of what to do to the inside of the cage let me know i would love to hear them and maybe try them

Posted by: suggieluver02i have only had my baby named sugar booger for 5 days and we plan to bond this weekend in the bathroom. the breeder i got it from gave it to me in a sock and she said it was 8 weeks old but didnt look to c wat gender. she said carry it with me everywhere if i wasnt going out that day. since i wasnt i did. does this help with the bonding process? sugar crabs everynow and then and has barked once or twice. but other than that is fine. any suggestions>?i wioll try to post photos later:-)

Posted by: kazkoIt is summer here in Texas and we have been experimenting with new plants around the house. On the patio we planted some butterfly friendly stuff and have been awed over the last few weeks by watching the eggs, larvae, pupae and adults doing what they do.

The passion vine took off up the pergola and looked like it was going to be rather invasive, but then the butterflies came and put a reign on that. Apparently passion vine is for egg laying and the larvae voraciously eat the leaves. You can see them eating with the naked eye.

The chrysalis looks like the dead leaves on the vine, so they can be well hidden.

The butterflies are fantastic to watch as they "play" in numbers and land to feed on the other nectar plants nearby.

 

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