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Posted by: caitlynmeloyApril 16th, will be the third month oop for my dear piper. He's so cuddly and calm. So lucky I got him. I had a two year old glider almost two years ago and she wasn't very well bonded to me.. So I had sold her to someone who had a male neutered. But in march I was told she had twins and asked if I wanted one,(: so happy! He's awesome. But my question is, what age do they start gliding a bit? He doesn't glide jump, (well from what I've seen he hasn't). Is there a certain age they start too?

Posted by: TotesMaGoatsSo my bed room is glider proof and also where my glider sleeps. Well I have hooks from my ceiling (little hooks for hanging things like plants and christmas lights) so I am going to make Totes a nifty little play castle in the sky. I just have a little question that I might post in the questions area. This play ground is going to be hanging from the ceiling. (I will make her swings and pouches hang lower so its not right at the ceiling.) I thought it would be a good idea since they like to be up high and observe and it would be like they are in a tree. So please I would like some feed back if this is a super dumb and dangerous idea. ANnd also some input on what kind of toys to put up. (I'm already planning on having apple sticks either in a pouch/basket for her to chew on with some of her bml inside because she loves her bml xD)

Posted by: TotesMaGoatsSo I've been sick for a day now. and this is actually the first time I've been sick while having my glider home. I like to think we are somewhat pals and that she cares about me at least a little. so I was coughing and I see a little head pop out of her sleeping pouch and look at me. I like to think it was because she was worried about me.

or maybe she was upset she got woken up by me xD

Posted by: TotesMaGoatsI'm so sorry for asking so many random questions. I just want the best for my little totes. Ugh I'm so sorry guys. and all my questions are probably super stupid. I'm definitely a very paranoid person when it comes to the care of animals.

Posted by: OceanannaFemale Glider needing a friend and a good home Near Louisville, Ky. Please contact if interested.

Posted by: snoodle65My husband is the greatest. He is going to buy me a new cage for my babies. I found one with the right spacing and is safe for sugar gliders and it is going to work for a good long time. Because I would like for all four to be in same cage. And be able to add to my group.

Posted by: snoodle65Things have been going good. I have been working with Taz. He is getting better. He now lets me pet him. I did try to hold him but that did not last long. just a couple of seconds is all I before he bit me and jump. I have learned do not push take the warnings that they giving when they have had enough.
Now on top of that I will be adding 2 more to my guys. sometime next month. I can not wait.

Posted by: TotesMaGoatsAlright so I'm thinking about getting a male glider soon (and by soon I mean probably by October) to hopefully mate with my little girl. I would like one or maybe two sets of joeys. Then I would neuter the boy and they would be a happy family. And since I plan on really researching joeys and such by the time I get the male and they all warm up with each other, i will be prepared.

But one thing: my girl has no tail. The person who sold her to me didn't tell me exactly why she doesn't have a tail, but I read it was most likely due to over grooming (her tail is literally a nub. With a little bit of pink skin at the very tip.) Would my tail-less girl be likely to over groom her joeys? And break off their tail?

Posted by: gliderlove22I am so over the moon excited! Next weekend my little white face girl will be ready for pickup! I might also be putting a deposit on a hand raised joey. Also very exciting!!

Posted by: Little Lilly BillieI'm a new owner of a glider. Her name is Lilly, I could only get one because that's all my parents would allow, I'm 16. I spend as much time with her as possible, and she's very well bonded with me. I know you're not supposed to get one glider but I make sure Lilly isn't lonley without another glider buddy. I've been noticing recently that when I'm holding her in her pouch or even when she's in her sleeping pouches, when she falls asleep or starts to she'll shake. It isn't like a tremble it's like a spasm. I'll move her to wake up up and pet her so she calms down, then she goes right back asleep and it doesn't happen again. Had anyone ever had problems like this with their glider? She doesn't show any signs of being sick and I give her a healthy diet and keep her cage clean. I don't keep her in her cage a lot unless I'm at school or busy. I'm just wondering if this could be a glider habit? Also sometimes when it's her "day" time at night I won't hear her up, and she'll be in her cage. Does this mean she's not feeling well or is she just still tired? I hope I can get some answers, thanks. (:

Posted by: TotesMaGoatsSo I took pictures of my darling Totes and put them up on Instagram, like a proud mommy does (granted she isn't a human child but shhhh she thinks she is). I go on to see who all has liked my photo because maybe I'll make friends with other glider parents and we can trade tips and just all love on each other's little gliders. But no.

I was horrified by one account. And I'm not posting names or anything. But the person adopted a fat glider. On impulse and said it was cute and yeah it was. But I thought she would have adopted it to slim it down. But sadly no.... This poor baby hardly moved in the little video. And the fur was dull and not the best looking. It was so heart breaking.

I read the comments under the picture and several people commented how cute fat gliders are and how they all have fat gliders. And even one girl said she feeds hers three times a day to keep it fat. It made me pretty upset. And another girl wanted feeding tips for her baby and asked the girl who had the fat glider.

So since I'm me I posted some diet information for the girl who didn't know what to feed gliders. It's just so upsetting seeing fat gliders. It's upsetting seeing fat animals really. I have three cats. Two are fat and one is perfect weight. The heaviest got fat from medical food for his kidney. And holy crap he gained weight. He had been on it for 8 or 10 years. We now have him on regular cat food and he lost a good 5-10 pounds. So instead of weighing 30 pounds he weighs about 21 ish pounds, and he moves around more! He is healthy now! He is happy! The other fat cat lost some weight and went from 20 pounds to 15 pounds! And he too is more active and happier!

I have had lots of fat animals bc of health issues (mainly kidney problems that happend since they were born) so the food the vets out them on made them really fat. And they were sluggish and just not happy at all.

How can a fat sugar glider be happy? It just makes me really upset to see how people don't care about an animals health.
I needed to get this off my chest. And I hope that I can keep my sugar glider as healthy as I can.

Also a question: what is considered a healthy weight for a sugar glider?

Posted by: Smash0196Lola's tail has fully healed from her Wodent wheel accident. No more baldness. Although her tail is shorter; after examination it was determined that it is not causing her any discomfort and nothing is infected… she may have difficulties adapting to gliding and jumping without the added length for balance however.
New goal: finding affordable and safer wheels for my sugar gliders. I'm still upset that it took me that long to find the source of the problem. Poor girl.

 

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