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Sep 26, 2011 Day 7 Posted by: RChurchTomorrow, we would have had Batman for a week. (I counted the day we got him as Day 1.) After staying on the phone with Lady Tiko, who's been an absolute angel in helping me with what could possibly be wrong with him, & advising we put him on Pedialite as he may not be getting the hydration he needs, he seems to be doing much better. Also, after many posts with many wonderful contributors, it seems that we have been over-feeding him snacks & that is why he's not eating his dinner. I laugh at the way I fuss over him but when we got him, he was such a scrawny little thing. He's putting on some weight now (not a surprise since we've been over-feeding him) but I am still a little concerned that he's not eating his BML. I'm going to post on the forums to see how long everyone thinks I should wait before switching him to HPW. I will go ahead & order it anyway because I have a feeling I will soon be adopting a female cage mate for him that is currently ON HPW, so it only makes sense. (I prayed to God last night that he would help me find a home for a--preferably female--glider. This morning, the first post found its way to my eyes. Coincidence? I think not. Thank you, God!) For those of you who have suggested that I use foraging cups: THANK YOU! They worked like a champ & he even ate his veggies: peas, carrots & corn! I put only a small amount of fruit in his cups because we tend to hand feed him those as "treats". And baby is so spoiled it seems he prefers to be hand-fed over anything else, anyway. (Although he LOVES his foraging cups. Heard him go at it at 6:30 am this morning. :D) By the way, is that NORMAL? For it seems to me he eats nothing all day except right before bed. For a human, I know that's an awful routine. He's gonna be a pudgy thing in no time! I'm also concerned what to do about his lack of interest in the BML. Mixing it in his fruit & veggies, or having it "on top" only makes him NOT eat his fruit & veggies AS WELL AS the BML. I get the feeling he's saying, "I'd rather starve. It's that bad." So what food do I feed him to counterbalance all that phosphorous he's eating?!
Sep 25, 2011 outdoor day Posted by: sugarglidercutieI took Tink with me to the Duluth Festival today :p all she did was stay in my shirt on my bra lol she is so spoiled god I love her 
this wasn't taken today but you can see that she totally took over my purse apparently the purse belongs to her now Sep 25, 2011 Day 6 Posted by: RChurchTuesday cannot come fast enough. Last night, hubby & I went to a friend's wedding that we've committed to going to for months before our unexpected adoption of our suggie. As we were coming home about the time that he would be awake anyway, I didn't think anything would be amiss. Checked up on his food, it looked like he didn't get up for his usual daytime snack. Then I gently put my hand on his bonding pouch/sleeping pouch and did NOT get crabbed at. My heart stopped. I did it again, lifting him higher but still not a peep. I yelled for my husband because if the worst happened, I could not bare to look. After my husband ascertained he was not dead, we fed him some meal worms & he crunched him up right away. There's a definite change in his behavior, though. He has stopped playing with the stealth wheel about two days ago & I thought he was just bored, so we got him brand new toys to climb on & play with. I could swear he tinkered with them as I heard the bell on one of his toys ring. But it was dark & I couldn't see for sure. Night before last, we had our 1st day of bonding in the bonding pouch & everything seemed to be going well. But then he didn't eat anything unless it was hand-fed to him & his appetite has decreased. Is this because he's on the BML diet now--actually ON a diet now--and his body is trying to adjust? I don't know. And the not knowing worries me. Last night--after the scare that we had lost him--I had his bonding pouch around my neck, him hanging against my heart & I just talked to him, & told him how much he meant to me. Told him that we're going to give him a good home & to hang on. I was on line, researching for a friend for him. He didn't make a sound. I had to peek in on him several times to make sure he was okay. He'd look at me as if to say, "Close the zipper, will you? I'm trying to sleep." Despite the fact that I wanted him to crab less at me because he's finally used to me & wants me for a buddy, now I dread the silence. The only time I get crabbed at now, is if I put a hand in to his pouch try to either pet him or hold him. (But he's never let me hold him outside of his pouch so I can't imagine why he'd let me hold him inside of his pouch.) Assuming it IS his body trying to adjust to all the new changes: the new cage, the new toys, the new food, the new caring people who are actually at home wanting to engage with him...shouldn't he be MORE lively, not less? He got up this morning & pooped his brains out. 3 or 4 giant pellets. Then he went to go & eat. But his movements seem sluggish & he didn't eat nearly as much as he normally would. We're taking him to the vet on Tuesday. Dear God, please let him last till Tuesday. We're going to keep a close eye on him tonight. If his situation doesn't at least remain the same: if his condition worsens, we're going to have no choice but to see about taking off work Monday & see if they have an appointment available. Sep 23, 2011 its officially ordered Posted by: sugarglidercutiemy SansBug tent has been ordered :P can't wait for it to come in starting Monday it's 3-5 buisness days so it should come in we. or Fri. once it's in it is gonna be tent time with Tink every night yay Sep 22, 2011 Fruits we are going to let the baby try today... Posted by: BlackDrappa~Honeydew
~Apples
~Kiwi
~Stawberries
~Raspberries
We'll see how it goes! Mav already doesn't like strawberries, the booger.Sep 21, 2011 Thank You! Posted by: spyderwmnI just want to thank everybody on giving me their thoughts on sugar glider leashes. I felt they were cruel from the get go. I didn't know that they would cause actual damage to the babies. People who sell them should be ashamed of themselves. Sep 21, 2011 just had a moment Posted by: sugarglidercutieI fell asleep last night and I thought Tink was next to me on the bed it was around 11 I woke up scared cuz Tink wasn't next to me I quickly turned the light on started looking around and she was no where to be seen I opened the cage to make sure I felt the blanket and sure enough she was there sleeping :p well I woke her I think oops it was weird has anyone else had dreams they thought it was real and woke up scared? Sep 20, 2011 new pics are up Posted by: sugarglidercutieI finally put more pics up of Tink today I took her in her play room and she started jumping to me :p I am a proud mamma :) soon maybe in a few weeks I am going to get a male glider(my honey wants a male instead of another female I think he has a good name for it too lol) :) then later I will get the single cage not right now too much * to pay at the moment :( Sep 19, 2011 Suggie Leashes Posted by: spyderwmnOkay, I purchased a bonding bag/cage pouch set which came with a leash. Either I'm misunderstanding how you put the leash on, or it seems cruel to only have the cord around the neck. My question is this: are there harnesses that will not harm the babies? Sep 19, 2011 Pairs Of Baby Sugar Gliders And Cage Posted by: njerremiPair of Sugar Glider Joeys, hand tamed with cage for sale. Please contact me for more information. They are approximately 11 weeks old. Adorable!! Email: jemyjaine@yahoo.com Sep 19, 2011 Pairs Of Baby Sugar Gliders And Cage Posted by: njerremiPair of Sugar Glider Joeys, hand tamed with cage for sale. Please contact me for more information. They are approximately 11 weeks old. Adorable!! Email: jemyjaine@yahoo.com Sep 19, 2011 Macey -- my little work in progress Posted by: akamaii
So, I've had Macey over a month now. Yes, she is a solo glider, but she wasn't at the beginning. I first started off with Macey's brother, a sweet little male I had named Gizmo. He was my world. My parents saw him, and my mother fell in love with sugar gliders. Seeing how Gizmo was already becoming attached to me, she wanted a pet that would be hers (most animals tend to favor my dad over anyone else in the house, except for our eldest female chihuahua, Imi, who is solely my kid brother's baby). So, I called my breeder, and two days later, we had Macey join the family. Long, tragic story cut short, Gizmo and Macey escaped their cage, and Gizmo fell in the toilet. =[ Mom, seeing how Macey didn't take well with her, gave her to me, and I was once again, owner of a sugar glider. Now I know, most people will argue that I should have replaced him, but seeing how I'm saving for a wedding, my own home with my fiance, and nursing school, the chance of that happening anytime soon was, and still is, slim to none. I monitored Macey carefully, and she showed no signs of over-grooming, self mutilation, etc. In fact, she seemed happier to have a cage to herself. Now came the hard part: bonding with her. As a CNA, my residents get most of my time. If I'm not working, I'm usually popping by my nursing home to check on them. If one is out of his/her favorite soap, I buy it for them. I love them. They're like extended members of my family. I was worried that maybe I wouldn't develop as strong of a bond with her as some people have with their suggies. So far, I was wrong. When I go into work on my days off, Macey travels with me, and my residents adore her. When we're home, she prefers me over the rest of the family, and she makes a dive for my undershirt, where she will promptly curl up and sleep during the daytime. At night, when I get home from work, she will "chew me out" in sugarnese until I tell her hello, then it's an offer of mealworm, and she's content to make a dive into my scrub pocket and wait until I'm ready to play. Sometimes, she throws a temper tantrum. For example, last week, I worked two double shifts, back to back, 2:30p-7a, meaning I would be too tired to play with her when I got home. I had the weekend off though, and when I came home Friday, after I caught up on my sleep, I got her out of her cage for some much needed makeup play time. Oh boy, did I get an earful! She crabbed at me, nipped me (not too hard, of course, but enough to get her point across), and did so for the first hour I had her out. After she had "gotten her point across" with one final nip, she perched herself on my shoulder and began to lick and groom my hair and "purr" as she did so. Right now, she's in my hoodie, grooming my hair as I type this, though there's been a few instances where she's jumped on the keyboard as if to say, "Okay, enough, playtime!" I'm assuming, and taking all of this, as signs that the bonding process is going well. We'll see in a month if anything changes. :D |
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