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Subject: Re: Psychoses and small cages
Posted by Thresa on May 11, 1998 at 21:58:04:

In Reply to: Psychoses and small cages posted by Kim on May 11, 1998 at 17:59:18:

You are right on being concerned for Foster. A glider really does need to be kept in a cage with good ventilation and the biger the cage the better.
A large bird cage works great, like with wire for parakeets, not cocatiels. But really it should be at *least* 2'x2'x3' so he can jump around some, he'd love to be bouncing off the walls instead of spinning on the top.
We had a small cage at first too and now have a larger one, they THRIVE in the larger cage, they just existed in the small one.

: Has anyone ever known of gliders getting any type of weird psychosis from their cage being too small?
: I have been dealing with a pet store guy, trying desperately to get him to make a cage for me. He agreed, but has been stalling for over a month now and I quit waiting. I ordered from California Cageworks. They say it will be about 3 weeks for them to build it, bake on the powder coating, and ship it. Well, Foster is fine in the daytime when he's with me, but at night he runs in circles around the screened top of his aquarium. I'm worried about him. When I got him the idea was for the little tank to be a temporary cage for 2-3 days, and now he's been in it for almost 2 months. Granted he's still the size of a mouse, but he's still suffering. Any suggestions on how to help his time in there? If I put too many toys he won't be able to walk around much.

: Thanks,
: Kim

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