In Reply to: I don't even have one but i have a few questions! posted by Rye on June 05, 1999 at 18:16:41:

First of all I am wondering how old you are. I only ask because if you are in school it will be hard to spend enough time with a glider because it will probably be up when you are sleeping. Plus, what about when you are done with school? Are you going to be able to take your glider to college with you? Would you even want to? I am not saying that they are not the cutest pets in the world but I would hate for another glider to be given away because someone got sick of taking care of them or just didn't have the time. I only say this out of experience. When I first got Puddin I was totally unprepared. I got her from a teenage boy that got tired of her. He didn't have the time or money to care for her. What I got was a stressed out and very scared glider. It has been almost a year and she still is not completely bonded to me even though I spend over 2 hours a night with her. What I finally ended up doing was getting her a another glider. So now she can be with him when I am not there. Yes, he does smell...badly. I am seriously considering getting him neutered. As far as getting 2 males, from what I have heard unless they are neutered they will fight.
Now the cage...Mine is currently 3'w x 4'h x 2'd. I have a friend that is making me a new one that is 4' x 5' x 2.5' with a really big door. My current one has a small door and it is impossible to clean inside really good.
One last bit of advice would be to get your from a breeder and not a pet store.
Ok, that is all I can think of.
My gliders and I wish you the best of luck!
Teresa, Puddin and Brett :)

: Ok, i am prepared to adopt a glider. What is a good cage height, length, and width? Will the glider get a long with other animals(cat and dogs) and will it get along with another male glider. I think i am getting two males cause someone told me they smell and behave better. Is that true? Thats it for now. Later!
: Rye

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