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Subject: Wood is a bad idea
Posted by Terry on June 19, 1998 at 09:13:33:

In Reply to: Survey: Nest Box posted by Xay on June 13, 1998 at 00:48:51:

: Hi Everyone!

: I was just wondering what everyone that owns a sugarglider, use for a nest box. This is just to satisfy my curiousity and idea about a new nest box.
: Thanks in advance. It's going to be interesting to find out.

: Austin, TX glider,
: Xay

So far I have determined that wood products are not a good idea in glider cages. Especially when I put treelimbs in the cages, they urinate all the way down the things, so I have to pull them out, wash them, and leave them out in the sun for a week before reinstallation.
I suggest using plastic nesting boxes. My favorite is a small icecream container or anything similar such as a large butter tub or tupperware thing. These allow you to clean with soap and water and reinstall nice and dry in a matter of a minute. It also allows you to always pull off the lid if you need to get to the animals. I do so often. I can also clean the cages during the day, and instead of having 4 animals scurry all over the cage or me, I can just remove the nestbox from its hanging position and put it into a temporary cage.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Wood is a bad idea Tiffany 14:29:46 6/20/98 (1)
  • Re: Wood is a bad idea Kristi 23:23:06 6/26/98 (0)