In Reply to: Glider mom needs help..PLEASE!!! posted by Shawnie on October 01, 1999 at 00:50:27:

Well, the oatmeal cookie...seems to me like it should be okay. The things that I have seen not to feed them are chocolate and onions or onion powder. Hopefully the cookie didnt have anything like that in it. Of course just keep an eye on them, make sure they dont get sick. I would check the ingredients, but they can have a lot of stuff, honey, sugarcane, peanuts (raw and unsalted, only), and stuff like that. I am sure it is not something that should be done regularly, but hopefully it did not harm this time. Now I am really only dragging this out b/c I have no clue about the other stuff. I have heard that the males have reached sexual maturity when they develop their bald spot (anywhere from 8 mths oop to 1 year), and females I dont know. I think you can neuter around 1 year, but I wouldnt go by my advice...talk to your vet that has worked with gliders or I am sure that someone else will answer this also. I really only answered cause it looked like you stay up late also and I didnt want you up worrying all night, if there was something I could do to help:) Well, anyway, hope gizmo and mocha are fine...
Heather:)

: Hi everyone,
: I am a new glider mom,and realy I want to ask two things
: first and most important..my 2yr old son thought he would be nice and share his oatmeal cookie with Gismo,and Mocha
: they had already eaten half of it before I found out and took it...is it going to hurt them? or can we start giving this kind of treat to them?
: it realy has me concerned
: secondly I was wondering how you can tell if they are old enough to start there own family..and I put it this way because I do not want nor will I ever be a breeder
: I couldnt possibly sell what I will consider my grandchild
: anyway..Gismo has been verrrry interested in Mocha's back side he makes this noise at her that I could only describe as a "come hither babe" sound
: any info about either question will help
: God Bless,Shawnie,Gismo,and Mocha

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