In Reply to: lost foot!!! Guilt/warning... advice... posted by CandiMI on February 05, 19100 at 17:09:32:

Candi, I do know a glider that had a similar injury. This stupid woman knocked over her cage while teh glider was on the back of it. The glider had its front paw smashed to pieces. She didnt even take it to teh vet. We rescued this woman's gliders four months later. The glider was called moxie and the front foot had lost its claws leading her to travel holding her front leg raised. She was a bit unsteady on her feet and had stopped gliding but apart from that was a happy healthy glider. We found her a home with someone who wanted a companion to her glider with a firm promise that she would never be bred as we thought it would cause too much stress.
Here are some emails taht I was sent afterwards
>Hello Jane! How are you? I'm okay and the gliders are wonderful.
>They have become quite a team of carpenters! They chew this wooden
>stand that
>I have their cage on. I have got to get bitter apple, because they
>do it all night and they're not quiet about it!!! Also, they
>make so much noise all night running around together, that I
>wake up a few times. But they're having a blast even though
>they're so loud. As soon as I get some pictures I will send
>you some, I just need to buy some film!!! Well I'll talk
>to you later.
>Jane,
>Hello. When I got home Sunday evening, I set Moxy up in her temporary
>cage and then I let Trissi (my girl) loose. All night she stayed near
>Moxy's cage. She was very curious. I fed Moxy and she ate all her food
>Then, yesterday, I let Moxy crawl into Trissi's hat while I was holding it.
>Trissi was very interested and just kept smelling Moxy. So, eventually
>they both fell to sleep together. Then, when it started to get dark, I
>put the hat back in my bedroom and let them run around together all night
>long! This morning, I thought Moxy would sleep somewhere strange in my
>room, but I was wrong. She and Trissi were soundly sleeping together
>in Trissi's hat in Trissi's cage. So, all is wonderful! I am so
>happy that they got along so well and SO QUICKLY!!! I know that
>Trissi is mucch happier with a friend! Thank you so much! You have
>nothing to worry about. I am going to take some pictures of them soon,
>and I will definately send you some. But thank you again!

So there from someone who has been there if you can make sure there is no infection you should be fine
Good luck
: Hello all... Its been a VERY long time since I've posted or been to the board... so hi to all!

: I had a terrible discovery today while doing my weekly cage cleaning, I have five female gliders... one 2 yr old adult, her two 9 month old daughters, and her two 9 month old nieces. I had stayed out all night last night and left my mom to feed my girls so I personally didn't check them last night but today I decided to pry them out of their hanging cage pouch and put in a new one, they had trashed the old one.. ripped holes in it, sleeping in the lining etc ( I made it out of polar fleece, double lined ) while attempting to pull the sleepy gliders out I realized in terror that one of my girls feet were stuck, figuring it was just caught on her nail I tried to free her myself... and saw that her foot was encased in fabric/string etc; the poor little thing must have been that way for at least 24hrs and seems to have lost her foot in the process, I slowly pulled then cut off all of the fabric that I could but her actual little foot seems to be gone!!! I cant explain the guilt I feel knowing that she must have cchewed her foot off trying to get free... she isn't thinner and seems fine running around ( limping alittle of course ) and climbing... she went and got a drink of water and nibbled for a sec. on a piece of kiwi but outside of that seems ok... her sisters are crawling all over her and I swear look sympathetic... I want to know if anyone else has had this happen... or for whatever reason has a 3 footed glider. She seems able to jump and climb both the cage sides and branches but I'm worried about her.

: I took the pouch and threw it away, along with all the others I have, I know my girls prefer pouches but I can't imagine one ever suffering like that again.. so its back to their nesting box.

: Please let me know if there is anything I should do.. there is no blood or open wound.

: Thank you...
: Guilt ridden in Michigan...
: Candi and the critter crew

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