In Reply to: How much noise is normal early AM in the pouch? posted by Anne on June 02, 2000 at 12:33:09:

: Between 3 AM and 6AM, after having been active since about 10PM, my two little female sugar gliders Lilou and Pipa spend a lot of time in their fleece pouch. They make a lot of noises that make me worry. Some sound like sneezes, some like chirps, some like a slow motion crabbing, sometimes a little high pitch yip, a coughlike sound. (Their noses don't seem overly humid and I don't think they have a cold but I really don't know). I am worried that they are fighting in there but I am not sure. Whenever they do this, if I open the pouch to look in, they just look up at me with their pretty innocent eyes. I have read descriptions of the sounds of gliders. I'm a bit unclear as to what the mild annoyance hiss sounds like compared to the chirp of happiness. I would like to hear sound files of more than just the crabbing and the bark (which I have heard from Lilou or Pipa about 3 times in about three weeks. I would love to know what the happiness chatter is supposed to sound like.

: Is there a way to make a see through pouch that they would be comfortable in so that I could monitor what is going on in there while they fuss at night?

: In the day time, they just sleep in the pouch really quietly. It's just in the early AM that they worry me.
: Is their behavior normal? Am I worrying for nothing?

: Thanks for your input.

Anne,

My guys will make a bit of a racket when they are just settling in their pouch. It seems that they are just jockeying for position and getting in
each other's way till they find a comfortable spot, then they settle down. I've not found either to be wounded after this
and only interfere if they seem to be "disagreeing" for a while. My Clyde usually gets to barking at least every other night, but a quick romp
on his human and he's good for the rest of the night. I've heard conflicting explainations for the barking - one is that they want attention and
the other is that the bark is a way to call to other gliders - either way I guess attention would be the result!

N.

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