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Message: In Reply to: Calling for all you Seasoned SG owners posted by Twickel on August 12, 1998 at 13:01:48:
: After doing more research than you could shake a stick at I still have these questions. If you could answer them that would be peachy! Thanks! :) We don't. We give our gliders a small finch box and a fleece pouch in their cage. Both of those are sufficiently dark during the day. We also have a small night light in the hall outside their bedroom. It seems to have significantly reduced their barking at night. : 2. Do S.G. go potty whenever or is there a certain amount of time in between? Our seem to go pretty much any time they want to. : 3.How much does it cost to powder coat a galvanized cage? What's powder coating anyways? No idean. We've been using a galvanized cage for a year and a half with no apparent problems. I'm looking for a source for vinyl-coated mesh so I can build a larger cage. : 4.Do S.G. wake up early on days when it's dark and overcast? Not that I've noticed. Lori carries them around with her on days she doesn't work. They wake up when she takes them out of the cage, but always settle down right away. : 5.When you guys talk about "American Express" gliders, are they awake most of the time you take them everywhere? See above. Lori usually wears them between two shirts. Depending on our level of activity, they may or may not settle down right away. They prefer to ride in back, which makes it a pain to get settled in the car. Our one real horror story had to do with carrying them aboard an airplane (without saying anything to the airline). We bought a pet carrier that looks just like any other carry on bag, and kept them in that. We had done it many times in the past, but one time our flight back home was delayed several hours and they woke up on the plane. Unbeknownst to us, our male managed to get out of the carrier and crawl up the leg of a female passenger a couple rows back. Her scream jolted us, and we knew exactly what had happened. Lori dashed back, scooped up the glider and tucket him in her shirt, much to the amazement of the passengers. Everyone calmed down, and the lady was very gracious. Her daughter was very fascinated, as was the flight attendant. They ended up talking about the gliders until we got back to Reno. At this point, gliders and airlines do not mix. From our research, they cannot be carried on, and they probably cannot be checked. After the above incident, we called Northwest Airlines before our next trip. The person on the phone assured us that they could be checked as long as we had a vet's certificate of health. We did this and had no trouble flying out. On the way back, the counter agent would not let us check them despite having done it before. It ended up costing us over $200 to purchase an airline-approved pet carrier and shipping them home via Delta Dash. Our experience has shown that airline personnel are not always well-educated about company policy regarding exotic pets (anything that isn't a dog or a cat). We have since recruited a couple pet-sitters that we trust for the longer trips, and we now tend to drive more often than fly for the shorter trips so we can take the gliders with us. We have a 24x18x18 travel cage that collapses down to 24x18x2 and fits in a Pullman-sized suitcase. : 6.Is it possible to train them or at least get them used to waking them up in the day and going places? Again, see question 4. Lori occasionally takes them to work with her. I highly recommend establishing a good bond with them before taking them anywhere. They are a lot easier to deal with when they know and prefer you.
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