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Subject: I am thinking of getting a glider
Posted by Drake on September 12, 1998 at 12:21:02:

I have been thinking of getting a glider for several months now
and making sure that if I do it won't be an impulse choice. I
have allot of animals in the house, a dog, hedgehogs, chameleons,
small boids, lizards, newts, frogs, fish, turtles, as well as a few typical domestic
mammals that I constantly am given under the excuse, "I didn't know
my ___ was pregnant so since you like animals so much could you take the
babies?"

Any ways I have bought books, read web pages and have talked with local
breeders. Having so many animals around I have many spare cages, one
of which is made for parrots and has close together bares to prevent escape that
I believe would be ideal.
I can prepare special diets, and have easy access to live food of all sorts. I do
still have a few questions which have been answered for me before but I am not
sure weather or not I was given a correct response:

I have heard people talk about how gliders defecate on their owners, are we talking
small easily cleaned up poops or big soft messy, staining poops? One breeder
said that they usual do it within the first half hour of being awakened, their for
large accidents are possible to avoid, correct?

For a first time glider owner with no of breeding (well maybe later one but I'm
not worrying about that), females would be a better choice because males supposedly
spray more, correct?

I have been told even tame gliders, bite.... is this for no apparent reason or only if provoked?

Thank you for any replies I can't wait to here your opinions.

Drake

Follow Ups:

• Re: I am thinking of getting a glider Jim 13:38:07 9/17/98 (0)
• Re: I am thinking of getting a glider Brandon 15:28:28 9/15/98 (0)
• Re: I am thinking of getting a glider Diana 17:36:49 9/13/98 (0)
• Re: I am thinking of getting a glider Juila Wolfe 19:43:21 9/12/98 (4)
  • It won't be a problem but thanks anyway, I can tell you really care about gliders :) Drake 10:24:07 9/13/98 (1)
    • Great timing Bourbon 20:15:04 9/13/98 (0)
  • That won't be a problem but thankyou for your concern Drake 10:20:40 9/13/98 (1)
    • oops, I didn't mean to post the same message twice ;) nm. Drake 13:52:39 9/13/98 (0)
• Re: I am thinking of getting a glider Tiffany 16:33:47 9/12/98 (1)
  • Re: I am thinking of getting a glider Drake 19:37:33 9/12/98 (0)
• Re: I am thinking of getting a glider Kayci 14:26:51 9/12/98 (0)