 | Posted by: | Rob, tekken800@hotmail.com | | Subject: | Glider companion, Flying Squir | | When: | 11:57 PM, 24 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.162.120.187 |
I have a female glider and I'm considering getting
her a friend. She is not caged and every night she scurries upstairs to my bedroom door and won't stop barking until I let her in. I think at night she is very lonely and I'm considering another pet. Does anyone know how well Flying squirrels and gliders mingle? I know they have visual similarites but do they have conflicting personalites. Btw my glider does not like other gliders.
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| Posted by: | KarenE, KarenElfrank@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 12:02 AM, 25 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 205.188.197.169 |
They are not the same species. Flying squirrels are rodents and gliders are marsupials. DO NOT MIX SPECIES.
This is a lethal combination, in my opinion.
| Posted by: | Kim-, Gliderlove@aol.com | | Subject: | NNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! | | When: | 12:08 AM, 25 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.164.5.127 |
Do not EVER mix different animals together!! Sugar Gliders are Marsupials and Flying Squirrels are Rodents. The glider would KILL the Flying Squirrel! Probably eat it too. If you want to get it a friend get it a same species friend. As for being caged- you NEED to cage your glider or what happened to me may happen to you! My little guy had to have a toe amputated because he was let to run loose at night. He got a string wrapped around his toe and it cut off the circulation before I could get to it. Please cage your glider!
| Posted by: | Mary, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | Not the same | | When: | 12:18 PM, 25 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.80.247 |
They are deffinitly not the same...they do have a lot differences. One being that flying squirrels are not nocturnal...so they would not nessecerialy even keep each toher company. The flying sqyurl is a rodent, and it has sharper teeth than the glider does. If your glider does not like other gliders then they will probably not like a flying squrril either. How do you know they don't like other gliders? She may like some but not all.
| Posted by: | April022, April022@aol.com | | Subject: | You should... | | When: | 5:31 AM, 26 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 152.163.207.81 |
Get another glider and let them warm up to each other. If you read KarenE's story you have probably already bought a cage for your glider. So then you could get another glider and cage them next to each other until they start to form a relationship. Not too close because the tails could get grabbed.
How old is your glider? The older she is the harder it will be to get her to enjoy another gliders company.
| Posted by: | Rob, tekken800@hotmail.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 7:51 PM, 26 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.162.120.187 |
The problem is she has developed a small bald spot on her head and I think it may be from stress. She was a very depressed glider when she was younger but only until we opened her cage and let her roam freely about the house. She is very bright, she apparently knows that she should to go in her cage when she is not playing or socializing. She is only 6 months old. I will have to consider buying another glider.
| Posted by: | April, cablegod@geotec.net | | Subject: | bald spot | | When: | 8:58 PM, 26 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 63.73.4.4 |
Hi Rob you said she has developed a bald spot on her head would this be in the middle of her head. Because if it is in the middle of her head she is really a he. If she is a he and he is 6 months that is about the time puberty hits and he becomes a MAN and develops the bald spot. The bald spot is a scent gland and if he is is a he, he will also develop a scent gland on his chest.
April
| Posted by: | Mary, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | bald spot? | | When: | 9:21 PM, 26 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.81.42 |
I was thinking she may be a male also. If she was pulling out her hair..then she wouldn't up and stop unless you did somethign to solve the problem. Are you syre its not a he? You should never just let her roam the house...even if she is very bright she can still get hurt. I know you want her to be happy, but for her saftey please keep her in a cage. When you introduced her to a glider before what age and sex was the other glider?
| Posted by: | Dave & Virgo, dray49@home.com | | Subject: | Scared | | When: | 10:39 AM, 27 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 206.230.121.163 |
This makes me worry about the health of this little glider. One should be very knowledgeable about Gliders before getting one. Just am a bit concerned.
| Posted by: | April, cablegod@geotec.net | | Subject: | knowledge on gliders | | When: | 12:45 PM, 27 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 63.65.84.120 |
Hi Dave and Virgo I understand your concern but some breeders out there just care about the money aspect and not about their gliders and they don't tell people the sexes of the glider. I agree you need to be knowledgeable but I know a few on this board bought their gliders on impulse and didn't know any thing it can happen. Also if the glider is a pet store glider the employees don't know much about them and say they are mean so they don't look either. There is a story on the glider central board where one lady got a glider and was under the impression the glider was a girl and it looks like it may be a neutered male.
| Posted by: | Anne, anne@400monkeys.com | | Subject: | Glider companion... | | When: | 8:54 PM, 27 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 206.87.140.77 |
About the flying squirrel companion, I think it is very risky. Most animals are territorial in one way or other and mixing species is dangerous. There are always some great stories of the exceptions to this rule (glider befriends rat or rides cat...) but I would tend to play safe.
About hair loss: If your glider is not a male, I have read about (and seen) gliders that lose hair on their forehead when they are stressed or lonely (example: the owner doesn't play with them as much anymore. Once the owner starts spending more playtime with the glider, the hair grows back.)... I would suggest getting another glider, in a separate cage, with enough time for the two to get used to each other as described above, (swapping their sleeping pouches - without washing them - every second or third day helps their scents blend, making them less foreign to one another... it speeds up the process of getting the gliders to tolerate/like each other.
The glider should be in a good size cage (minimum: 3'h x 20"w x 20"d) when unattended, but try to play with her about an hour a night. If she is still too lonely, you may want to have her on you (pocket) in the daytime.
I hope this helps.
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