 | Posted by: | Sondra, blackplague@smackjackal.com | | Subject: | My new glider | | When: | 5:12 PM, 10 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 64.164.88.223 |
After going on and on about sugar gliders for
months, I received a wonderful early Christmas
gift last night--my own sugar glider!
He had to spend the night in a little travel
cage, but I got up early this morning and hand
sewed a cozy pouch out of soft flannel, which
I then put into the little cage. He climbed
right into it. I then went to the pet shop
and got a nice big birdcage with plenty of space
for him. The transfer was so easy, too, I just
took the pouch from the little cage and put it
into the large one, hanging it from the ceiling
bars. He peeked out once but made no fuss. He
already lets me stroke him but he doesn't like
to be scooped up in a hand. I'm letting him
alone for the next day or three so he can get
settled.
I have fresh fruit on hand as well as some
Pretty Pets sugar glider food, Gliderade,
some peanuts and sunflower seeds for treats,
babyfood (apple and pear juice, yogurt,
strained fruits, chicken with apples) and
monkey biscuits. I also picked up some
Rep-Cal calcium supplement. Is there anything
else I should get for him?
I'm told he's less than a year old. He doesn't
have the bald patch on his head that I've seen
in photos of males, and is about 3 3/4 inches
long in body.
All advice is welcome and appreciated.
Sondra
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| Posted by: | Barb, blooprints@yahoo.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 7:49 PM, 10 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 63.178.69.92 |
Sondra, don't leave the peanuts in the cage. Too much fat can kill your glider almost overnight. (I'd use no more than 1 raw peanut/day - I don't use them everyday. Use the peanut as a treat. Tuck the glider - in his pouch - under your shirt or in a shirt pocket and take him with you during the day if you can. (Altho he'll sleep, he'll be getting used to your scent. Offer him a treat when he's with you in his pouch as this associates you with treats.) I always have my gliders come to me and take treats from my fingers; this allows me equal distribution because I have some greedy gliders. Mealworms are loved by all gliders I know of - so they're a nice treat to offer, too. Sometimes gliders not familiar with mealworms need to be introduced by breaking the mealworm open and putting some of the liquidy insides on the gliders mouth...that should be all it takes. Good luck! (PS - If you don't have Caroline MacPherson's book SUGAR GLIDERS, it is a must have for any glider owner.
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