 | Posted by: | Melanie Vogel, melanie.vogel@mail.com | | Subject: | Odor control! | | When: | 12:23 PM, 28 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 63.210.125.242 |
Hi everyone,
I am a brand new sugar glider owner and am enjoying my pair of gliders. (female and neutered male) Their cage is 48 high x 2 wide x 2 deep. I would like to know what I can do to keep the odor down. The cage walls are marked continually and feel sticky to the touch. I clean the slide out pan on the cage bottom daily. Are they marking excessively because they are in a new environment? Should I get a larger cage? Will this get better? I would appreciate some suggestions please because our family is having a hard time being in the same room with the cage!
Thanks for any help you can give.
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| Posted by: | TammyH, thowa2@yahoo.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 5:01 PM, 28 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 146.235.4.8 |
General Rule to Remember -- The more you clean the harder they mark it and the worse it smells --
Odor is part of owning a glider -- sometimes it can be strong one day and not smell at all the next -- There will always be some odor, its all part of owning a glider
For a while, we were changing the bottom of the cage out everyday, and I noticed that it smell bad more often than when I changed it once a week.
With regard to the bars being "sticky", it's most likely a combination of food and body oil with a small amount of urine. The gliders like it that way. Avoid cleaning the bars more than a couple of times a month.
If their diet is in good order, then their urine shouldn't smell bad, just kinda sweet.
A tip my sister uses to keep the ferret odor down in her apartment is to put some distilled white vinegar in a bowl near the cage -- Things smell a little "pickly" for a couple of days, then the stuff does an EXCELLENT job of keeping down odors-- However,because gliders can be curious about such things, I would recommend putting it away when they're out of the cage
| Posted by: | KarenE, KarenElfrank@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 5:26 PM, 28 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 205.188.197.151 |
It seems that when I notice an odor with the cage is when the bedding and toys need to be cleaned. I also keep tree branches in mine which need to be replaced about every two weeks. I also use the large ropes (that are for birds) and they will also need to be changed about every two weeks.
I would think that with the neutered male you would not have as much problem and with a non-neutered male.
Tammy, is correct in that the more you clean the cage the more the male will mark. Your cage size seems quite adequate for two gliders so I wouldn't worry about that.
How long have you had them?
What is their diet? This could be causing some of the problem.
How long has the male been neutererd?
| Posted by: | Jim, GREYHOLL@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 6:23 PM, 28 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 152.163.201.203 |
We are also new at the whole sugar glider smell thing, and I thank you for posting this, because it helped me with the peoples answers.....I do know this.....You should not use strong chemical items even t cover up the smell.....However, use some natural items that are both harmless to you and to your gliders...We use Oxy clean products which are natural, the cleaners smell like oranges, and the actual oxy-clean has no odor and kills ALL organice odors...Breaks down naturally and makes everything smell natural.....It is odd, but the smell is not offensive, just musky and fruity...But a little annoying......Let me know if you have other ideas.....
| Posted by: | Tigger, TiggerL337@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 12:25 AM, 29 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 152.163.204.14 |
I posted back a month ago on the old board , what did mama use to say would cut oders??????????& well it came to me , so I went to the kitchen & got a spray bottle put hot water in it & I put 2 teaspoons of bakensoda in it , YES BAKENSODA . my husband is a snob (hehehe) well I to say he was never around animals growing up & he cant stand the way my gliders smell , since I have been useing the mix he's been leting them stay in the new house ( & he said before we got the new house that they cant be in the house) how to clen ::::::I take my gliders nesting box out with them in it during the day , I put the cage in the tub , spray it real good with the mixxture , rinse with hot water , dry , put the cage back together will the pan with care freash pet bedding,add gliders & your done for a week to a week in a half . hubby has not said a word since. after doing this 3 to 4 times you will not have an odor at all !! I dont !!!& it will cut the smell instintly!!!!try it , youll like it , hey MIKE!!! he he ha ha 
| Posted by: | chrissy, crisi13@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 12:42 AM, 29 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 64.12.105.159 |
question?
My gliders have a 2'x3'x4' cage?
any good recomendations on cleaning this thing!
my gliders love the room so I will not reduce to a smaller size for easier cleaning. It is a hasle to clean though.. ideas anyone?
| Posted by: | Tigger, TiggerL337@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 1:41 AM, 29 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 152.163.204.17 |
I have a 4x4x2 foot cage outdoors & yes its a hasle to clean , when I had it inside I had to take it outside & spray it with a water hose & with a broken Fumer that wasnt going to work so I had to down size a little & its much easyer. hope it helps!!
| Posted by: | Pixygirl, lindseywebb@yahoo.com | | Subject: | All Pet Pine Bedding | | When: | 3:31 AM, 29 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 38.29.127.238 |
I have been using All Pet Pine Bedding (no it is not pine shavings) they are pine pellets and all of the harmfull pine oil has been removed. It absorbes so much of the odor I keep there cage in my room again. It says safe for sugar gliders on the bag. I have been using it for a while now with no problems. I get mine at Petsmart.
Pixygirl
| Posted by: | Gliderlover | | Subject: | none | | When: | 10:38 PM, 29 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.65.233.144 |
I use a product called "Cat and Creature Litter" Natural kiln dried hardwood chips. It is veterinarian approved and recommended. It is lightweight and dust free, and it really soaks in odors well 
| Posted by: | Bourbon | | Subject: | none | | When: | 3:11 AM, 30 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.48.198.150 |
I agree it is generally the things in the cage, the wodent wheel, usually is the worst then the branches or anything made of wood, if you use an odor eliminator, they will mark heavier.. the baking soda also but remember the more you clen the more you must clean, also air circulation has a lot to with it as well. if the air isn't circulating then the smell is much more, once they mark it let the room air air for a day or so, it will disapate and then be okay, the only way to smell it then is when you are right into the cage,, they like it better that way
| Posted by: | Melanie Vogel, melanie.vogel@mail.com | | Subject: | glider odor- Thank You!! | | When: | 6:09 PM, 30 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 63.210.113.186 |
Thank you! I appreciate the responses from all who read my inquiry about controlling odor. I suspected that the more you clean, the more they will mark. Their diet is varied: (mixed veggies, a variety of fruits, pear juice with Brisky's powder, yogurt, scrambled egg, mealworms.)I know we will adjust to the smell over time and I will try some of your suggestions. Thank you for taking the time to write. Melanie ;)
| Posted by: | zenmas65, zenmas65@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 10:02 PM, 01 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 205.188.200.182 |
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