 | Posted by: | Tina Marie, TorCsena@uswest.net | | Subject: | Can you feed them dead cricket | | When: | 11:28 PM, 24 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 207.225.93.172 |
When i have a jar of crickets, and one of them is to die, can i give that cricket to my glider still? We bought crickets and one of them died and my husband just threw it out, we were not sure weather they could have it or not... i dont know why they wouldnt be able to, but for some reason it just didnt seem like something we could do....sorry for asking again and again, but no one is answering me on this subject.
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| Posted by: | Rocki'sMom, babygirl@ccp.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:38 PM, 24 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 216.60.86.90 |
I freeze my live cricket, and I do know that some are already dead when I freeze them and I have always fed them, so I think it is okay.
| Posted by: | Tina Marie, TorCsena@uswest.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:46 PM, 24 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 207.225.93.172 |
Wonderful, thank you ! So how do you freeze them? You just put them in an air tight container and put them in the freezer when they are aive? Then you just feed them to them frozen like that ? Is that how you do it ? Because that would be a much better idea.. the fresh ones are so much cheaper... and you can buy them in such big quantities. they were only liking them alive, but ive been giving them the freeze dryed ones and they like them. They dont snatch them up as quick as the live ones, but they still love them and eat them. So i think rather than hear the live ones MAKE ALL THAT NOISE all the time, that i would like to use your idea and freeze them. Do i just put them in the freezer after i buy them? and then feed them to em frozen? 
| Posted by: | Rocki'sMom, babygirl@ccp.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:58 PM, 24 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 216.60.86.90 |
yes, I order them by the 100 from grubco and when they arrive to me, I carry them straight in and put the whole box in the freezer, after about 3 or 4 hours, you have frozen crickets, then I put them in a tupperware containter and just pull them out of the freezer and spoon them out. My gliders love them frozen.. Glad to help.
| Posted by: | Tina Marie, TorCsena@uswest.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 1:35 AM, 25 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 63.225.92.130 |
Oh wonderful ! i will do that ! spooning them out into their dish sure beats my way of grabbing the little nasty things with tweezers and handing them to my lil guys. I do it that way though because my male beats up the female and steals them from her, and iw ant to make sure she is getting her share of them since she has joeys in her pouch and really needs her protien as well, so i use my tweezers (im too much of a girl to pick them up ) haha. I am hoping as time goes by, i will be able to pick them up.. haha.. NOT YET though!
| Posted by: | Alayna, Equus224 | | Subject: | Crickets! | | When: | 10:29 AM, 25 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 24.183.248.60 |
Crickets! I've never heard of feeding a glider crickets! I thought you fed them uceliptis leaves(sp?) like a kaula (sp?)! Sry I can't spell!by the way one of my friends is an owner and breeder and she just recieved her first two bundels of joy and offered one to me! His name is Domino and he is very cute and currious, but my parents think i don't have time for another pet. ( I have a family dog, a horse of my own ang now I want a Sugar Glider too.) they think that I won't have enough time for HMK (home work) oh sry I forgot I'm only 13 so they also don't think I'm responsible enuogh! How can I convince them I am!!!! HELP!
| Posted by: | Lauren, Scubysnak7@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 3:40 PM, 25 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 205.188.197.154 |
Well do your research. If you think they only eat leaves, you have a lot to learn lol!!! I am 18 and I just got my first glider 2 1/2 weeks ago and I have done a ton of research. I love my little Sydney though, she is such a cutie!! They do require a lot of time, I am a senior in highschool so I have to balence college applications, riding my horse who I have boarded 1 hour away, showing him. I also have a dog and a parrot, but it can be done, trust me =)
| Posted by: | Mary/Beck, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | Research | | When: | 3:49 PM, 25 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.81.80 |
You deffinitly need to do a lot of reaserch.
Gliders do eat insects its a big part of their diet. Do yiou have a problem with feeding insectrs.
Also gliders are nocturnal..so they don't get up until really late. When will you play with your glider?
Here is a good place to start reaserch....read all the information there.
<a href=http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/index.html>http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/index.html</a>
| Posted by: | Tina Marie, TorCsena@uswest.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 6:13 PM, 25 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 207.225.94.82 |
I have done A TON, of research and i still have a TON of questions. And i am a mother of 3 children, so youd think this wouldnt be too hard for me!! But it is a big responsibility, not to mention a life long commitment. (15 years) Yes they eat insects , if you dont know this, then you dont know A THING about sugar gliders. and should read up on them first. Your parents may be right, that it is not really the right thing for you right now! Especially since they are night animals, and my guess is, you have a bed time!
| Posted by: | Jim M, dr.goodnight@att.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 7:49 PM, 01 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 12.75.99.227 |
T.M.,
Alot of good advice here. If the crickets are not "rotting" from bacterial degradation, go for it! Just remember, everyone is continually learning about their gliders and if they are not, then they are close-minded and ignorant. Keep educating yourself, such as using this website! I definitely do. SIDENOTE: Lauren, you have got it good now. Ther are alot of us who have gliders and have many other things on the side, whether it is more gliders, other animals, children, marriage, jobs, etc. etc. To assume that Tina did not do her research is not the point. That is why she asked the question on glider gossip. Doing what you are doing now is definitely gearing you up for what is out there to come. I know how difficult it is to juggle schedules. I am married, have a full time job, went to grad school full time, and took care of two horses, two cats, and two gliders. It was nothing. Walk a mile in someone shoes before you judge them. I'm done. Thanks!
| Posted by: | Eric, possum007@hotmail.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 7:56 PM, 01 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 209.48.144.34 |
You could always roast them in the oven until they're crispy. There are lots of recipies for crickets, and roasted crickets seem to be popular. You can even dip the crickets in some chocolate that you've melted in a double boiler, set the coated crickets on some wax paper to dry, and you have a treat for yourself  Of course the chocolate covered crickets are a treat for you, and not for your sugar gliders, but I'm sure your glider will love the roasted crickets.
To read more about it, try out this website,
<a href=http://www.eatbug.com/>http://www.eatbug.com/</a>
| Posted by: | Angela, AngelaM87@aol.com | | Subject: | Hi | | When: | 8:04 PM, 01 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 205.188.193.56 |
 Hi Alayna, I'm turning 13 in five days and I want a sugar glider a lot too, I also own a horse. I have done a lot of research on sugar glider's but I'm still trying to find more, if you want I could give you a list of sites that might help?
| Posted by: | Kimi, norby@greenepa.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 9:25 PM, 01 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 209.117.80.20 |
Eric, too cute, and more information than I need to know
| Posted by: | Angela, AngelaM87@aol.com | | Subject: | LOL | | When: | 9:32 PM, 01 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 205.188.193.56 |
I'd have to agree with you Kimi LOL.
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