What do you make them out of or where do you buy them?

I was feeling a little ornery and was going to be a smart ass, but i won't. If you can find directions on how to build one let me know, i'll build a few.

I appreciate your self control LOL!

haha you two....

I went to Staples and bought one of their plastic index card boxes (though I need to go back and get a bigger one!). I used a spade drill bit to make a big hole on one of the small sides of the rectangular box. Then I drilled two small holes in the top to put little fleece ropes through so it can be hung up high. I like the fact that the index card boxes have hinged tops so you can easily reach in and pop them open to check on everyone or get anyone out. Also the plastic is super easy to keep clean. My gliders LOVE it. My mama glider really prefers it to pouches so since she's got babies in pouch a new large size will be her "baby shower" present!

I'll try to get some pictures and post them up soon!

Kyro...I think me and you are not the only nuts on this forum!

I've seen people use like small cardboard boxes, and cut a hole in one flap. The gliders seemed to like it alot! But, I wouldn't know where to get them

prdycool- Ive seen them at the Family Dollar/ Dollar stores! For a buck! lol so check them out as well. *has a bunch for my crafts stuff*

once again me with my fleece

awe prdycool that is so sweet of you!!! I am sure she will love her present...

She is my sweetest glider. Daddy likes to nip my fingers and doesn't like me to pet him (but does like to sit on my shoulder like a parrot!) and baby is trying to figure out how food can come from my hands but my fingers themselves not be food! Mama was always a nervous little one and I can pick her up gently when she's sleeping and she'll just sleep in my hand. Lately she seems a bit tired and depressed looking (not actually showing signs of depression! just her facial expression) like she is saying, "gah! no more babies! get them offa me!!" She deserves a cooshy bed for her last round of babies. :)

Drakkie- I might check out family dollar! Are they pretty stable? The ones at Staples are made of really hard plastic. Also I have a Staples rewards card and get free "Staples money" that I need to spend anyway! But any sturdy box will do!

LOL Drakkie...crazy fleece lady...

Thanks for that idea! Sounds cheap and relatively painless so I could probably handle that. :)

prdycool- Its clear pretty sturdy boxes =), they have an actucal idex card boxer and something that is a perfect square and bigger than a index box ;) =).

Kyro, Have you seen cyerl's (I know I spelt her name wrong) fleece collection!?! I almost died from excitement!

They also make wooden index card boxes.. We have a few at work that looked like they would make awesome nest boxes. They are coated pretty thick with something clear.. schalack(sp) or polyurethane or something, so the pee wouldn't soak in.

Personally, I want to make one out of a hollowed out tree limb and a rabbit pelt... too bad I can't be the first one to do it.

Petsmart sells hollowed out logs for nest boxes :)

Yeah for like 20 bucks, what a rip off its a LOG! I have thought about buying one though

I would like one I can reach into also so a lift up top would be nice plus the wood would probably start to smell, I would think

uum what are nesting boxes for?

Its like a bird house, but for gliders.

aah,so why not use a bird house?

You can.

hmm what about something metal with like fabric on the walls of the inside?

Metal can get pretty gross and/or rusty when it gets wet so it's probably not the best for gliders. Also the metal could get really hot or really cold where plastic and wood are fairly stable temperature wise. Also there could be sharp edges. Then again maybe there is someone out there who had perfected the metal nest box....anyone?

lol ok but do they have to have one? >.< i is confuzzled

No-some people use them for pregnant suggies to have their joeys in..and no, I don't know if mine is pregnant or not :) yet.

It's just an alternative to pouches since gliders normally nest in hollowed out trees in the wild. Some gliders prefer them to pouches because they feel sturdier and safer and more tree-hole-like. Especially mama gliders. :)

So is building a nest box out of solid pine in a no-no??I know pine shavings are bad but I'm not sure about solid pine.

We have a nest box for our girls and I have a hunch that it is pine. Hasnt been a problem for us but I am not sure it is technically the best material. Hubby just passed by and said it is pine for sure. It was a planter box that I bought and then we fitted an oak door on top that opens. Also drilled a hole in the side of course so they can get in and out . It has a sealer on the wood so it helps to keep pee from penetrating but some still does. It did not have the thickest sealer though. Need to make them another box to replace it. They have slept in the nest box ever since we got them. It is maybe 6"x6"x6". They never poop or pee in the nest box which is great .

kyro298, i made this one last night. I was feeling bad that i don't have a nest box, just some pouches,coconuts and a cardboard box. The cardboard box is too slipery for them to grab hold of, so they end up sliding off.

oooo. That looks nice! Plus its HUGE! lol, Which is nice too. 'How many gliders does it take to fit in Catman's next box?'


...i need sleep

No Fair!!!!! <pouting>

Lol, Kyro....maybe, if you can guess how many gliders can fit....you'll win it!!

*good old days with marbles in jars, or even candy*
I hope you guys know what im talking about >_<