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kyro298 Glider Sprinkles      CO, USA 15262 Posts cmhenson Joey NC, USA 25 Posts i absolutely love the 3rd picture...so adorable now on topic, I do agree that you need to have more than one glider, when we got our first glider, we were planning on getting a 2nd one in a couple of months, but soon decided (like 2 weeks later) that we needed a second one. Granted our first one didn't seem unhappy or healthy, but we knew we needed a second one. We got Emma, our second glider, about 2 or 3 weeks after we got Sidney and we can definantly tell Sidney is much happier. Plus, now we have 2 little gliders to love on us! Emma is much more shy and timid, it's taking a lot longer to get her bonded, but her mom died when she was only 4 weeks or so OOP and then the lady we got her from didn't handle her or feed her any supplement except for yogurt. When we talked to the lady she was 2 or 3 hours from us and said she was driving through town (she also said the glider was about 11 weeks old) so she would bring her to us. When we saw Emma we immediately knew she was only 6 or so weeks old, and even though we didn't want to condone her selling such young gliders, we couldn't leave Emma with her. We could tell this lady was only selling her for the money, and that she didn't care who took her. We've only had her for a month or so, but we can already tell she's much happier than when we first got her. To show how much gliders do love each other, here is a pic from the first introduction with Sidney and Emma: 
kyro.. I cant believe your story..your honestly a hero.. The picture of him and skitzi made me smile-i saved it to my computer (hope you dont mind) then i started crying when i found out he passed away, im so sorry for your lost :( the saddest part is there are too many suggies living this way. goldwinger, too..you guys are AWESOME! kyro298 Glider Sprinkles CO, USA 15262 Posts She was actually not herself for a good month or so. There was another female, Kiki, with her but it didn't matter. Kiki never even gave Puff Daddy a second look. Even when they were all introduced, she ignored him. Oddly enough, he ignored her too. I don't know what that was all about. ANYWAY, as soon as I'd open the cage at night, she'd run to every place in the room they played...one of the wheels I kept outside the cage, under a side table where they'd take their treats and run to, on one of the bookshelves. When she didn't find him, she'd go back into the cage. She wouldn't really play. She did that for quite a long time. She didn't eat the same for a few days but that part got back to normal after a while. Since then, we got 2 more males the following March(2008)and Kiki and Skitzi each had one joey so they're a happy unit of 6. (All boys are neutered now too) Without having Kiki there (who is also her sister), I'm not really sure how she would have been. snusie Goofy Gorillatoes USA 2962 Posts I got my first glider, Shikoni, nearly four years ago, in February 2006. I was his third home, he was at least two years old when I got him. He had always been alone. I wanted to find him a companion. At that time I didn't have the Internet access I do now, but I looked in the local papers, left my name at pet shops; even met someone with a breeding pair ... to no avail. There just aren't that many gliders in my county. Finally last November I found a pair of brothers in need of a new home, and got them. The person who had to rehome them met me half-way, so I only had to drive two hours each way. In the years that Shikoni lived alone, he never showed any signs of depression or loneliness. He was always active and interested in whatever was going on; very friendly and outgoing; and had a good appetite. He loved to play, didn't overgroom or have any apparent problems at all. When I completed introductions, he still kept all those good traits, but has become even more playful and friendly. There's constant chatter from the cage, and play time is even more fun. I'm ignored a lot of the time, but that's okay; I love to watch them pounce, chase and wrestle with each other.He used to sleep with a fur mouse, and now he has warm, cuddly guys to sleep with. Shikoni's life is much more fulfilling with friends of his own kind. I think it's possible that some gliders can live alone and be well-adjusted, as Shikoni was; but I think that they are very rare. And to see the difference in him now as compared to a year ago, well, I regret that I wasn't able to find him friends much earlier. suggieluver02 Face Hugger 442 Posts quote:
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She was actually not herself for a good month or so. There was another female, Kiki, with her but it didn't matter. Kiki never even gave Puff Daddy a second look. Even when they were all introduced, she ignored him. Oddly enough, he ignored her too. I don't know what that was all about. ANYWAY, as soon as I'd open the cage at night, she'd run to every place in the room they played...one of the wheels I kept outside the cage, under a side table where they'd take their treats and run to, on one of the bookshelves. When she didn't find him, she'd go back into the cage. She wouldn't really play. She did that for quite a long time. She didn't eat the same for a few days but that part got back to normal after a while. Since then, we got 2 more males the following March(2008)and Kiki and Skitzi each had one joey so they're a happy unit of 6. (All boys are neutered now too) Without having Kiki there (who is also her sister), I'm not really sure how she would have been.
like i said im sorry for the loss especially for her. i know this is off subject but i had 2 dwarf hamsters. sprinkles and shadow. both girls almost like sisters. best friends. sprinkles died in her sleep and shadow went into depression. a month later shadow passed a well. kyro298 Glider Sprinkles CO, USA 15262 Posts THEHYLAND Zippy Glidershorts FL, USA 4774 Posts Here is a couple of pics of them together. 
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Goldwinger Fuzzy Wuzzy VA, USA 1369 Posts bman Glider IL, USA 100 Posts I love reading these types of threads, they are soooo sad but happy. I know they teach me that when I get suggies, the more the merrier. I would love to take in 4 or more when I am able. Edited for spelling sameeee Joey 20 Posts here is the story of Gizzeeee & Ada I got Gizzeeee from my daughter. he was 3mo's OOP a beautiful Gray little boy. he was well taken care of and was never alone untill he came to live with me. I had a big cage for him and we played in the tent every night, had him with me most of the day, he seamed happy when I was with him. but at night when I had to go to bed he would look at me with such sad eyes. it just broke my heart to have to leave him for the rest of the night. thats when I knew I HAD to find him a friend, looking on CL I found Ada WFB 15 mo's OOP. I saved all $$ I could to get her. the boyfriend of the girl that had Ada held on to her for me it took a month to get the funds to buy her, the night before I was to pick Ada up I told Gizzeeee he was getting a girlfriend. and I was going to give his Castle to her to play in. I forgot to take it out that night but in the morning when I did there was a heart bracelet in it and for the life of me I don't know how he got it in there as I could not get it out. ( did Gizzeeee understand and gave Ada a gift?) it was raining and cold the day we met to get Ada. when the girl opened Ada's pouch. Ada was so scared and cold she was shakeing, I took her and put the pouch in my shirt to warm her up. and peiced together Ada's story, I found out the boyfriend was making the girl find a new home for Ada because she was not taking care of her. the cage I got was small and so dirty, sticky and smelled so bad, only 2 baby toys and a pouch was in it. the food they handed me was baby food and blueberrys, I did't want to stress Ada when we got home so I put her pouch down inside a zippered pouch and hung it on a chair untill I could get her cage cleaned and set up.( I threw away the baby food) when done Ada had a new pink cage set wheel and toys. I put the Castle with Gizzeeee's gift in it too, I made her dinner and set it in. and waited for night. when Ada came out of the pouch she just looked around like WOW where did all this come from lol, she checked every thing out. and came to the food dish and boy did she pig out she ate every bite. I took the old pouch out and put in a new one, and talked to her. after a few nights I took her in the pouch to the tent and you would never guess what I found in the pouch. yep it was the heart bracelet Gizzeee gave her lol. she got it out of the Castle. Ada was so sweet she loved tent time and me :-) after the vet and 30 days it was time to get Ada and Gizzeeee to together. I put the cages together and boy did they chatter they talked to each other every night untill I took them to the tent, it was Love at first site. they rubbed each other and played. I was in tears the hole time. it has been 5 months now and Gizzeee & Ada have bonded so well with each other and me too. I have a Big 6ft by 6ft by 6ft high screeded tent in my bedroom attached to the cage we have a blast every night and morning, now when I go to bed I can hear them playing Gizzeeee is not sad anymore and Ada is healthy and happy, and I thank the Creater every day for bring these 2 sweet babies into my life, their first night together 
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slave4suggies Fuzzy Wuzzy USA 1101 Posts Rocky--I had been wanting a sugar glider for about 10 years. I was searching through CL one day and seen a glider for sale,$75. The owner was moving and there was no room for him. i would be his third home. We set up a time and I went to see him. When I got there,he was in an ok cage. Smelled really bad and there were maybe 2 toys in there. He had a pouch that just smelled awful. They told me he was 2 1/2 and neutered. They were feeding him baby food vienna sausages and yogurt. I was told that it didn't hurt him by pulling his tail. Their kids would poke at him through the bars. At that statement I knew i had to take him home. They packed up his stuff, including a leash and I went home. I took all he had and cleaned it. Throwing away the stuff that smelled really bad. I then went on an internet search for a diet. There was so much stuff it boggled my mind. I landed here and found HPW and Dahlia's recipes. I didn't have the money that day for the complete diet so I made do with what I had until my husband got paid. After i got all the ingredients together I gave them to Rocky who ate every drop and looked at me for more.I didn't want him to get sick so I gave him a few papaya pieces. I carried Rocky with me when I was in the house. Everywhere I went, so did he. Curled up in a bonding pouch around my neck. We spent endless hours in the bathroom, playing and romping and on more than one occasion I could be found the next morning sleeping on the floor, with Rocky curled up in my hair. He was not shy at all, he'd climb all over me. Ride on my shoulder and I thought he was genuinely happy. And then came lily,3 months after I got rocky. I have no idea how the woman found me, but there was an email one day asking if I wanted a female lone glider. Lily's owner had tried introducing her to her current gliders to no avail. Nothing worked. Lily was as healthy and happy as a lone glider could be. Just like rocky. At the very first intro they curled up together and went to sleep.She's still pretty shy but we are getting there. They do everything together. I'm lily's 4th home. Then came Romeo. I got romeo this past april. Again, no idea how the woman found me. But she told me she was moving to PA and they are illegal there. She gave me a brief history. She got Romeo from someone who had gliders in a cage in his back yard. If i remember right she said there were 30-40 gliders in there. So, inbreeding is quite possible. She drove from her home 4-6 hours away and brought him to me. I was quite shocked by what I saw in little Romeo. She brought him to me in one of those plastic cat litter containers. He had a nest box,a stuffed animal and a small toy. His nails were extremely long and he had trouble moving around because of it. He'd never even seen a wheel before. He would sit in the wheel and just look around. Romeo is still really shy and reserved. Now they are all in one cage. And every now and then there's a scuffle. But nothing major. I was one of the people who didn't know they were colony animals, and I honestly thought Rocky was fine. Until I seen him with other gliders. The look on their faces was one of..OMG there are others of my kind?? YAYYYYYYYYYY I'm glad I got the other gliders for many reasons. You just can't imagine the changes in them. They are all unique and the personality differences are amazing. Rocky is loud and obnoxious. Lily is the girly girl. And Romeo is ever the lover.
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