Oscar and Rockie's cage mate Ponchito had a quick brush with a playful doggie a few weeks ago which prompted a set of "let's be sure" X-Rays at the vet.

The good news: No broken bones. The better news: Now we can share some educational photos of glider bone structure.

You've seen our blogs on Calcium and Hind Leg Paralysis in gliders in which we have mentioned how thin gliders' bones are. And how easy it is for calcium to be depleted from the bones. Now you can see how tiny these little bones are. Keep in mind that according to the vet, Ponchito has "excellent bone mass."

As you can see, these little suggies have teeny weenie bones and this means you must be extra careful in handling them. Check out the tail. Now you know why you are not supposed to pick them up by the tail...

That's pretty cool, thanks for posting

WOW I've only seen human and dog xrays

Look at all the neato little organs in there! Very cool Ed. Thanks for sharing!

Wicked awesome pics! Thank you!

check out how small the finger bones are. That's why it's important to cut their nails. The fingers are easy to break if they get stuck in things. Then if they lose feeling or get nerve damage, they gnaw on the part they cant' feel.

Those are super cool. Thank you for sharing!

Now thats rlly cool

that is so cool thank you for sharing!!!

Those are amazing, Ed! Thank you so much for sharing. Truly incredible.

WowEE Ed! Those are so clear!!! I had to take x-rays of my friend's iguana in my radiology class and I thought his bones were tiny. Oh wow!

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. ^^

That's so interesting... what cool pics!

Thank you, Ed!!! Ive seen x-rays before but never any this crisp and clear!

Im so glad little Ponchito is alright.

I'm glad your lil guy is well, and those x-rays are awesome.

That's pretty cool.

Those are really cool, thanks for sharing.

Those bones are small! A brush with a dog? YIKES! I can see how you would like to have a "just in case..." x-ray!