Most of you know Rue's story. And most of you know that Rue and Liv have two joeys now! I'm just going to post this journal because I am so excited for my Rue. He went from being a lone joey in a small cage, being fed pellets and apples, with nothing but a sock laying in his cage....to a big 100 gram adult, with a pretty mate Liv, and two babies. Rue loves his little family. He loves to cuddle and groom his joeys. While Liv does feed them, I feel like Rue actually cares for them more. Anytime I hold a joey, Rue is anxiously waiting right there, making sure his baby is safe.

I'm really happy for him and Liv. The joeys are growing nicely! They are starting to play with eachother. Hopefully I'll see them out exploring the cage soon! Today they are 5 weeks and 1 day oop.

 

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Hi, I'm Sierra! I'm 19. I live out in the country with lots of animals. I've been around animals my entire life and was introduced to Rue, my first glider, the December of 2011. My boyfriend's (at the time) younger brother wanted a glider for Christmas. His mother bought Rue from a local breeder. After only a week, the kid (11) was tired of him. The whole family was "scared" of his crabbing noise. They also believed that he was okay with just some pellets and apples. He was also in a little tiny cage in the dining room. Since he was in the family "hang out", it was constantly loud with dogs barking and a two-year old screaming. I would come over every other night and hold Rue. I would take him into the bathroom where it was quiet and just feel sorry for him. It became time that they decided they would sell him on Craigslist. I didn't want the little guy, who I had come to love, just going to any stranger. So I instantly volunteered to take him. I brought him home in his little cage. He didn't have a pouch or any toys, just a sock. I held the sock close to me all day while I researched all that I could about gliders. I purchased a large cage, lots of toys, pouches, and got him on a good diet. It wasn't long before I got him a little cage-mate, Lively (Liv) and they had two joeys! Felix and Baxter. Felix has recently passed away and Baxter went to live with my friend and her lone glider. Now Rue and Liv have two more joeys (were held in stasis). They're two females.

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