Bathroom time this morning. First Shikoni, I think the poor little guy is feeling neglected. He jumped up on my hand as soon as I opened his cage door, we went into the bathroom and he started down my leg, ran around for a minute and back to me. I offered him some molasses, and he liked it! And then -- up the bathrobe! We played Hide-and-Seek for about fifteen minutes. I can tell when he's through because he doesn't peek out at me, just burrows down; and he won't walk onto my hand when I offer it, I have to pick him up.
Washi and Kioko were in their pouch. First I checked the food bowls; one almost completely empty, the other had about 1/3 of dinner left. That's OK, I gave them a lot yesterday: strawberry yogurt, all gone; hamburger, all gone; apple slices, all gone; spinach and mixed greens, mostly gone; celery, carrot and cucumber, mostly gone. Good job!
In the bathroom, they wouldn't come out. Kioko crabbed a little bit, Washi not at all. I offered the molasses, Washi ate all of the first offering. Kioko had a little, and then Washi finished it off. (I think that's the way it's going to be, which is kinda funny because Kioko is so much bigger, I would have expected him to have the bigger appetite.) Anyway, no one wanted to come out, but I petted both of them, backs and heads, and got no complaints.
Last night they were out playing. I got two mealworms; Kioko was on the left side of the cage, I gave him the worm through the side. Washi was on the right side, on the floor. When he smelled the mealie he got up onto the side, and I gave him his treat. For about a minute while they munched, there was a neat picture: one suggie on each side, in almost exactly the same placement; at exactly the same angle; both tails curled -- it was like a mirror.
Both tummies in good shape.
Besides the difference is size, Kioko is a little darker on his sides. I won't have any problem telling him apart from the rest. Shikoni and Washi- now, that may be a different story. I won't know until I get them closer together. They both seem to be rather small, though Dr. Gosney did tell me that Kioko was one of the largest gliders he's ever seen. I didn't ask him how much they weighed; just forgot. I'll have to get a kitchen scale and then figure out how to get the little wigglers into it long enough to get a reading.
That tiki hut has a straw roof. Well, the straw has ended up inside, their fleece blankie is just covered with it. I guess that's the nesting instinct, I may from time to time gather and offer aromatic leaves and grasses if I know they're harmless (lemon grass probably would be OK, and probably some of the herbs - bay, lavender, rosemary? NOT salvia!) and if I can find a way to sanitize them. For the most part washing would probably be sufficient. All from our own gardens, where I know there have been no chemicals used.
Jiji and Michael coming today. I don't know where they're going to sleep. The futon in the library isn't very big, and there's still quite a bit of clutter in there from the new floor, things that haven't been put away; and my room smells like glider. I don't mind it at all, especially since I got rid of that nasty blanket! I know Jiji won't care; but Michael ... Well, we'll see. Maybe she'll bring her digital camera, and I can take a picture of Sarah's sugar glider picture and post that story.
It's back to work Saturday -- yikes! Oh well, all good things must end sometime. And so this journal will be much scantier. But I will try to keep it updated at least once a week.
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