Erm, I personally don't like any shops who keep gliders in tank/hamster cage. It only reflects that the shop does not know how to keep glider properly, which means they are selling underage/unhealthy gliders.

So they have made some improvement already..

There are a lot ways to determine the health condition of joey:
1) ask the seller - actual age of joey, diets and foods have been feeding..

2) look at the joey itself - fluffy tail? moisture pinkish nose? thick & smooth hair?

3) look at the living condition - min 3ft tall cage? rotten fruits? stressful environment? hygiene?

This is absolutely right~ they are really like kids..

But bear in mind to check whether the pellets selling in petshops are suitable for gliders. I've seen some pet shops repackaged cat/dog food and sell as glider pellet..

What i normally do is, i serve HPW and fresh fruits/vege at night... then daytime just put pure pellet in the cage...

If they prefer to eat papaya, of course they wont touch the pellet..

I nvr throw it away, just refill and then wash the bowl every 2-3days...But i'm not using the same brand as yours.

I'm using BUGSY brand for all my gliders' food, supplement and treats, my only trusted brand for gliders product.

You can put both cage side by side but not too near.. Their diet is quite complicated, put it in short, they need protein, vitamin and minerals daily.. In captived glider, we provide protein by feeding specific sugar glider diet, such as HPW, HPW Plus, BML, PML and etc.. (Make sure u get the original recognized diet, but not some self created recipe).. Then feed along with fruits/vege that provides them vitamins & minerals..

You can bring your glider out in a bonding pouch, jus make sure u zip it up properly. If the glider really bonded and attached to you, they will stick with you and hide underneath your shirt or inside your pocket.. But i still recommend you bring bonding pouch with you all the time, in case if u need to use it.

Keep her in a bonding pouch, then hang the pouch with you all the time.. Let her slowly adapt to your smell and all... She needs a little bit time to accept another owner since u rarely handle her before this..

You can still be friend with her, although she is already an adult.. as long as u pay enough effort and be patient.

If they have bushy tails and thick furs, but just smaller in bone frame, it's consider normal.. Some glider are smaller naturally and some are big.. just like human.. Look at people around us, some have taller sibling some have fatter..right?

try to email her again, maybe she missed your previous mail. There are few friends of mine able to make appointment and met her last week for checkup..

How old is ur glider? How long have you been keeping him?

Some gliders are very very picky, try stop giving any bak choy, and give other mixed vege/fruit.. He will eat when he is hungry.

It's possible for glider to overgroom when they are in stress condition. Perhaps during the few days with your bro in law he is not feeling comfortable with the new environment and people?

Monitor the patch and see what happen, if the patch getting bigger, then bring him to the vet for check up. It could be mites.

I would say keeping glider is quite an expensive hobby. They need big cage, supplement, imported wheel and of course a lot time and effort. Normally, people don't give their glider up for free adoption. Imagine, if you can't affort or not willing to pay rm250-rm350 for the glider, do i expect you provide proper care to my glider? The amount of money you spend on the cage, accessories, food, toys and etc are definitely higher than the price of buying a glider.

Ops sorry, i got your msg wrongly.

There are few reputable breeders here in lowyat, you can try to look for them in pets store section. As what others said, you might need to book in advance and wait for the joey. NORMALLY good sugar glider breeder doesn't have hundredsss of breeding pairs, and therefore very limited joey available in one time..

Stunning is pretty normal for glider. Sometime, they can stay there and not moving for 10minutes.. But, bear in mind that if a glider doesn't sleep at daytime but came out of the pouch and stun there, it could be one of the sickness symptom.

Nope, advertisements are prohibited in pets wonderland.

That one is not treat, i would actually consider one of the diet of sugar glider. Of course, HPW and fruits vege are still the main daily diet needed for glider, but dry foods (such as the Bugsy Happy Glider in the pic) is part of it too. Normally i would leave it in the cage during daytime because if u serve wet food on daytime it get spoil easily by the high temperature. Generally they sleep over daytime, but sometime they will still come out and look for food. Besides that, the dry pellet is good to clean their teeth since most of their main diet are soft and wet.

Bear in mind that you should get dry food from reputable brand, the Bugsy one in ur pic is a good choice.

2-3 pellets... so stingy? LOL... Just put one tablespoon or two in a bowl and leave the bowl in the cage 24/7.. A lot glider food including HPW and fruits will attract ants, so u should use some ant killing solution like put bowl of water under the cage, or use ant killing powder (make sure ur glider is not nearby)...

Worms is very high in phosphorus and fat, not really recommend to use for main protein source. So, feed 1 or 2 mealies as treats and don do it everyday.

If you are talking bout Bugsy HPW, there are few types. And it last 3-4months for one glider.

No offense, but no advertisement here.

Lets see why do you wan to use it as a treats?

If you just wan to pamper ur glider with some thing tasty, then there are a lot other better options such as yogurt drops, tutti fruity and etc..

If you wanna provide extra protein to the glider, you can feed with with proper dry glider food such as bugsy happy glider as we mentioned in previous post, or occassionally give one or two mealies..

Cat food is very hard, and very high in fat content. It's not suitable for glider, despite of what brand you use.

That's because we don't recommend people to use it as sole staple food. Some people are lazy, they will just feed dry food ONLY if you tell them glider can eat that.

What i do is just put it in the cage, then change once a week. My gliders love it.

Erm..that's weird.. all in sudden she change her sleeping habit?

You can try to alter it back by waking her up frequently at night, and let her slowly adjust back to the proper sleeping time..

They will normally lick and bite to see whether it's edible food or not.. However, you shouldn't allow him to keep doing that as you are reinforcing his biting behavior. Next time, whenever he bites, tap his nose lightly or push his nose away..

I prefer HPW plus, because i get to choose the honey i wan to use~ hehe...

lol... that's totally different.. I always recommend people to get their glider product esp diet from reputable and trustworthy source..

bugsy too sweet? erm...i think it actually depend on what kind of honey u use though, if u use those low grade honey that added a lot sugar, of course it will be too sweet..

Research carefully and make your decision wisely..it influence your gliders' health..

What kind of smell? Pee and poop smell? sometime when they are young, they will have problem keeping themselves clean and always wet their body with pee... so u can help to clean them a little bit by using wet wipes and change their sleeping pouch more regularly...

Some gliders are picky eaters, so it takes a little longer time for them to accept new diet.. try to cut different types of fruits in cubes, then pour a little bit hpw ready on top.. then add more portion of hpw from day to day... until they are ok with it, then you can feed seperately..

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Added on November 29, 2011, 10:07 pmI never tried Dr Yeoh. But I heard he is quite experienced in treating gliders.

Give him a try and let us know the feedback~

Or else, go for Dr Jenny lo.. travel a little bit further for good vet, worthy~

This post has been edited by eric138: Nov 29 2011, 10:07 PM