i just got my female joey, Moochi, yesterday night. she seems scared and keeps on crabbing whenever i move my finger near to pat her. after a few pats i managed to scoop her up, with a lil more crabbing, but after awhile she was climbing all over me. and she has the tendency to jump around alot.

the next morning, i was back to square one ". is this normal? is there any way i could get her to be more comfortable with me? (i have placed my tshirt on the cage) also, she doesn't seem to drink water so far,i used a drinking bottle for hamsters. should i use a water bowl instead? i placed a dish with bread, gerber baby food and blueberry jam, and i found out she has preference for blueberry jam she's nearly 2months old. is she big enough to eat mealworms? thanks to those who can help me out here

hey, done that. it wasn't so difficult to get moochi into the pouch as compared to trying to do stuff while having her in a pouch around my neck. she does eat mealworms, only if they're dead. she loves applesauce

thanks! i'll get pics when i can hehe

read the thread of course! and get advice from experienced glider owners like crazymouse, smellyocheese, tagreptiles and many more not mentioned

get from a trusted breeder. i noticed pet store glider joeys are most of the time, if not always, malnutritioned. again, i believe ppl like the aforementioned can help

do you have an exercise wheel? i read that placing sandpaper in it will help trim the nails. correct me if i'm wrong.

your glider will probably take just a short while to get used to the pouch. the difficult part is getting your glider INTO the pouch. i slowly ushered mine into the pouch and next thing i knew, she was sleeping in it.

bear in mind that gliders have different temperament and habits although they're generally nocturnal. gliders will crab when they get afraid or agitated. during early stages of bonding, you'll have to bear with it. if you back off when the glider crabs, it'll get the idea that crabbing will discourage you, so just ignore the crabbing lol.

forcing the glider to eat according to time will be difficult, if not impossible. just leave their staple diet in a dish, when they want to eat, they will eat. try to hand feed them fruits and mealworms. handfeeding will probably take a lot of patience, because the glider is still new, its afraid of you. starting it will slowly come to you, smell smell, maybe run away and come back, and finally when its confident you're not there to eat him/her, the glider will take a bite
you can also try dipping your finger in yoghurt and let your glider lick off your fingers.

tip: baby gliders may not like mealworms at 1st. what you do is chop off the head, squeeze the guts out abit, and 'bribe' your glider, let him/her suck the juices. once they start, they'll automatically help themselves. you know you're on your way when your glider runs to you when you're holding a mealworm

get rid of the ants. your glider will probably lick them up anyway lol

my glider loves grapes too. as long as its not over 12 hrs i think its fine. clean up leftover food.

have fun and good luck with your glider! remember, a whole lot of patience needed in the 1st few weeks in bonding with your glider

haha. mine run until fall down also. once i fed my Moochi mealworm, i duwan let go, she bite the mealworm and also duwan let go, she flailing her arms and legs..so cute.

walau..those sgs deserve so much better. friend and i wanted to visit that pet store but didn't manage to find it. good thing didn't otherwise have to see them suffering. why they bother importing in sgs when they don't know how to take care of them? indeed pissing off. report to spca!

how will he run away? lol. it will most probably crab if you place your hand directly in front of the pouch and will attempt to bite your hand. try luring it out of the pouch further.

if you buy a pair i guess you should leave both of them in the cage. however spend more time with both of them if your wish for them to bond with you.

taking your glider to school means alot of risks. for one, your glider will be confiscated if discovered by school authorities..will SGs be noisy? yes, especially their 1st few months with you it will crab the most, and that will attract unneccessary attention. in your case, if you cannot bring your glider everywhere, then leave it at home. spend time with it at night when it wakes up. remember, if you cannot afford to spend alot of time with your glider, then its not a recommended pet

i suggest you read up more especially on the 1st few posts before getting your glider. ask experienced keepers for tips also

1 or 2 depends on 2 factors: 1) the time u have to spend with them and 2) money

lol...worse come to worst buy from pet store lor...but that will cost you a bomb. and until now i haven't seen a pet store that takes real good care of their gliders..

crazymouse..do you deliver sugar gliders?

RM50??

here its like converted to pounds

hamster9...so fast ur glider bond with you..jealous betul!

i didn't sleep well last night. about 3-4am moochi was barking. so i woke up and layan her. feed her few mealworms..after that no more noise so i really KO on the bed.

omg...i'm so sorry. could it be food poisoning? did any of ur Ts escape? just guessing. really strange sudden death.

This post has been edited by seryoung: Nov 8 2006, 12:37 PM

i've no idea...strange indeed. sorry for your loss

you know gliders don't molt right?

initially i thought one of ur Ts escaped and bit gonggong...but nah. mind my overly creative brain lol

sad ler..poor benben sure miss gonggong

This post has been edited by seryoung: Nov 8 2006, 03:30 PM

so ur snakes are the cause? hmmmm..hope you find out why gonggong died so hopefully u can prevent sudden death in the future..

lol..actually yeah. they seldom bark. they do that for attention right? btw where do you deliver your slurp? thinking of getting some for moochi

going for the aquafair? if yes then cekap! btw u've got so many flavours..which is best for starters? w or w/o chicken whats the nutritional benefit or difference for my glider?

oh, luring moochi is not a problem for me. all i do is wave a mealworm in front of her and she'll come to me. sometimes i tipu her la, bring near then tarik far, luring her to me. but now she smart, sometimes she quickly grab the poor mealworm with her paw and pluck half the mealworm and eat 1st cunning girl. but she still scared of me patting her. and whenever i lure her to my palm and sit there awhile she'll be ok at first..then later she'll be like "uh-oh, i'm on a hand" and jumps back to her cage

wah u bring chiwek to funeral? swt. my one fear of bringing moochi out in public is that she will run away. she jumps alot

btw u can see my moochi at this youtube link

This post has been edited by seryoung: Nov 9 2006, 05:25 PM