Nutrient food? What is that? Hahah... should be some kinda pellets I think.

I did a fast research on Quiko Glider food, seems it was discusses before in a glider forum overseas.... they say that the protein level is low but the ingredients are not really bad.... A few people notice that the food doesn't improve or fatten the gliders at all. Those fed only on Quiko will have dull fur and lanky bodies.... while does fed on fruits and glider mix grow fat with soft fluffy fur.... Hahaha... like mine, all fuzzy fuzzy fuzzy tails.

Yay! Congrats to you hahahaah.... hope you take good care of him and enjoy him lah.

You can try feeding miu miu at his most hungry hour.... normally the best time is at night.... So in the morning you can feed some mix, 1 teaspoon. Then at night, give fruits. You should try papaya, rambutan and honey dew. If you can find Jambu Air madu, also good.

I spend about Rm10 a week on fruits for my gliders alone.... got pear, apple, papaya, honey dew, sun melon, water chestnut, sometimes got mango and jambu air madu. Twice a week give them a slice of orange.

The 1st page has plenty of info. You also do not need to ask people here as if you got the incentive and interest, sure already Google it.

Hahah... That's not Dakota.... Reanne still thinking wanna keep her or not heheheh.... looks cute. Sigh... Reanne gets poisoned very easily lah hahahah....

Yah, this little one is small.... But she is the cutest thing.... Reanne said she would roll on her tummy hahaha... Currently I'm also caring for a little boy, he love warmth... he would sleep on his back and spread out. Damn cute, like a little human ahahah....

Wow, curing glider baldness hahahah..... and the cure is so simple, neutering.

Jarrah hasn't bald much.... his scent gland on his chest is not very visible either, maybe coz I never let him mix with Kiah and Kapi yet hahhaah.... Wanna wait till Kiah and Kapi are mature.

Hahah... I forgot roll which direction lah.... but it is the same thing with the little boy I have LOL.... damn, I must not fall for his cuteness too... 1 male glider is enough hahahah.

Congrats hahahah.... any name yet? Fed her?

She shy lah.... you have to intro her slowly. If with you alone, she should be ok... the sound is crabbing, normal. This is to show that she is unsure, make the sound to scare off people hahahah....

Coz now different person, from me to you. Now you must bond with her. Talk to her, touch her, massage her. Keep her in the pouch and do this... later slowly intro your hand. She won't bite, just she would be cautious.

Hahaha.... she eats like pig rite? Sure tummy like balloon.

Good good So glad she go to a good home.

Yes, she is the shy type of glider but you intro to your friends 1 by one slowly, should be no problem wan heheheh.... She likes to sit on shoulder

Give her other fruits as well. She ate before honey dew, Sun melon, Jambu air and Mango.

Testing... sometimes if they not sure of something, gliders would use their mouth to test a bit.

Hehehe... good lah that she is not giving you problems. Means she suit you.

Coz she feel secure in the pouch and you invade her LOL.... Aiyoh, I should have taught you how to teach her to come out of the pouch. See lah, mee you at TBR again.

Ah. It takes time lah... Bonding doesn't happen in a few days.... 1st, trust... once you gain his trust, then you are on the right track.... bonding takes weeks... sometimes months.

Why you did not refer to the 1st page?
Anyway, I will still answer but please please read the 1st page.

1) Price for a pair can be anything from RM500 to RM700 depending on where and who you get it from. Look at Garage sale.... Adults are cheaper but they are also wild and untame... tamable but needs LOADS of patience.

2) Gliders are like children, they need friends.... if alone, you would need to almost spend 16 hours with it. 10 hours for bonding and 6 hours play.... can you do that? You may be able to do it in 1 or 2 years but later you will get tired and they got a live span of 10 years! Read the 1st page on why a pair and how much care you must give.

3) Food, read the 1st page.

4) It is not easy to keep them. Think of children.... if you can't tolerate a toddler.... they need attention from owners and also their own species. They are not like dogs or cats or rabbits or hamsters.... their care is much much different as they are nocturnal. Gliders are most active during the late nights like 1am, 4am... some would be active around 11pm... this depends on individual gliders.

5) sexually mature at 7 months.... then it is up to them when to breed. Best is to get single sex pairs to avoid over breeding. Remember, 10 years.... to breed for 10 years is never joyful for an animal.

6) If a joey or glider has never been handled, then yes, it would bite and painful too. Sometimes bleeding also good. We also get scratches everywhere, my arms are all scars from glider claw marks hahahah.

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Hahah.. so many nice pictures. I have not been doing any picture taking yet hahahah.... later lah.

Gliders do hide sickness well.... kinda scary coz when we notice it, the condition can be quite serious already. Anyway, if such strange behaviour goes on for 2 to 3 days, then get to a vet for a check up.

Yah Din, I hope you can go to Dr Yeoh and find out what is wrong with your glider.

Bald Spot is really really normal. Hahaha.... scent gland. Neuter the glider then the bald spot will become tiny.

Kembara and Dien

ahaha.... I know that shop, my childhood petshop. Anyway, those gliders are wild ones.... untame, sold for breeding. It was a large shipment, had about 6 large cages, now left with 2. That petshop do business, that's why like that loh.... also he won't simply buy animals that won't move quickly in his shop.... he already told me he won't take hedgehogs that are normal colours hahahah.

They are adults, more than 7 months old. They are mainly sold for breeding, that's why Rm120.

Oh, you must tempt her.... don't worry lah. Slowly. Cut the mealworms head and let her taste the juice. It will take some time.

Gutload means feeding the mealworms 24 hours before you feed to your glider. Normally the mealworms, you must keep them in a bedding of oats. Then you can give some green veggie like Choy Sum, Kai Lan or Spinach and KangKung. Then also you can throw in some dogfood or fish food.

Hahah... yah, you can tame a wild glider but it takes alot of patience, alot of biting and also time.

Yah, that's the same place I got Jumpy from heheheh.... anyway, I just got 2 new hamsters from that place. Two 3 week old Syrians, solid black eyed cream and solid umbros...

Anyway, back to gliders. The shop sometimes got joey, but not tame lah.... that's why I never get gliders from petshops.... their health also not good. The food given are normally low quality cat food, apples and pear.

Well, I got no idea from jungle or not... but I think it also could be from mass breeding farms overseas... sometimes thailand they can also get. We will never know for sure.