Is the bark signifying loneliness? You think spending quality time with her more will reduce its depression?
I think she needs to adapt to this transition..

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Added on February 5, 2008, 6:02 pmAbout this eat-poo-thing, previously i thought only guinea, bunnies..recycle their poo and ingesting beneficial bacteria into their system, but what about tortoise eating guineas poo?
Normally, when i see my torts behaving this, i will grunt at them..

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Added on February 5, 2008, 6:08 pmI really really like this pic, this lil glidie looks super adorable...

I like to call a glider as "glidie",..haha

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Added on February 5, 2008, 6:14 pmYeah i do agree with you.. you need a welding machine (portable is ok), steel cutter (quite bulky actually) and a grinder.. these 3 basic things before one needs to get started.

Hoooo, hard work today,hehe..


This post has been edited by silverwineus: Feb 5 2008, 06:14 PM

Tortoise eat guinea pigs poo Now thats a headache

Haha, glidie la pulak, most people call it suggie

That is one super adorable, super healthy and super friendly glidie


KP

Hey, you know how to do the arc welding, why not share some pics about it..

What equipments you need, can teach me?

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Added on February 5, 2008, 6:18 pmHey, suggie sucks, glidie glides, haha, just joking..

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Added on February 5, 2008, 6:26 pmOh yeah, Micah & Molly, nice gliders..

koochee koochee ....come on, you can do it!

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Added on February 5, 2008, 6:33 pmI don't think you should compromise on that as it's like compromising your gliders well being. As you have to understand that these creatures are kown to be gliding hundreds of feet in their natural habitat..
If your environment does not permit and you love pets so much, maybe you can develop your interest on that which is much suitable for you, like winter hamster, robovski, and so many different species..
As KP has mentioned previously, tiga kaki is minimum..

This post has been edited by silverwineus: Feb 5 2008, 06:45 PM

thanks guys... 3 feet meaning the height ?
well i heard we can feed them with millk? wat kind of milk ?
is it like those milk powder kinda or ?

thanks for ur sharing

Well i think cheekyd, you can keep one if you think you can't give them a large floor space, yet you can increase the height!!
Say, your floor space may be 1.5 x 1.5, but you can always have a height like 3.5 to 4 ft..
For gliders, height is more essential..
But you need to work out a DIY cage with such measurement.
If you have problem with DIY, some forumers may help..and give good suggestion..
Best still, if you come across your dream cage.. in stores.
Try to provide as much space as you can..

This post has been edited by silverwineus: Feb 5 2008, 07:00 PM

As above, I have already mentioned 3 feet height

Milk also we have been discussing just a few post above dear... Do look closely...

Only Pet Own Lactose Free is best for them, but milk is not necessary if your glider is fully weaned and at the right age.

No need to give an adult glider milk lor...

KP

Yeah sounds funny right, "adult ..drinks milk."
If you think i let my adult drinks that, will that be good? As a source of Ca?

This post has been edited by silverwineus: Feb 5 2008, 07:08 PM

check it out just watched mandarin news. apparently sugar gliders are being received very well in Taiwan parallel to the year of the rat.

wow, u so "geng" coz know how to weld
normaly lady dun brave to do any welding coz of the spark...

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Added on February 5, 2008, 8:41 pmactually welding is very ez oni
some more nowday have many type of welding equipment to help us to do that...
if i have that equipment i also wan do a cage that use welding...
i have learn few type of the welding b4 in my college...

This post has been edited by alexchin: Feb 5 2008, 08:41 PM

pet shack in sunway sells pet's own milk...

thats it.l have phobia of gliders escaping now....

what happend ?

Actually, i'm trying to weld according to my draft.. but this is just a preliminary draft and subject to changes..

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Added on February 6, 2008, 2:07 amThe green colour piece is a plate... and the red piece is a bracket..

Is there any suggestion on how to improve on it?

OMG, it's 2am.

Actually, this draft was started earlier on just now and manage to finish..

This post has been edited by silverwineus: Feb 6 2008, 02:14 AM

alloo.........
i terbeli sg yg 3weeks old......
so plz help me...need to know all important thing yg i ptt wat to make sure she's always healthy..i got problem relating to its drink

Ah? 3 weeks old? That very young leh.

Now what you must do is, go and find PETS OWN LACTOSE FREE MILK and buy some yogurt or the yogurt drink yakult if you can find it. Pet Shack in Sunway sells the PETS OWN milk. Buy 2 free 1.

PETS OWN milk can only last a few days in the fridge, but you can try freezing it by putting it in ice cube trays and when you want to use cut half of one cube and warm it up. Don't use microwave, just put it in a bowl and put that bowl in another bowl with hot water. It should melt in a few minutes. Feed one portion every few hours. Do not leave the milk overnight in the cage.

Feed mainly the milk and a drop of yogurt every other day. Try giving it some different types of fruits like mango, jambu air, guava, apple, pear and a little bit of papaya to see if it eats or not. If it eats then it's a good sign, but still feed milk as the main diet.

Watch out for diarrhoea, if you see it having diarrhoea for more than a day, stop the yogurt and feed the milk and fruits as the main. The yogurt introduce later when it's older. Some organic chicken baby food would be good too but introduce it when the joey is stable only.

Gliders are almost LACTOSE INTOLERANT, so please do not go buy other brands or cheaper brands to substitute. Do not buy any with soy or corn products either.

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Got a another sad case today. A friend of mine, he's around his 30s now, has a glider that has been self-mutilating. He has kept it for about 5 months and it has severed it's own tail in half, half naked from pulling it's own fur off, chewed on it's paws until swollen and chewed off half of both patagiums. He also told me his friend has a glider that actually holds the bars of the cage and slams it's face into the bars until it draws blood.

He didn't seem to realize how serious it was already. I tried advising him and offered a home for it, but he seemed more keen on giving his friend(Dunno which friend). He said this friend had been keeping gliders for awhile and should know how to care for it(I disagree!).

This was a result of his girlfriend impulse buying because she thought they were cute and his friend telling him gliders are easy to care for. It is indeed a hard decision for him to make but what upsets me most is that he really didn't seem to know how bad the situation really was. I fear for the glider, hope my friend decides soon, the glider may not survive that long.

This post has been edited by Reanne: Feb 6 2008, 03:53 AM

Got the images of the gliders running all over.. played that out in your mind over and over..?
And in the picture, you try to catch them, and finally "i gotcha ya", and then it slip off your fingers again like the ikan belut, and you got to start the hide and seek all over again..

Haha..

This post has been edited by silverwineus: Feb 6 2008, 08:36 AM

huiyoo...this thread is sure moving fast. I'd only been away for a nite. A NITE and there are so much going on...

Its ok...I'll buy it online. Thank you so so much anyway. Hehhe....



Heheh...Koochee says thanks...She's sleeping now.
Btw, I believe the one u did is arc welding. The one u use a rod with a welding machine. N i dun have any pics of my work coz i did that in a course at uni. Such a long time ago.

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Added on February 6, 2008, 8:57 amIf i were u, I'd substitute the plate with angle iron. so there wud be no need for brackets.

This post has been edited by spel'it: Feb 6 2008, 08:57 AM

I'd suggest go for the angle plate too! Easier to get your measurements correct and joints will be neater. Also think of a way to collect all the pee and poo at the bottom. A sliding tray, i.e. those used in normal pet cages would be an ideal design to work on.

Good luck with your project and keep us posted silverwineus!

I have no stinking idea about welding, so I have no proper advice to give except : "Go to sleep woman!"

Hahahahaha



T E R BELI???

How can you even terrr-beli???

A 3 weeks old summore!

I have nothing to say at the moment and lucky you Reanne has answered your questions.

So much in my mind which is not entirely good for a jolly half day work morning.



WTF!!!



What kind of person is this idiot??? (If he's your friend Reanne, sorry I have to say that...)



I'm totally speechless!

I know there's nothing I can do about this except that I pray to god to help this poor glider through his suffering and may it end very soon.....

I do hope this story/case will open up some eyes in here about why we are too passionate about glider care and welfare... We are not mean, not rude, not trying to act like we know, but just trying our very best because we care too deeply for these little creatures...

It's breaking my heart terribly and I'm holding my tears away...

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This is NOT a good morning...

KP

This post has been edited by krynzpeaches: Feb 6 2008, 09:58 AM

haha chill out KP...