that time i was like er..15 or 16..i forgotten..that time im not in lowyat yet..

what makes me think of releasing them,i tought chipmunk can live by themself in the forest cause their natural habitat is the forest..thats what i think..& i think they will be happier to live in the wild with trees rather then inside the cage..but im not sure where do the pet shop get them from...

They are imported, not locally bred here and they are not native. They can adapt easily and can actually cause harm to local species.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Chipmunk

Not found in Malaysia, mainly China. Petshops did said that they are imported from China.

The most dangerous thing is that they can adapt and colonized an area.... so it is wrong to release any animal bought as pets into the wild.

Ok, you were young then and only acted upon your logical thinking, but next time you know what to do lah.

This is not only for chipmunks, but for gliders, raccoons, tortoises and turtles... any animal that is not native.

Advise is not to buy adults or simply buy joeys from anywhere. These ppl care more for the money than the animals. You buy one adult glider, they will probably use the money to buy a lot more wild caught/adult gliders as buying them(WC/adult Gliders) may lead them(Petstore) to think that there are people wanting to buy adult gliders.

Please keep in mind, adult or WC gliders are heck of a lot cheaper than joeys and stock for them is easily available. Buy a joey if you can from a reputable dealer. Later become like hamsters, extinct in the wild but too darn abundant in the pet trade.

Newbiebetta

Yea, they're not native to Malaysia. Red eared sliders are also not native to Malaysia and many ppl are releasing them in ponds and lakes when they get too big or when the ppl get bored of them. They are causing a lot of damage to natural habitats.

Chipmunks are more active, faster moving and I would think more difficult to tame than adult gliders as they can be very timid and frightened of people. I had a chipmunk before but I got him when he was quite young. He was very pleasant to have and roamed freely in my upstairs room (I live downstairs now) and never really ventured out except for once or twice. Very tame and comes when you call. But do keep in mind you need to spend lots of effort, time and patience to raise any animal to be this tame, this does not exclude gliders as well. No animal will become tame and bonded overnight.


This post has been edited by Reanne: Oct 23 2007, 10:07 PM

thanks..i doesnt know where its from,cause its not exp if im not mistaken i bought them around rm150~rm180 including a cage which is 2ft in length..kinda cheap that time.anyway thanks for the info

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I got my chipmunk for RM20 :S

Chipmunks were cheap, Rm30 to RM40 only sometimes.... but then no one is bringing them in now. Got a few petshops that still have chipmunks but I think quite old already.

so are they tame ? last time i bought those were adult i guess,they will bite my hand & its damn pain

chipmunk pulak ? hahahai just stick to my suggies ...

p/s: today they bite my friend finger. hahaha . she said waa so cute la this and that.. open the zip and kacau aiko .. a few seconds later .. NGAPPP ! hahaha then she marah2 aiko .. hahaha .. poor aiko .. kena marahh ..

Yeah, it's a pity if you let go of your unwanted exotic pets into the wild thinking that they can survive on their own... They simply can't...

They have been raised in captivity, getting food sources from us, how do you expect them to find food by themselves in the wild?

When I tell more about gliders and touch about how some people get bored or choose not to keep them a few years down the line and opted to release them in the wild/forest, all the reactions I get is that "That's good what, they get more space and nature..."

Dhuhhh, how do we even know that they even survived the first night??? They're already out of our sight in the wild/forest...

It's sad that some people don't have the slightest inclination to study more about what they keep as pets...

Sighhh...

Okay, don't wanna dampen the morning mood

Ohh, now chipmunk talk lar pulak in suggie thread



I used to want one, but now I'm happier with my suggies

CFP, Aiko pun gigit orang?

Haha, I will always caution people when they wanna touch Iggy cuz Iggy will bite stranger if you approach him the wrong way. One of it is by putting your hand straight in the pouch... They only allow me to do so safely as they are used to it and recognized my smell, tho sometimes Iggy will still give me a gentle "chomp" as to say "take your hands off my face"

If YOU are your suggies main caretaker/friend/companion, it is important to have close supervision of them while the presence of other people especially when other people are handling them. That's why socializing them with other people is very good


KP

must put the big sign there.. BEWARE OF SG lols ~

Chika abit used to people .. except if u put ur finger right infront his face .. Aiko in other hand... will crab and attack almost immediately

This post has been edited by coldfusionpower: Oct 24 2007, 02:35 PM

Ooo, Aiko je lar...

If you put your hand right infront of any animal punya face, ofcourse it's like inviting them to bite

Iggy is very much used to people compared to Luna, but he will bite if handled the wrong way. Luna is not used to people, but she will not bite...


KP

fuhh .. what a statement ! and he's leaving the current two moms inside the same cage ..

Er anyone, my Ah Pit look like getting fat already, is it need to reduce the mix food? like 2 day for each time.
I try shot the picture show your guys, look like getting bigger and fatty jor.

Who's that CFP?

Sounds pretty stoopid to me...

Hedgies no one wants and sugar glider hard to find in the market... Pfttt... Nonsense!

Keep all 6 together in one place and wanna breed them?

That's a pretty idiotic statement...

There are many-many sugar glider joeys or adult sold in the market. Problem is, the joeys are underage and the adults are mostly wild and untamed.

Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Breaks my heart.

KP

Here is some Ah Pit's picture, Is she getting fat ?

Yam yam ....


Left some for eat later


Have u c the round blinking thing? Actually is 50sen.... Is Ah Pit big and fatty ?


This post has been edited by vincent09: Oct 25 2007, 12:35 AM

is he trying to lick the 50sen ? hahaha ..

p/s ur ah pit is bigger/fatter than mine ..

vincent09, your glider very cute

She's about as fat as Miko. Neh, I see grapes. Try to avoid giving grapes as feeding them grapes is still questionable and there are some sites that do state not to give grapes or raisins. Better safe than sorry.

This post has been edited by Reanne: Oct 25 2007, 01:40 AM

Thank you
Thank you for the info about grape, Reanne.

I have feed abit 2 month mix food, after that i feel she grow faster and fatty . Is it need to reduce the mix food feeding?

I try shot more picture about Ah Pit.
Yesterday Ah Pit totally very norty 1, pee & anywhere when i feeding mealworm out of cage, jump to rabbit cage kacau those rabbit....

This post has been edited by vincent09: Oct 25 2007, 02:33 AM