mine also got lalat zai,how 2 avoid tat cuz i keep it in my room..

LOL, these kind of insects you cannot avoid coz they come for the rotting smell of old food and old dried pee. The only way is to clean your cage as in really wash everything and replace bedding everyday.

If you spray or burn insect repellent, there is a risk of causing health problems to your gliders.

cleaning also not use.... if i put the fruits for my Ah Pit, those lalat chai direct come..... the fruits still fresh.....

But Sugar glider will sick after eat the fruits that lalat chai touch before ??

Those are fruit flies.... try not to confuse people hahah... lalat chai.... they are not fly babies loh heheheh.

I don't see any problem with the flies as I also have those flying around in my room since my gliders are in my room. One way is to buy a Lemon Grass candle. I have one but never use.... Flies do not like the smell of serai....

i see, Lemon grass, ok i try look around something like that.
Aiya sorry for confuse ppl

Hmm just now watch Ah Pit also still don't eat well, hope at night will act like hungry ghost

this is the glider i got from a friend...
he isnt that tame... everytime i hold him... he will try to get away... =(

guess i would need alot more time to bond with him... =(


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Hehe bond with gilder also nice ma kayz1e.
My Ah Pit now also not so tame, althought is over 2 year, but sometime she jump to my hand walk around i feel happy already.

haha.. yea... challenging la.. i wonder when would be the day he will jump to me on his own will, instead of me having to catch him all the time...

for the time being.. i feed my glider quiko pallet... some mealworms... apples.. crickets... thinking of getting him the smoothies..
u mind sharing your "OWN" glider's fav food ?

Left only one tree?

Wah, we must all go and attack it before they chop it down too!





Yes, underage joey whom did not get enough of their mother's milk grows lesser than the ones which gets enough of their mother's milk.

Not getting enough of their mother's milk also means that they lack of the necessary nutrient and will have shorter lifespan (lesser than the average lifespan).

That is why we stress on getting a joey of the right age and has gotten the right amount nutrition, care and fully weaned from their parents.





Haha, CFP has answered you there

We marah because we care



Ofcourse, you will need a lot more time to bond with him.

Do not expect him to bond with you over night. With the right way it can be as fast as 2 weeks or up to months(if not so the right way...)

Patience and persistance is the key!

Anyway, welcome!



When my first glider jumped back to me on his will or when I coax him to, it is worth all the hard times, crabbings and bites!



Aiii, please don't feed your glider Quicko pallet, there is no proper recommendation on the food itself, plus the ingredients make you wonder the whole way...

The reason why that food is brought in here is because it is cheaper than those recommended ones.

You can refer to my diet write-up in the 1st page for all the information on glider diet and even a whole list of fruits that you can try plus some remarks about it

Good luck!


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waa..tomorrow im going back to perak again..wooo long journey with sg again XD ..hope so she comfortable in kp pouch huhu.

Haha, if the journey is during her sleep time, sure comfortable one

Mine has traveled further than Perak wor, haha

Ack, both my suggies are hiding in my shirt... In the back summore


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ok.. here's another question...

my arms are full of holes now... LOL

thanks to CHU... he is about 2 yrs old, this is the 3rd day i got him... he doesn't have a name before this, now i name him CHU... and surprisingly he responds to that name... a small improvement i think

so... any tips for cutting his nails ?

he is only active at this hour, i purposely wake up to feed him mealworms (what do u mean in the 1st post by "gutload yOur mealworms b4 feeding them" ??

This post has been edited by kayz1e: Nov 6 2007, 03:11 AM

A 2 year old glider that has not had his nails trimmed can definitely leave a lot of puncture holes. I pray that he is not a big fella, or else it would definitely hurt a lot

Nail trimming has been discussed previously and there are some websites offering detailed guides on how to do the nail trimming.

However, I shall refresh everyone's memory again.

1st and foremost it is best to trim your suggies nail while they are sleeping or half asleep. You can slowly pick up their little feet and do your job easily. But if your suggie is a light sleeper, then you will need time to gain their trust by often playing or massaging their little feet

All you need to trim is the very sharp tip of their nail, not too much as they have a blood vein running in their upper nail just like cats do. Plus trimming too much can cause difficulty climbing or grabbing onto you.

Here's a closer picture guide of where to cut courtesy from petsugargliders.com



Another thing to keep in mind is that you must have a firm hold on your suggies feet to avoid any accidents if they pull back and everything must be done as quickly and as swiftly possible

Ohh, and "gutload your mealworms" means that you must "feed" the mealworms first. This is because the mealworms that you buy are not feed properly and contains very little nutrition/benefit for your suggie. Gutload/feed your mealworms with fresh vege/carrots and you can add supplements to them if you have it. Never gutload/feed your mealworms with something watery or easy to rot like fruits and such. Any excessive vege/carrots must be removed after leaving them overnight. Then replace those fresh vege/carrots with an oatmeal bedding.


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This post has been edited by krynzpeaches: Nov 6 2007, 09:47 AM

Last week my mum when to somewhere notice a small info infront of the pet shop about suger glider food. The notice is telling someting like sugar glider need 70% Nutrient food and 30% fruits.
But what is that Nutrient food ????

No idea what they mean by Nutrient Food.

But it is a wrong info lah

It is suppose to be 70% fruits and vege (which ofcourse is full of nutrition) and the balance 30% is protein which can consist of/come from meal worms, crickets, boiled eggs and boiled white chicken meat.

Sugar gliders mainly eat fruits and tree saps/manna in the wild, thus 70% of their diet must come from fruits...

They like sweet tasting substance, thus the name "Sugar glider".

It is sad that most of our local pet shop gives out wrong information about sugar glider diet.


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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.

Yeah, I pm'ed you about the Quicko already right? Cuz I searched for it too, but no proven or good recommendation at all.

Dull fur and lanky body?

Eii, don wan lah... I want my suggies fat-fat one!

See, even something as basic as fruits are better than those stupid pallets...

I'm trying hard to fatten up my suggies, even giving them extra mealworms... But Iggy doesn't seem to gain weight, only Luna seems chubbier... Mebbe cuz Iggy is more active perhaps...


KP

my glider like to chew everything that he can find ler
even my fingers he chew one by one

is it ok or not? he put everything that he can find into his mouth one

i got alot of punctured marks on my arms as well

Hun
it seems that you need the replacer ( & other stuff ) fairly quickly. i sent you a separate email - i hope it does not end up in your "spam" box

If just chewing or nibbling is fine, but biting would be a problem...

Try telling him "NO"...

Wahhh, how he put everything in his mouth one? Sounds like a little boy ley

Haha, then have to trim his nails ler

Today hopefully I can make it lar, I will show you how to trim the nails personally


KP