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Helo, i'm not a glider veteran, but would share my view with you.
Their poop is very alike to the household lizards, but slightly larger.
In terms of smell of the critter, keeping it indoor might be different than outdoor. Due to the better ventilation of outdoor environment, smell can be much diminished.
Personally i chosed to keep glider, part of the reason is, that it is very much cleaner animal, compared to the rodents.
I have kept mine outdoor and didn't notice any smell so far, but do not know about indoor keepers.

If the balcony is not expose to direct sunlight to a great extent, i think there's no harm. You can read more on this subject on the harm of direct sunlight on glider's sensitive eyes.

It is quite safe to keep outdoors provided you use a good cage and make sure it is safe and secure. Make sure no predators like wild cats and so on.

My parents do not like them indoors.... they say smelly but I think they are not used to it.... anyway, to respect them, I'm keeping my gliders at the car porch. Daily interaction keeps them tame and bonded. So far no problem and no cats coz my dogs guard them hahahah....

Unlike most people, my gliders take turn for their office trip and car ride during week days.
They will be in the pouch when i had my breakfast, sometimes they will make some noises which kinda startle some surrounding peeps. I will make it a quick one. They need to be attended to if they are restlessly moving, wiggling in the pouch. I will pet them in the car and put them in a small cage in my office when i arrived.
We need to consider the reaction of people when we bring them for our happy hour teh tarik and mamak.
Then we need to keep the glider confined and restricted to an area, best is the cage, to be safe than sorry.

No, do not separate the male, it will stress the mom and the father plays a very important role in raising the joeys. You should hang the pouch lower, nearer to the ground so that they do not get injured or hurt from falling.
Glider poop basically looks like hamster poop. Their poop don't really smell much when it's nice and firm, if they get diarrhoea then will smell bad. Their pee smells more.

Personally I don't encourage keeping gliders and their cages on balconies. May attract unwanted guests like cats, musang etc, and when it rains heavily or gets chilly, you glider could fall sick. Indoors is best.
Nyeh, try not to compare to rodents They are part of the marsupial family after all. Gliders should be allowed a very dark area to get away from the light and to get appropriate rest, if you were to keep them on the balcony or outdoors.

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Waaa.... Another gathering? I can arrange it to be in my friend's place again, he did say we're welcome to have one again.

I did consider setting up a small cage or flexarium in the office, but since they have never caused me any trouble by being in the pouch or wake up at awkward times, I do not have any cage prepared for them. They stay in the pouch or in my shirt all day during work Follow me to meetings, have lunch outside and teh-tarik sessions... Even the mamak near my place knows about them and will always ask to see "my babies" whenever I bring them along
*whispering* No need a cage, just bring them in the pouch, no one will know/notice, if they ask, just say camera pouch or handphone...

KP

People can be ignorant... They're simply too trusting of what pet store owners tell them and didn't bother to research. I made that mistake once and I never made that mistake again. This is considered as animal cruelty in my opinion...

Hello to Ah Pit, so glad to see her again. hehe..
She is so chubby and cute, esp hanging like a spider girl... and nice tummy she got there.  Cool.

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Added on December 30, 2007, 11:18 pmWho knows the pronunciation for sugar glider in Bahasa?
I know tikus mondok is guinea pig but for SG?
Many times my friends asked me and i would thought for very long and finally managed to come up with what i thought best as tupai terbang.