Hahh.... Big Mac? Like burger hahahah. Cute guy.

Pet Shack is closed on Mondays...

I think what thejamz is trying to say is that after he explained to the seller, the seller now knows and promises not to let the other joeys go before they are of the proper age.

I guess the seller didn't even know it was underage. This is typical with commercial breeders and also middleman sellers. They can't really tell their age, only agak agak. But most of us here, we can agak the age also but we do it more accurate coz we can tell the difference between underage and the right age. Like Pet Safari, all the joeys there are underage, all around 1 month OOP only..... no fluffy tail. All thin rat tails.




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Bought the gliderSLURP already? Your glider taking it well?

Go tomorrow lah. Better not wait long. Your joey needs nutrition.

2 joeys in pouch is normal, not an odd thing heheh. Congrats too.

Anyway, you should limit jumping and bringing your glider to places with loud noise or things that may scare her. You must limit the stress.

Gliders adapt fast.... but then it doesn't mean in an hour or day. It will take a few days for them to get accustom to their new surroundings. When you reach your new home, let your gliders be in their cage for an entire day. Let them view their new area properly. Then bring them around in your pouch. A few days later, you can start letting them roam a bit if you do practice that activity with your gliders.

Hmmm.... I have a feeling that your glider is not very normal. Coz the head bobbing like how those people would say "wassap" is a sign of something wrong with her brain. So whatever she does, it may not be what normal gliders would do. So she is a special case lah.

Anyway, when gliders feel lonely, they would tend to do something over and over again. One way is barking on and on for you, overgrooming, going hairless at certain spots where it likes to groom itself.... the worst would be chewing or biting itself.

Wow, so many replies about neutering... well, I haven't neuter mine yet, but then I have neutered my fat tailed gerbil and he went under the knife twice by Dr Jenny. It is normal for each animal to react to pain differently. Reanne's male, after neutering did not do anything like what Micah did to KP.... my gerbil slept more after both surgeries but he was bitey for the 1st few days. My tortoise also had a better bite(he got a cacat mouth) and appetite after treatment from Dr Jenny.

Anyway, the vets here still lack knowledge. All I can say is both Dr Yeoh and Dr Jenny are learning bout exotic pets to treat them better. I dunno how Dr Yeoh does his research but Dr Jenny would spend hours reading her text books and consulting other vets online or locally about a procedure that is uncommon. She is so caring that she would actually stay up at night to monitor your pet if it has complications. She did that to my gerbil, really appreciated her help. I don't think Dr Yeoh would spend the night with sick animals lah.... but he is a very busy man.

Neutering under both vets are ok. Just that it really depends on your pet. Is like dogs and cats too. Some may act normal and even recover extremely fast from surgery, another may not. Dr Yeoh uses gas, which is not as risky as the normal jab....

Anyway, broken_string's glider rest in peace in glider heaven already. He was a very handsome and good natured boy, I had fun when he was boarding with me.

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Added on April 2, 2008, 9:37 pmHAhaha... feel like pinching her cheeks. So cute man.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Apr 2 2008, 09:37 PM

Hahah... memang broken coz I forgot to bump the thread when I was working, so it automatically gets deleted.

LOL.... you forgot about Teddy, sure he merajuk lah LOL.

HAhah... his 1st appearance. He sudah besar. I have his brother, Kimba, big boy already. Your Ted is not like my Kimba, damn active and frisky. That's why named him Kimba, means fire.

Damn alot of bowls lah LOL. I only use 2, 1 for gliderSLURP and another for fruits hehehe. Mealworms and crickets I handfeed.

RM8 only. Cheap and good. Stainless steel bowls are recommended coz clearner, easier to wash and also hygienic.

Plastic mesh.... get the think type. Not those thin ones for mosquito. it should be fine. Gliders can't chew such thick strong plastic mesh. Actually, PVC mesh I think hahaha.


Great that he is doing fine.

Pet Shack closes at 8pm. Their off day are Mondays. They got everything there man. Cage lah, pouches and accessories, gliderSLURP, hanging toys, bedding..... even caresheet for gliders.

If you want big big big cages, need to book or order. If the normal 3ft cage, that one readily available I think. The large RM260 cage limited now. I heard only 2 to 3 left. So better order fast fast. Pet Safari sells Rm290 ah, Pet Shack so much cheaper and better service heheheh.

Hmmm.... agak agak, maybe 4 weeks OOP.... tails only like wanna fuzz up but not fluffy yet.

Shaking, is normal after a glider wakes up, or is scared.... but when scared, normally followed by crabbing lah.

Why your joey crabs is coz she is not used to your touch. When in a pouch, they cannot see, only feel. So most are scared so they crab to show their emotion. Their pouch is a safe place, so when you get too near, stick your hand in on touch, you are going near their territory, then they crab to warn you to back off.

2 more weeks till 19 April.... wonder if they have given KP the exact date or not.

2 joeys are currently staying in my room, and boy, they are sure noisy. Every night calling out for their mom. LOL, they have already reached 60 days OOP, their parents dislike them already. These 2 joeys need to learn to grow up.

Well, in order to keep in your room, you would need to use Litter Star. It is a safe silicon cat litter which absorbs smell and pee well.

Erm.... I won't really advice people to keep pets in their rooms, but if you clean the cage often, then I don't see the problem. Gliders are quite clean animals anyway.

The joeys need to learn to be independent now coz gonna leave for their new homes soon heheheh. Lucky joeys. The way they eat are like pigs.

Firstly, animals only breed when there is a female on heat. So since you have no female around(I think) then it is not horny.

Maybe you did not read about male gliders but males do that. It is very normal with male gliders.

Wah.... so must be careful loh. Hehehe.

The gathering, we still unsure bout the exact date. Either 19 or 20th.... hope we get to know early so I can spread the word around to other forums. Also I gotta plan the glider treats heheheh. Our gliders must have a buffet table.

No problem wan. It is not a normal glider gathering. It is also a workshop where newbies can learn more about glider care from us senior keepers.

HAhah, cute gurls. Well, it is not too young.... if you meant 11 weeks Out Of Pouch..... coz my joeys, as soon they were able to eat on their own, they already hand and eat like pro on the bowls. All my joeys and gliders all eat from hanging bowls.

Your joeys are not accustom to it yet since you use an iguana bowl at the bottom. It takes time.

Either 19 or 20 loh.... the date Pet Safari still haven't confirm.

Slurp has protein in it. Did you buy the normal one or the chicken one?

Litter Star is about Rm13 a bag. I forgot how heavy it is but it is about the size of normal cat litter but not as heavy. There is 2 types, one is round like pearls and another is rough pieces. I personally like the rough pieces coz it won't roll everywhere but this variety is hard to find, shops normally carry the round pearl type.

One thing great about this litter is that it is biodegradable. Just bury it in your garden and it would turn into soil in a month or 2. So it saves the environment in a way.

You just need to spread a very thin layer of the litter.



Aiyoh, rindu ah? When your bf free to take?

It takes time hehehe... but once they try, sure suka like crazy.

Ohhh.... so you don't unplug the telephone cable? My dad makes us unplug the cables after every usage.

Hahaha... ok then. You PM me when lah.

No prob. Hope the pics help.

Yah, berries are not really sweet. They are sour coz they are plucked before they are ripe. That's how they export berries. Strawberries, blueberries.... all these will be a bit sour coz not really ripe. If you have plucked them from their stems when they are ripe, the sweetness.... is fantastic.

Have you found fresh cherries? Do give a try, expensive but superb. Taste like mini plums and it has 1:1 ratio of calcium and phosphorus. Good for gliders in a way.

The berries are best blended with yogurt and some apple juice to make it sweeter.

Yah, PS never change. I was there 2 weeks ago, had 10 underage joeys there trying their very best to eat an apple. Really pity. And worst, the joeys are always sold out very fast.

HAhaha.... nevermind, you got back up at your gf's place heheheh.

today just bought a papaya for my gliders. Now I got 6 gliders.....

It looks ok. You don't need to hang the hammock till it is so straight and rigid. Just nicely, like how humans sleep on hammock would do. Lose and a bit "U" shape.

Both are good, just Breeder Celect is more expensive. but I prefer Litter Star for gliders, Breeders Celect for tortoise and reptiles, Careline Wood pellet cat litter for hedgehogs. Hahahah.... my home got many packs of different substrate and bedding.

It is your own personal preference lah. Both brands are good.

Hmmmm... now that I am not sure. Never tried before but you gotta really know what goes in. Some fruits gliders should not take. An example would be bananas.

I would still stick with holistic dogfood coz that is what I know

Not enough bonding and playtime. What have you been doing lately?

Becareful, most Malaysian fruit branches are toxic. The only branches that are safe would be from the Hibiscus plant and the guava tree. The best branches comes from the eucalyptus tree but kinda hard to get here.

LOL you gotta be brave to feed mealworms or crickets lah. I can even grab mealworms using my fingers and let them wiggle about LOL.

Cleaning up is not like how you clean a dog. It is quite easy. Just change the substrate of the tray whenever you see alot of poo and leftovers.

They won't leave any internal stuff from the insects, just the fiberous exoskeleton that they chew and spit out. Look like little brown pellets.

A weekly wipe or wash is fine. I usually wipe every few days with plain water coz if you wipe and overpower the cage with another type of smell, then your gliders would musk more, this happens with males more. Since you wanna get females, you don't need to worry bout smell.

Well, dry dogfood and catfood can use but we only use as a treat. Most mass breeders and petshops would tell you to feed dogfood and catfood as a staple but this would just cause complications. The glider would have severe liver and kidney problems later. So only limit as a treat, like 1 to 2 kibbles a day. I normally give once a week, sometimes a few times a week lah, depending on my liking.