How's your glider room? Do your gliders enjoy roaming in new room?

Your gliders are 6 months old. More or less same as mine.

They have grown older now, so they have stopped this habit of biting.

Their trust, bonding and personal relationship with you matters to keep them out of this habit one day.

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Added on May 4, 2008, 7:03 pmfreem@n,

Hi
I hope you enjoy gliders and gliders thread here as much as i do, enjoy your stay here..

This post has been edited by silverwineus: May 4 2008, 07:03 PM

Take them out for an adventure in your private closet more often. You will know that they are bonded to you when they love your presence by hanging around you whenever they like.

Biting is a pain in the neck..
A bonded glider will bite less.

Ouch..sometimes my gal glider likes my toe, a small pinch is ok..

Whenever we bring our gliders out, do remember to take every short entermission to feed them water to prevent dehydration.

This post has been edited by silverwineus: May 4 2008, 07:39 PM

Thanks for bringing your questions up here.

I'd like to share my view.

There are a couple of things very wrong here.

First, the basking lamp you are using is actually a general heating lamp, they emit heat.

But if you are not careful, you will very lightly to overburn your critter, esp when your lamp is placed at such close distance. Even with star torts, the amount of heat must be carefully regulated to avoid overheating, dehydration and discomfort.

Sugar gliders are creatures with night vision and we have discussed previously that their eyes are extremely sensitive to light, even the normal candescent white fluorescent, it is still consider not suitable, but can be tolerable if place at certain height.

Even you decide to put a lid over the container but lights can penetrate through the sides.

To keep them warm, you can place them at a warmer place instead, at toom temperatere. And you can provide fleece pouches for them to sleep and keep warm. They will hardly catch a cold if you do this.

The best temperature for gliders is 70-90 Fahrenheit. That means, 21-32 degrees C. Our weather at Klang Valley range between 23-32 degrees.
This indicates that current tropical climate is fine.

Personally, i will never resort to put my gliders in a small container with a lid. In fact, i'm in the process of expanding my cage, a 5 x 7 ft will be good I'm a bit worried when you said you want to put them in the container.

Do what seems best to you yeah?

This post has been edited by silverwineus: May 7 2008, 09:36 PM

I think Malaysia does lack the heating elements or heating pads/equipment. I don't know whether Pet Shack do have, do they?

I hope to come across one.

But the opposite, a chiller would be easy to find..

I'm looking for chiller for my marine.

This post has been edited by silverwineus: May 8 2008, 10:12 AM

We can give Gerber's applesauce to young baby joeys whom in the process of weaning. Applesauce for them to lick on.

When they have grown and more able to ingest solid food, applesauce would often be unnecessary. Fresh food always have better edge on sweetened preserved canned food.

This post has been edited by silverwineus: May 9 2008, 10:08 AM

I have been thinking of using rivets and aluminium plate to replace cable ties to fasten the wire mesh to my DIY cage.

But it's A LOT of drilling work, i think i don't have time to do all that anymore.

I will be going to search out for something called square U-Bolts or some other alternatives that will not compromise the overall appearance.

This post has been edited by silverwineus: May 9 2008, 05:25 PM

Square U-bolts are hard to find, steel band has sharp edges, both not suitable, I have lost my wits and finally like what you say.. wire mesh and cable ties..

So far that's the simplest and easiest.

And yet still on the lookout for better.

" O.. no..someone sneaks and snaps us again.
And here, our mango rojak"



This post has been edited by silverwineus: May 11 2008, 05:39 PM

OOps..Seems like the lure and gleam of the feast has overshadowed the bold text..

OK, back to our suggie chat..

LoveDoggY, it's mango. It's alright to ask any questions, do not feel reserved with it.

It's entirely OK.

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Added on May 11, 2008, 9:15 pmI think what you meant is Probiotics.

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Added on May 11, 2008, 9:22 pmThe Pet Glider Complete Multivitamin not only contains calcium, nectar, bee pollen, acacia gum and herbs but the "friendly bacteria" Probiotics as well.

Pet Probiotics maintain intestinal flora and pet's healthy gut. In my view, supplement with pet probiotics is much suitable than human probiotics.

One of the advantage is that it is lactose-free.

Occasional of little yogurt, twice a week, is alright, as long as it does not overdose on lactose.

For those "dyrrhea-prone" suggie, better get hold one la..
silver

This post has been edited by silverwineus: May 11 2008, 09:38 PM

Do adult sugar gliders in their natural habitat need milk to survive? They don't.

But for newborn baby joeys, if they are with their mothers, there isn't a reason for the need of milk replacer.

But pets own milk is rich in nutrients and there's no harm supplementing it.

This post has been edited by silverwineus: May 11 2008, 10:17 PM

I'm sorry about that if it seems irrelevant to you with that comparison.

I will rephrase, Milk replacer seems to me as not a prerequisite but something very good as extra.

Don't ya think so?

Nice day

Before i leave my workplace, i would like to add on and appreciate your correction whereby the comparison may not be relevant as you point out.

One cannot realise a mistake and learn unless someone points out. Thanks.

Shaman, no pain no game
G'd morng everyone
Several months in office really m'gantuk... today will shake up a bit and get my hands on my suggies new home..

Boo..Now you chase, now i run..

My suggie hates exercise

This post has been edited by silverwineus: May 13 2008, 10:00 AM

Here is the blueprint of my new glider home.



Using screw to connect the angle peices.

Initially, using rivets and alumiunium plate to fasten wire mesh to the frame, like this.



But disadvantage is,

lots of work and rivets are supposed to be premanent, if remove in future or wire mesh changing, will widen the holes and render the bar damaged.

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Added on May 13, 2008, 12:03 pmThanks for your suggestion.

This post has been edited by silverwineus: May 13 2008, 12:03 PM

What ya think if i add some platforms and stairs eh?

Stairs made by wood and platform by cloroplas.

I have not seen ladder toys before, but do you think i should use rope ladder or solid ladder? Which better?

Imagine, I'm 5 ft 6 and my cage gonna be 2 ft taller than me, by that time, i can barely reach out to my suggies.. hehe..

Hope that they will come to me.