Hello all,

I'm a new glider owner here. I didn't get a chance to attend the 2-day event at Ikano due to transportation problems from Cyberjaya. Got an 8 week old female glider named Judy. Hope to learn from you all.



This post has been edited by aurion: Jun 1 2008, 11:02 PM

Wah, punishment for a naughty glider is a night without a wheel to run on? ahha..

for mine, i use scissors and cut it in to half

Noob question here, is it normal for a glider to be active in the dark room, and not in a room where lights are on (I know that they are nocturnal) Judy seems to be active even in the mornings when I turn the lights off. When I turn them back on again, she'll go to sleep and she sleeps at night. Wakes up at about 6.am

Thanks for your reply, KP. Still got a lot to learn here since Judy's my first glider. It took me quite a while to make the decision to get her. Seriously no regrets in getting her.. Still trying to get her attached to me. She will stay still for a while say 5 to 10 and then start jumping off. She's improved a lot.. No longer crabbing and hissing like what she did on day 1 and day 2.

This post has been edited by aurion: Jun 2 2008, 11:23 AM

Judy pee'd on my shirt when I brought her out just now. She just finished clearing her water chestnuts and mealworms. Took her to Pet Safari jalan jalan and found that their gliders look so pitiful.. very small in size and kept in a glass tank thingy for reptiles with no place to hide only shreds of newspapers in there. Feel sad for them. All curled up.

This post has been edited by aurion: Jun 3 2008, 12:47 AM

I agree with that.. all they do is just to sell underaged joeys just to get profit, not taking into consideration of the poor creature's health conditions and the fact that the people who end up with joeys going to heaven few days later. It's not a fair trade. I wonder if there are any animal rights laws to prevent these. This is considered cruelty to animals, selling underaged creatures which still need care from their parents and haven't gone through the weaning stage yet.

True, as seen on Animal Planet! They get arrested and fined a hefty sum. By the way, crazymouse_yyh， I've read your guide on the first page saying that glider's suitable environment temperature is somewhere around 23°C to 26°C. I am used to setting my a/c unit to 22°C will it have a dramatic effect on Judy, as I am staying at a hostel, she's kept in my room and my a/c is on 24/7 will switch it off for a couple of hours every now and then. I cannot leave her outside the corridor as some bunch of weirdos will definitely disturb her just like they did to a hamster of mine which I left outside for a while due to it's annoying cage biting habit. The cage moved a few doors down and the poor hamster smelt of smoke.

Thanks for the advise.. Will adjust the temperature accordingly. Finally, Judy's started to eat her mealies without me having to cut them into half now. After having her for less than a week, she's already stopped her crabbing and can socialise a bit (stay still on me and let people pet her) with the exception of her tail being touched.

I agree wih you on that. The poor glider will fry under the sun.. They are not dogs or other animals which can be under the sunlight for hours.. even dogs will need to seek shade if it's too hot. Giving unappropriate information to people, that's the last thing a good seller would do especially a seller who loves pets! i'm so put off by the way the seller taught people the method to rid the smell.

Wow, you let your gliders loose in your room?

Oh well, Looks as if Judy won't get her freedom just yet, as my room is full of electrical wires and cables. Need to rearrange the things in the room first haha.. Do they go back to the cage by themselves when it's sleeping time or do you need to hunt around for them?

Mine used to glide before it got used to staying on me. she now either sits very still on my shoulders or on top of my head or maybe she's still scared that's why keep so still. She can be in that state for about 15 minutes or more.. but her head keeps looking around every now and then.

This post has been edited by aurion: Jun 3 2008, 11:21 PM

Usually happens during the day, in a room with slight sunlight coming through the curtains. Still quite dim. I've just had her coming to a week already.

Sorry to hear about the loss of your glider. My condolences to you. Rest assured that she will be at a place with other gliders that have passed on. She will be looking down from above over you.

Sad to say that the staff there are pretty unexperienced as well. I bought Judy (as seen in the picture below) from a breeder, she was 2 months old. I got her for slightly more than a week now. When I took her to P.S. the staff asked her age I told him that the glider was 2months old. He replied me saying that Judy doesn't look like a 2-month old glider. Looks more lika a 4-month old glider.



This post has been edited by aurion: Jun 9 2008, 02:00 PM

crazymouse, I've bought your mixed fruit slurp from Joan few days ago. Judy seems to like it but will spit out some kind of fibrous stuff. By the way, how do I tell if the slurp has gone bad? Excuse me if this is a stupid question.

This post has been edited by aurion: Jun 9 2008, 02:40 PM

Wet and shaking underaged joeys?! In air conditioned area, I think they want the gliders to catch a cold. No sense at all.. It's really inhumane!

Congratulations to you!

They can be very naughty at times. Mine I put on my bed, when I want to catch her back and put into the cage, she will try to act like a scorpion, tail put up and point it slightli forwards with all 4 legs wide open.. She'll usually jump a bit to the left and to the right and jumping in small steps giving me the impression that she's trying to say "you cannot catch me". She's alright when you catch her and put her back into the cage.