sugar glider cage makes me use a lot of bad words

[HolyHandGrenade]

Yeah, usually in late January and most of February it's that bitter cold where just white dust comes down if it tries to snow. I hate it when my snot freezes just from inhaling :/ buuuut I love snow, so I haven't left yet.

 

[Hyatt101]

What are you thinking for names Jennifer?

 

[Imbrium]

dunno yet, I'm gonna wait to meet them

 

[Hyatt101]

I think you should name them Gidget and Gadget! We almost got sugar gliders once, and thats what we were going to name them!

 

[fuzz16]

i am...instruction challenged...i couldnt figure out how to put together the closetmaid shoe holder..lol. so im lucky to have a guy around to do it...i advise you get a mechanic lol..their sooo useful

 

[Imbrium]

aww, looks like I probably won't get my gliders this weekend after all... one of the little girls is crabbing a lot and being scared and fussy, so the breeder wants a few more days to work with her to make sure she'll be tame and won't get upset easily (since that would cause the other glider to get upset).

hopefully my toy-making supplies arrive while I'm waiting!

 

[sugarbunnies]

how much does it cost for a sugar glider?

 

[agnesthelion]

Well bummer but I've heard that crabbing can be a nuisance and bonding can be tough so I think it's good she wants to work with them more. I remember reading about people setting up "bonding tents" inside their houses to just sit in for hours with crabbing gliders to try and bond.

 

[Imbrium]

mine are costing me $150 each, which is about as cheap as they get for joeys (young ones)... they need to be kept in pairs and need a pretty big cage, so the start-up costs for gliders are a bit steep.

here's the tent I got for tent time, it pops up pretty much instantly and folds down in seconds - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00183N8S4/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

the tent is a great way to bond even if they're not crabby about it.

 

[Hyatt101]

Do you know what color your joeys are? (white, white faced blonde, standard gray... etc)

 

[Imbrium]

as fun as it would be to pay $350-1k+ per glider, they're the standard kind

 

[Hyatt101]

standard gray? Thats nice!

 

[whitelop]

Wow, I didn't realize they were that expensive. (With the price of the cage, the company should have sent a handsome man with a tool belt to put it together for you.)

But I bet it will be so worth it, because once they bond with you, they're really sweet and cuddly right? They like to be in a pocket or pouch with you?
Plus, they're adorable with their weird little feets.

I can't wait to hear more about them when you get them. I think it will be an interesting experience.

OMG! I just googled white gliders and I'M IN LOVE! They are so flipping cute! AHHHH! I love all solid white animals though.

 

[Blue eyes]

Jennifer, just curious... did you ever check out that website?

tropicalattitudepets.com

I'm pretty sure he was from TX. I met him at a homeshow (1st time I had seen a a sugar glider) and his babies were very well-handled. He ONLY sells them if they are at a bondable age. He rescues many older ones, and cares for them himself since they will no longer bond with a human.

 

[Imbrium]

nope, not TX... says they're located in Arimo, ID

from what I've heard, if given enough time with someone who really knows what they're doing, no glider is too old to learn to bond with a human.

and yeah, I'd LOVE solid white ones... but white or cream colored gliders are around the $1000 range, heh. I can't see that being worth it unless you were planning on having a breeding program.

 

[Hyatt101]

Yeah, I never understood why they were so expensive! I like the gray that has more whit markings... I think its called White Faced Blonde (WFB)

 

[agnesthelion]

I knew a guy who brought his to work with him. He carried it in a pouch against his body. He only had one and it bonded so strongly with him thats where it wanted to be. Granted, it pooped and peed in there because they aren't litter trainable or anything but I thought it was pretty cute it was with him all the time

 

[Hyatt101]

Oh my word Lisa thats so cute! He must have been really bonded because usually you have to own at least 2 gliders. I've heard about keeping them in pouches (we almost got sugar gliders awhile back, but then we ended up with our bullmastiff that we adore, but thats another story ) and keeping them close to you so they can smell you is really the best way to bond.

 

[Imbrium]

agnesthelion wrote:

I knew a guy who brought his to work with him. He carried it in a pouch against his body. He only had one and it bonded so strongly with him thats where it wanted to be. Granted, it pooped and peed in there because they aren't litter trainable or anything but I thought it was pretty cute it was with him all the time

yeah, part of owning gliders is being used as a suggie toilet (though it can be managed somewhat by making sure they're in their cage for a few minutes right after you wake them up since the first thing they do is potty). I suspect getting pottied on won't be the worst thing I endure for my pets on a daily basis, though - I doubt anything that goes into or comes out of a sugar glider will offend my senses as much as cilantro does!

they definitely enjoy sleeping with their owner... a lot of owners have "bra babies" where their gliders will actually wriggle into their bra and sleep in their cleavage!

 

[Imbrium]

2-3 hours, two glasses of wine and at least 8 dozen swear words later, the darn cage is finally finished!!

I did end up having to take it outside... figured out how to get the leaf out of the dining room table, which created more space than I thought it would and made it easy to get the cage through the house and out the front door.

it was a freaking ordeal even outside... thank god I invited my neighbor over to hang out with the bunnies (who were frolicking outside while I was cursing out the cage), as I ended up needing an extra pair of hands at a couple points. seriously, there HAD to be a way to design that cage so that it wasn't such a nightmare to assemble!

technically, while the cage is fully assembled, it's not totally done - I need to figure out how to get the nut off the bolt that attaches the wheel, as it feels like it's practically welded on there. right now, the wheel is sitting in the bottom of the cage because I had to put it in before attaching the roof because it won't fit through the doors. I also have to hit up home depot tomorrow for a dremel so I can cut some bars on the cage to convert the two small doors into one large one (it came with instructions on doing that) and I have to fill and attach the water bottle (waiting until the gliders arrive) and do some toy-making/hanging.