Sugar Glider Community Calendar

Please click here to see larger view
Articles
More coming soon!!
Today's Birthdays
B1u3sky, StellaLuna
Member Spotlight
Feather
Feather
Wisconsin
Posts: 13,979
Joined: January 2008
Show All Member Profiles 
Last 10 Posts
Gliders of the Round Table 10
by Feather. 03/27/24 07:04 PM
Logging in Problem
by Feather. 03/26/24 06:07 PM
Cloaca swollen?
by Hutch. 03/16/24 11:51 PM
Wheels, Toys, Toy supplies, pouches and more.
by Ladymagyver. 03/07/24 11:16 PM
Gliders of the Round Table 9
by Hutch. 03/07/24 10:52 PM
Stewie:" It's MY Mouse!"
by Hutch. 03/04/24 12:12 AM
2024 Sugar Glider Calendar and Cafe Press Store
by theresaw. 02/29/24 08:55 PM
Google+

Facebook
Join Us On Facebook
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Our Nocturnal BFF #1397792
01/18/16 03:14 PM
01/18/16 03:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 230
Arizona
sugiemom1408 Offline OP
Glider Explorer
sugiemom1408  Offline OP
Glider Explorer

Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 230
Arizona
I notice that maybe the same few people chime in on peoples questions etc... and I think it is cool that all of you seem to be really close, not to just each other, but devoted to your little glider friends as well as cater to their needs and the way they are. It is not always easy with nocturnal buddies. I know people including myself who had hamsters in the past but was never this devoted to their ways.
Stuarts diet, habits, and his being nocturnal is like having a baby. lol
My question, how many of you actually are so devoted to their sugies that you make sure you plan playtime, and bonding at night on THEIR schedule? What time? For how long? What activities do you do with them, and for how long do you carry them with you while they sleep in the day? For errands as well, or just in home?
Also my last question is, how many of you are men who have these wonderful creatures, and do the husbands of the devoted momma's here become involved in their lives and with GliderCentral at all?

Thanks was just very curious
sugiemom to Stuart :grey:

Current Research, Studies & Resources
Re: Our Nocturnal BFF [Re: sugiemom1408] #1397794
01/18/16 04:43 PM
01/18/16 04:43 PM
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 522
Pacific NW
TwoDog Offline
Glider Lover
TwoDog  Offline
Glider Lover

Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 522
Pacific NW
Interesting question. I would love to be one of the people who is always stepping forth with the good advice. But I don't know anything yet. :-)

For my own, I do plan around the animals. Or rather I am just starting to. We still have to find a rhythm. Animals are a way in which I connect with the world...much more reliable than humans. But currently I plan about everything around the dogs and the fish tank. The gliders are a step up--more responsibility, more discipline...and more rewards!.

I personally plan...once they are ready...to take them everywhere with me that I can. Just like the dogs--they want to be part of your world and they are explorative and experiential creatures. They want to see it all!

Currently I come home about 5:30 pm and try and get them onto my back or into a pouch for at least a couple of hours, before dinner and playtime. Then playtime goes until I fall asleep on them...usually about 9:30 pm.
After that I usually wake up about 4am and try and get some more interaction with them until they head to bed about 6am...then it's off to work.

Probably can't keep up this schedule indefinitely, but I want to really get this bond made strong--and these are slightly older gliders, so I want them to feel like they have really 'won the lotto' on Humans this time around.

I feel like I am in the minority as a male Glider-mom. Seems a lot more women here than men.

Re: Our Nocturnal BFF [Re: sugiemom1408] #1397795
01/18/16 04:56 PM
01/18/16 04:56 PM
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,482
Belleville, IL
Hutch Offline
Glider Slave
Hutch  Offline
Glider Slave

Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,482
Belleville, IL
Well, I'm a man & since I live alone, I have no one to blame but myself for getting involved with my fuzzier & GC.

Unfortunately, my schedule is not so flexible & I have enough issues with sleep right now. Since they start waking up around 2100-ish, I tend to bring them in to the bathroom 1900-2000. It is easier to get them to interact with me if they're still a little groggy. Once I see them slow down & start looking for someplace to curl up, I offer them their pouch again. Normally they'll crawl back in & get a little more sleep before partying the night away in their cage. Some nights, once I put them back in their cage, they're off again.

When they're exploring their cage, I will sit near it & talk to them or read out loud. I hope they like fantasy & college text books, since that's what I've been subjecting them to until its my bed time.

I can't carry them during the day on work days & I don't get home much before play time many nights. On weekends, if I'll be home, I carry them around starting the mid afternoon until playtime. I'm not ready to take them outside yet, zippered or not.

Is that what you were looking for?


- Hutch

:grey: Morgana (11/15)


:rbridge:
Arthur (11/15-3/24)
Merlin (11/15-9/23)
Gwynevere (11/15-4/22)

The epic saga begins here!
Re: Our Nocturnal BFF [Re: sugiemom1408] #1397799
01/18/16 05:53 PM
01/18/16 05:53 PM
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 73
Utah
E
Emiller Offline
Out of Pouch
Emiller  Offline
Out of Pouch
E

Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 73
Utah
I would love to do more daytime bonding with suggies snoozing away in a bonding pouch, but they would rather come out and play than be zipped up in the pouch. Since they need their sleep, it's better for me to leave them in their cage. The only exceptions have been when we had other plans and couldn't make our normal night time bathroom sessions. Then I can usually get in some sleepy pouch time if I let them play first.

I have taken them on errands to stores, etc. The first time they were pretty wide eyed at all the new sounds and smells. Though they did fall asleep after I talked to them and gave them a piece of apple. Now they sleep through it all. Especially if they've had a chance to play a little first.

We started our nighttime bonding going off of their schedule, but with school and work schedules, we've had to adjust it a bit. They will sometimes go back to sleep when we're done, and sometimes they wake up before our usual time.

We tend to gauge the length of our bonding time on how they act. We can tell when they are ready to head back to their cage. We offer them the chance to climb back in the bonding pouch and they know it means a trip back to the cage. (We're hesitant to carry them on us from the bathroom to the cage since we have cats.) Holly is usually done first and will climb right in. Artemis will sometimes refuse and we'll let him play longer.

From the beginning we wanted them to be family pets. My husband was super involved with researching, buying supplies, and finding our little guys. We tried to involve the kids (13 and 10 years old) too. They helped plan, choose names (their names come from the Artemis Fowl books by Eoin Colfer), and made toys. During the week, my husband and I do bathroom bonding and the kids alternate evenings with the suggies (and us) on the weekends and during school breaks.


~Emily~

Artemis :grey: and Holly :grey:
Re: Our Nocturnal BFF [Re: TwoDog] #1397816
01/19/16 04:55 AM
01/19/16 04:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 230
Arizona
sugiemom1408 Offline OP
Glider Explorer
sugiemom1408  Offline OP
Glider Explorer

Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 230
Arizona
I thank you for your answers, yes thats what I was asking. It is nice to see a couple of you guys really get involved. I guess I see things online and on news about so many creatures being abused and Glider Central has really made me see there are a lot of GREAT folks who truly care for their animals like I do. I am married but have only been a yr and a half and so before being alone was made better by my animal friends. My friends and hubby call me Dr Doolittle. I just connect with creatures. I am like Comradefluffy said the animals are a way for me to connect to the world. I really dont know what I would do without any of them. I have three dogs small ones, a bird and my glider Stuart.
I do the same with Stuart I come in at night at 2:00am and play till 3:30 that was a commitment that just happened but knew I would make time for him. Then when my hubby goes to work I get up for a few around 5:00am to say "goodnight" to Stuart as he is crashing. Around 12:30 I get him into his bonding pouch and he's with me till around 5:00pm, then sleeps till 7:00pm then back on me till 9:00pm. I am planning to do tent time soon.

Guys I commend you all for being responsible and realizing animals need our LOVE.

Thanks again for responding.
sugiemom to Stuart :grey:

Re: Our Nocturnal BFF [Re: sugiemom1408] #1397817
01/19/16 05:01 AM
01/19/16 05:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 230
Arizona
sugiemom1408 Offline OP
Glider Explorer
sugiemom1408  Offline OP
Glider Explorer

Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 230
Arizona
PS was laughing about the gliders having to listen to readings of college textbooks and such, Stuart listens to me read him glider central and my Marlee Matlin book biography. LOL

sugiemom to Stuart :grey:

Re: Our Nocturnal BFF [Re: sugiemom1408] #1397868
01/20/16 11:29 AM
01/20/16 11:29 AM
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,305
SW Missouri USA
Ladymagyver Offline
Moderator
Ladymagyver  Offline
Moderator

Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,305
SW Missouri USA
Lots of questions!

I knew of someone personally who became quite over whelmed when she learned I had gliders too. She had a single male who was not social. When she realized how much care they really required and she was not willing to put in that kind of effort, she gave him away. I wish I knew his fate but we are unable to take in a single at this time.

I have gliders for my hubby. He loves them very much. He is very attentive and gets them out of the cage more than I do. I do the cleaning and feeding, grooming, vet visits, and he plays with them, I watch and happen to be the extra tree they jump on. We are contractors and we travel the country in our 5th wheel. The girls really have two homes and do travel very well. We even take them with us on holidays like Christmas to visit family in Ohio. Since we are both bonded to them, they adapt rather quickly in new environments as long as they are right there with us. We have 14 grandkids and 12 of them have spent tent time with the girls. (Supervised of course).

Our work schedule could be days or nights, we don't necessarily stay on the glider schedule. But we do spend a lot of time with them. I have taken them shopping with me. They have learned to behave and stay quiet in public. I made a scarf that they snuggle in. Had a stranger come up to me and patted it. She wanted one just like it. Dot made a quick crab and I thought the lady was gonna come out of her skin. She had no questions, just walked away...
Hubby lurks on Glider central through my tablet, does research and so on, but doesn't talk. If he becomes concerned about a post, he lets me know. We talk alot about the stories and love to hear what others experience.

Last edited by Ladymagyver; 01/20/16 11:36 AM.

Dawn

Be patient,
and
Trust your journey....

Grace :bb:

Ruby :grey:

Mom :grey:

Dad :grey:




Fiona, Dot and Stewie :rbridge: wish I could turn back time... Miss you

Re: Our Nocturnal BFF [Re: Ladymagyver] #1398035
01/23/16 06:10 AM
01/23/16 06:10 AM
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 230
Arizona
sugiemom1408 Offline OP
Glider Explorer
sugiemom1408  Offline OP
Glider Explorer

Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 230
Arizona
Thats AWESOME to have them cause your hubby likes them. So did he discover these wonderful little creatures and want them or did you discover them? This thought is leading me to a new question I feel it coming on. lol I wish my hubby would bond better but theres just not time, and I think Stuart intimidates him a bit. He likes him he is just so small and my hubbies voice tends to scare him esp when he talks baby talk to him as I do.

sugiemom to Stuart :grey:

Re: Our Nocturnal BFF [Re: sugiemom1408] #1398037
01/23/16 06:43 AM
01/23/16 06:43 AM
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 189
indiana
BYK_Chainsaw Offline
Glider Explorer
BYK_Chainsaw  Offline
Glider Explorer

Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 189
indiana
I'm a glider hubby.
wife came home with a pocket pet. We started learning about them right way. I was convinced they came from mercury myself, or atleast mars. So as we learned our new gizmo needed a pal, 1 day later, we had to call the pocket pet guy back and get gizmo's cagemate, avoiding the quarantine and introductions. We dont do anything with pp again, learning of their half truths and outright lies.
My wife and I shop for the fruit and veggies together, we do bonding time together alot. We make up the salad together. We picked out the cage together, and I build it and she outfitted it with tons of stuff for the gliders.
we both went 3 hours together to get the girls so we have 4 gliders together. she is a better trainer/bonder. We both love our gliders. so for us its a joint pet program.


John and Charlene
Gizmo :grey: / link :bb: / Sophie :wfb: / Riggs :grey: / scarface :grey: / gus :wfb:
Re: Our Nocturnal BFF [Re: BYK_Chainsaw] #1398082
01/24/16 04:26 AM
01/24/16 04:26 AM
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 230
Arizona
sugiemom1408 Offline OP
Glider Explorer
sugiemom1408  Offline OP
Glider Explorer

Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 230
Arizona
Totally Awesome

sugiemom to Stuart :grey:

Re: Our Nocturnal BFF [Re: sugiemom1408] #1398105
01/24/16 10:52 PM
01/24/16 10:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,305
SW Missouri USA
Ladymagyver Offline
Moderator
Ladymagyver  Offline
Moderator

Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,305
SW Missouri USA
The girls love my high soft voice and used to crab at hubby when he talked to them, but after time, they respond to his soft low tone. He is totally devoted to the babies and interacts well with him. We work together and our schedule is never the same. The girls aren't on a bonding schedule anymore. We spend morning coffee with them, and sometimes they choose to go to bed shortly after we get up. Sometimes they want more time and sometimes due to work schedule our time with them is very short. Sometimes they pout for a day or so, but a few extra treats and coaxing and all is good...

Fiona occsionally wants alone time for a few hours in the morning with us. She will curl up in a pocket and take a nap. Then she will go back into the cage to sleep with Dot. At first Dot wouldn't go to bed until Fiona came back to the cage. Now she knows Fiona will join her later so she chooses a sleeping pouch and waits patiently. If I want to take them with me for the day, all I have to do is put Fiona in the pouch and Dot will follow. She follows her scent.


Dawn

Be patient,
and
Trust your journey....

Grace :bb:

Ruby :grey:

Mom :grey:

Dad :grey:




Fiona, Dot and Stewie :rbridge: wish I could turn back time... Miss you


Moderated by  Feather, KarenE, Ladymagyver 

Sugar Glider Help Page



Please click above to see how you can help!!

Moon
CURRENT MOON
Who's Online Now
0 registered members (), 378 guests, and 88 spiders.
Key: , , Owner, Admin
Newest Members
Mellefrl, klowvrrr, gracefulguardian, KiyokoTheDoll, Hazelneko
7324 Registered Users
Forum Statistics
Forums132
Topics10,374
Posts159,160
posts in the last 24hrs0
Members7,324
Most Online2,693
Jan 2nd, 2020
Last 10 New Topics
Logging in Problem
by Anonymous. 03/24/24 11:43 AM
Gliders of the Round Table 10
by Hutch. 03/07/24 10:50 PM
Cloaca swollen?
by Mellefrl. 03/04/24 02:39 PM
2024 Sugar Glider Calendar and Cafe Press Store
by theresaw. 08/15/23 02:37 PM
Stewie:" It's MY Mouse!"
by Ladymagyver. 05/25/21 09:57 AM
Gliders of the Round Table 9
by Hutch. 02/12/19 11:35 PM
Popular Topics(Views)
849,600 TEXAS
679,086 OHIO
487,178 OKLAHOMA
432,185 UTAH
321,703 NORTH CAROLINA
Supported Browser
This site was tested and is best viewed in Google Chrome & Mozilla FireFox



Firefox 3

Download your copy today!!!
Home Forums Links Sitemap Vets Breeders Sounds Contact Us Names Rules & Policies

GliderCENTRAL
©1998-2024
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software
(Release build 20180918)
Page Time: 0.046s Queries: 14 (0.022s) Memory: 1.3361 MB (Peak: 1.5311 MB) Zlib enabled. Server Time: 2024-03-28 22:54:09 UTC