Jen, I understand your perspective/concerns about having a glider (or 2) travelling around with you in a semi....and I agree 100% that a single glider is not a good idea. Humans can do a lot of things....but what they CAN'T do is crawl into a pouch with their baby, they're not of the same SPECIES as their baby and therefore can't speak "glider-ese", and (to add a little humor) if I hear of you GROOMING your baby.....well, you'll win my respect as the winner of "Miss Toys in the Attic"!
From there, I respectfully take a different angle. I can't for the life of me remember the screen name of the glider owner/truck driver who lives "down south" and travelled with her babies...her real name is Michelle, but beyond that I draw a blank. (I can give you LOTS of other details...but I won't because I'll
all over my new keyboard, which isn't a good thing. Those of you out there in GCland, you KNOW who I'm thinking of....let's just leave out the ONE detail, ok?
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As far as the vets issue goes, there are enough of us slaves from Indiana and Michigan who can furnish names & numbers of glider-knowledgeable vets & emergency clinics.
And these babies RAPIDLY adapt to their surroundings...noisy, vibrating, whatever...as long as there are SMELLS and SOUNDS that they can become familiar with is what counts.
I won't "pooh-pooh" your argument about the small spaces to hide in if they escaped...THAT is a valid point. Likewise with the accident scenario. My counter-point to both of those is to BE PREPARED!! Have a tag on the cage/carrier: "In case of emergency, please refer to glider log book" and have a LIST OF NAMES/NUMBERS of glider slaves divided by state that can be reached. (Do I dare to say it? Sure, why not!) For instance, in case of an accident between Coldwater, MI and Indianapolis, IN....CALL ME! Here's my name, here's my 24/7 contact number. Even furnish a ROAD MAP with a red circle saying "this is my area that I'll cover". How's THAT for an
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I'll also NOT "pooh-pooh" Shelly/Glider Nursery's thought that a license/permit would be a GOOD THING to have as back-up. In the aforementioned log book there would be records of vet visits, medications, diet, anything & everything that a stranger off the street would need to know about these little furry passengers.
Any obstacle can be overcome....it just takes a MELLUVA lot of planning!