Posted By: CKC44
Update on Astrid & Tika... - 12/27/19 05:47 PM
Apologies for the delay. . . but here is the latest on Astrid and Tika, the glider sisters. šš
Took Tika in to the vet and it turned out her poop is fine and everything is fine. Tika was running around on the vet, the vetās assistant, me and Paul. Mostly on Paul, ended up sleeping in his pocket while we finished speaking with the vet. Astrid did not venture out of the carrying case.
But they are BOTH overweight. Not obese to where the vet is worried about their health in that way yet, but enough to put them on a diet.
Apparently we were giving them too much access to sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and pine nuts. Also we were giving them too many mealies per tent time each night. I WAS getting a little worried because they were gaining pretty quick, especially Astrid. Tika is more active so that makes sense. We recently put the old wheel back in their house so now they have two and can each ādriveā their own. In reviewing the videos (We have a glider cam now, itās soo cool, I can see them while Iām at work!) I can see that one, or both, are on their own wheels for at least 80% of the night. So they are definitely getting exercise.
I am using the videos to learn their routine. They donāt even wake up until about 5:00 am now, play until about 10:00 am, and then get up and take naps all the way until about the time we get home, 5:00 ā 6:00 pm. They knock out about then and we wake them up for tent time around 9:30-10:00 pm. After we put them back they are back asleep until about 5:00 am again.
I read once that someoneās glider did not particularly like the bonding pouch. I think thatās Tika. She will stay for a little while and then get antsy and start trying everything she can to get out. So at that point we let them out. Once when they were TSK-ing a lot we separated them, each in their own bonding pouch. They were both going crazy the whole time, so that didnāt last long. Would like to try again alone, but take them out of their house separately. They have been sleeping separate for the last two days, so they may not even realize. They will eventually I am sure as it seems they do keep very good track of each other as a rule. But I would like more time with them, other than just tent time. The other room we were going to glider proof is not ready yet. I donāt want to just let them out to roam free, so bonding pouch is my next best choice.
So that is the latest on our glider girls. We have a follow up appt for them both in January. Thatās when mommy & daddy get graded on how well we helped the girls diet. š² I weight them about every other day and Tika is holding steady while Astrid is losing. . . so hopeful that they are on the right track. š
Thank you for reading. š
Took Tika in to the vet and it turned out her poop is fine and everything is fine. Tika was running around on the vet, the vetās assistant, me and Paul. Mostly on Paul, ended up sleeping in his pocket while we finished speaking with the vet. Astrid did not venture out of the carrying case.
But they are BOTH overweight. Not obese to where the vet is worried about their health in that way yet, but enough to put them on a diet.
Apparently we were giving them too much access to sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and pine nuts. Also we were giving them too many mealies per tent time each night. I WAS getting a little worried because they were gaining pretty quick, especially Astrid. Tika is more active so that makes sense. We recently put the old wheel back in their house so now they have two and can each ādriveā their own. In reviewing the videos (We have a glider cam now, itās soo cool, I can see them while Iām at work!) I can see that one, or both, are on their own wheels for at least 80% of the night. So they are definitely getting exercise.
I am using the videos to learn their routine. They donāt even wake up until about 5:00 am now, play until about 10:00 am, and then get up and take naps all the way until about the time we get home, 5:00 ā 6:00 pm. They knock out about then and we wake them up for tent time around 9:30-10:00 pm. After we put them back they are back asleep until about 5:00 am again.
I read once that someoneās glider did not particularly like the bonding pouch. I think thatās Tika. She will stay for a little while and then get antsy and start trying everything she can to get out. So at that point we let them out. Once when they were TSK-ing a lot we separated them, each in their own bonding pouch. They were both going crazy the whole time, so that didnāt last long. Would like to try again alone, but take them out of their house separately. They have been sleeping separate for the last two days, so they may not even realize. They will eventually I am sure as it seems they do keep very good track of each other as a rule. But I would like more time with them, other than just tent time. The other room we were going to glider proof is not ready yet. I donāt want to just let them out to roam free, so bonding pouch is my next best choice.
So that is the latest on our glider girls. We have a follow up appt for them both in January. Thatās when mommy & daddy get graded on how well we helped the girls diet. š² I weight them about every other day and Tika is holding steady while Astrid is losing. . . so hopeful that they are on the right track. š
Thank you for reading. š