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
It's a perfect match!!! #1423307
03/07/21 11:24 PM
03/07/21 11:24 PM
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,305
SW Missouri USA
Ladymagyver Offline OP
Moderator
Ladymagyver  Offline OP
Moderator

Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,305
SW Missouri USA
So, long story here...
http://www.glidercentral.net/ubbthr...422950/stewies-precious-gift#Post1422950

Short story here:

Stewie's last cagemate Dot passed away and we were gifted with a new cagemate for him. Her name is Gracie and we got her the weekend after Thanksgiving. She was a Joey and Stewie's a big 2.5 year old, so we wanted to wait till Gracie got a bit older and a bit bigger. It been months and she now weighs 75gr to Stewie's 165gr.

They have been in separate cages all this time side by side. You will have to read the long story in order to get all the details.

But as of tonight, they've been inseparable for 5 days!!! Stewie has calmed down and found his patients. Not an easy task for him for sure. And Grace has gone through her second heat cycle and has calmed down enough as well... The last few days before we let them be together, there was a lot of chatter and clicking between the two cages. We knew it was time. Since they were close enough to smell each other, there wasn't a whole lot of sniffing, no climbing on each other's backs, no grabbing.

We tried two months ago with intros, and all they did was ball up. I will say my only complaint has been their marking smells... When each got out of cage play while the other was sleeping either on me or in the travel cage in another room, they were like hound dogs tracking each other's scent and trying to mark over them.

I'm happy to be down to one cage, with a very happy and content couple. Stewie's neutered which helps with the smell, but gliders are territorial and until they both realized that each of them were the only gliders in their world, they are getting along great so far! :yes:

It was definitely worth the wait. It hasn't been fun traveling with two cages and all that goes with it. Lol!


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

Current Research, Studies & Resources
Re: It's a perfect match!!! [Re: Ladymagyver] #1423309
03/08/21 10:33 AM
03/08/21 10:33 AM
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 43,318
LittleRock, AR USA
KarenE Offline
Owner
KarenE  Offline
Owner

Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 43,318
LittleRock, AR USA
clap dance That is wonderful news, Dawn. Your time and patience with these two has definitely paid off not to mention Stewie's maturity wink

I'd say it's definitely party time for the entire household
:party2:


Your Sugar Glider Resource Center
Sugar Glider Help


Re: It's a perfect match!!! [Re: Ladymagyver] #1423311
03/09/21 12:07 AM
03/09/21 12:07 AM
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 13,979
Wisconsin
Feather Offline
Administrator
Feather  Offline
Administrator

Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 13,979
Wisconsin
I knew they would both see it my way sooner or later! :yes:


Kimberley
Feathers-Sweetie, Mister Peanut & Big Mack
Fur-Guinan, Mr. Spock, T'Mir, Cho, Toothless, Maverick & Maharet :bb: T'Pol, Elizabeth & Curzon :wfb: TY, TJ, Light Fury, Madison & T'Pring :rtmo:
Forever in my heart, Gizmo, Tucker, Khayman and the rest of my babies over the :rbridge:

Re: It's a perfect match!!! [Re: Feather] #1423313
03/09/21 05:12 AM
03/09/21 05:12 AM
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,305
SW Missouri USA
Ladymagyver Offline OP
Moderator
Ladymagyver  Offline OP
Moderator

Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,305
SW Missouri USA
Originally Posted by Feather
I knew they would both see it my way sooner or later! :yes:

:roflmao2:
You were right!!! smile


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: It's a perfect match!!! [Re: Ladymagyver] #1423394
03/31/21 09:11 AM
03/31/21 09:11 AM
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,305
SW Missouri USA
Ladymagyver Offline OP
Moderator
Ladymagyver  Offline OP
Moderator

Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,305
SW Missouri USA
Update:

Stewie has done a great job with Grace... She's learned some glider manners, but has kept her spirit through the whole process.

She still stays awake longer, runs on her wheel gets both wheels and treadmill going all at the same time. She sits on the outside of her wheel, like a dog sits, hangs on and takes about 3-4 spins and jumps. I think she's as hyper as Stewie was at her age and has trouble settling down for the day. She seems to have limitless energy. But now she's usually in bed for the day no later than 10am. It took Stewie some time to adjust her fidgeting, and coming to bed late. I'm changing them back to regular pouches today to see if that helps for awhile. Also to train her to go to a pouch when asked.

They are able to eat side by side out of the same dish. Grace wants to steal what Stewie has sometimes, but he knows the look and places his paw over her face and pushes her away. Sometimes he lets her have his food as well. I still offer 2 separate dishes, but they prefer to eat together.

They have played together, although Stewie grows tired of her adolescent behavior sometimes. They can't share a wheel, so they sit and watch and take turns even though there are two wheels in their cage.

Over the last month or so, Stewie has calmed down a lot and seems content with his new rambunctious little cage mate. He is happy again smile


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: It's a perfect match!!! [Re: Ladymagyver] #1423396
03/31/21 09:37 AM
03/31/21 09:37 AM
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 43,318
LittleRock, AR USA
KarenE Offline
Owner
KarenE  Offline
Owner

Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 43,318
LittleRock, AR USA
That is such wonderful news, Dawn. Just warms my heart Isn't it so sweet to watch them.


Your Sugar Glider Resource Center
Sugar Glider Help



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: 0.045s Queries: 14 (0.027s) Memory: 1.2884 MB (Peak: 1.4447 MB) Zlib enabled. Server Time: 2024-03-28 23:23:11 UTC