I usually let gizmo run around about an hour every day. today i accidently opened my door for maybe a minute and he's out in the house somewhere. Anyone know any good ideas on finding him? I'm real side I need to find him. HELP! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Hi Tommy~*
You need to first make sure that there is nothing dangerous that Gizmo can get into.. make sure that there are no toilet seats up and that there are no cups/bowls of water anywhere... as gliders cannot swim. Once you have done that, since it is time for them to be awake you should place some food on a plate in the middle of the floor, turn out the lights, and sit quietly waiting for him. You will more than likely at least HEAR him... usually I find lost gliders in my closet. They will go where it is dark and warm.. best of luck. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumb.gif" alt="" />

Shut down your computer...ALL sounds!! unplug it and any tv, radio, stereos! they can get into electrical stuff and get hurt. This happened to us once too...try not to panic..oh..UNPLUG the fridge and electric stove too. They can get inside of stoves ..

don't forget to look inside shoes, pockets, clothing...hampers

I hope you find him! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worried2.gif" alt="" /> How scary!

ehh guys...still no sign of him....I'm pretty sad. I figure it's real small chance he got out of my room. And theres a big chance he's in my closet, it's pretty big but i went through most of it. i ripped apart every other part of my room. there's still a chance he's in there though, but usually when i go anywhere near him and his head is covered he crabbs, so it's unusual i can't see him. HELP, ANYONE! There's still a good chance he's in there right, even if he isn't crabbing and even if this is his time to be up. Thanks everyone.

just take a breath, sometimes you have to wait for him to come out. He may have found the one place you didn't see to take a nap in.

[:"green"]Since you know he hasn't been able to get out of the house, don't panic. He will show up!!! I have had more than one instance of glider escapes... If you have a surround-sound stereo, check the speakers. They are dark & warm & sometimes there's a small hole on the back of the smaller speakers that the glider can crawl into. My Bittah used to snuggle up in ours a lot!
There is definitely a possibility that Gizmo is in your closet. Glider-proof your room/house as described by BadgersMommy above. Your glider will come out once he's hungry enough. Leave the cage door open & put a couple of pouches in "handy" spots to try to lure him.
Keep us posted...
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Check on TOP of your clothes hangers, That's where Pepsi and Grace hid off to one time. They didn't make a peep either..you can bet they these stinkers KNOW we are looking for them. LOL I hope you find your baby soon! Keep the cage OPEN in case he goes back in there. Keep us posted please! Good Luck!

If you haven't found him yet, I'll share what has worked for me in the past. I sat down in one area and repeatedly tapped with my fingers on side of a cabinet. It appears curiosity of what the sound was drew him out to investigate. I still use this technique to get their attention when time to stop playing and come to me for bedtime.

Hey i hope you found your little critter! They can be little devils when they know they are on a jail break <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/party.gif" alt="" />. Oh and i have every confidence they know we are looking for them and they are just hiding <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sleep.gif" alt="" /> ... But to counter their little mischvious <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" /> minds we took a page from pavlov. Everytime we feed Squeaky <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/littleglider.gif" alt="" /> his mealworms we tap our hand or wrist area with two fingers... Soon he associated the tapping with mealies... So whenever he gets out and we lose him... We just turn the lights off.. usually turn the tv on with the volume off and start tapping away. He usually comes right away. Unless hes already full of mealies... which is why i try to feed him the wormies during and after play time. Hope this helps.

Frank

Proud parent of Squeaky The Worlds Greatest Sugar Glider <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/littleglider.gif" alt="" />


I love you Joey <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frostyangel.gif" alt="" /> and Reese <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frostyangel.gif" alt="" />

Oh and fyi... dont be sure just because the door is shut that the glider cant get out..... I used to let my babies run around the bedroom mostly unsupervised until one day I saw them squeeze their little furry but under the doorcrack. You need to look everywhere you can fit two fingers. well ... most everything <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> ....

Update please... I sure hope you found your baby! Be patient and don't give up!

thanks all of you for helping me out, it's giving me the support to not give up. Haven't found him, but every once in a while I hear some noises. I don't know if they're just noises my mind is making because it's what I wanna hear or if it could be him. Thanks everyone, I'll keep everyone posted.

I've had this happen before to, and I've always found that they go in a place sooo obviouse you just don't look e.e. Gir was my escape artist and got out...But he hid in silly places like an empty coffee cup... I'd get so frustraited because I knew he was in the cage room, I just didn't know where so I grabed some dishes to take them down stairs to let the room get quiet and I picked up a coffee mug and there he was heh. I always put a towel under the door so they can't scoot under it, so if your POSSITIVE that he's in there and there is no way he ould have gotten out, just wait. Keep your door shut and when he wakes up he'll come out... If your not, hunt the house for warm places and cozy places... Dressers, drawers, baskets, towels...Shut the toilet lids too! And try not to do any laundry...Shake out your dirty laundry too, because if your like me, they are in an big pile in your room lol. When I had the glider room, I had a couch in it, and the first time Gir escaped, he took Gaz with him...I knew they were in my room because in that room, you cannot fit a peice of paper under the door and it hadn't been opened...I hunted all day and dusk rolled around and low and behold they had snuggled between the couch cushion and the side of the couch under some stuffed animals... I felt like a dope, but when ever they escaped, thats where they went. Gir would chew through the zip ties on his cage to open the door...smart little bugger I tell you.

Oh this is so like my babies. I "heard" soft sounds when Misu got out. I looked everyplace in the area I heard them but could not find her. Why cause she was a sleep in a box of zip lock baggies on top of the microwave! Then there were 2 others in a vase of fake flowers over the mantle, Zeus in the folded jeans on top of the hamper, Stitch in the couch, it happens just keep a close eye out and listen real close you should find him or he will find you. best wishes.

last night was the time he is up and i couldn't find him at all...anyone still think theres hope for finding him tonight? thanks everyone

Yes! there is always hope! I had an escapee one night and it took me almost allday to find him.Its about time for him to wake up right? Just be very quiet and still and listen for him.I would also take his favorite foods with you just as a bit of a bribe

I have faith that you will find him... but you need to leave some food out because even if you don't see him I bet he is sneaking around somewhere.. and he has to be hungry. Also leave some pouches out.. he may just crawl into one!

i've lost track of a glider one time that caused a scare like this.

~turn off the lights (or use a really really low light)

~sit still and listen, hours if it takes that long

~keep your eyes averted up, not down - they don't tend to hang out on the floor for very long, this is the mistake i made. (I later found the culprit laughing and snickering at me from atop an open cabinet door - when i feared he was somewhere in the trash trying to digup goodies)

if you're still counting on him being in the same room it'll be easier. just make it dark and hold still.

He won't wake up till about ten most likely, he's a late sleeper. So I'll be wating up...theres this tiny little hole in my closet that he might have gone through which leads to under the house. thing is, he can't go anywhere under there. It's pretty much air tight sealed. I have a microphone hooked up done there streaming noises to my computer, I hear a few, but maybe theyre just family members walking around the house. I'm keeping pouches out though, for some reason i really don't think he went out there. Anyways, thanks everyone, ill keep updating.<3

Don't loose hope. I've had a few animals get loose for extended lenghts of time. The longest ever was a gecko I had that was loose for 6 months. I walked in my room one day to see him running up the wall... Don't loose hope, I'm sure you'll find him soon.

what's the longest anyone has lost their gliders? I think i hear him a little bit right now...i went to go check the food and it seemed that some was missing, as well as some necar i put near that. He just might by out there...

He's there. Don't lose faith. Make what ever noise makes him crab

STILL no sign of him....more than 24 hours. This is getting very upsetting, pray for me, please. Thank you

hey guys, it's been more than a day now. I really miss him...im pretty sad. I am really trying not to give up, I'm pretty hurt. I've looked EVERYWHERE. I have a cup of kool aid(he's crazy about kool aid, he always tries to drink mine) out that's about a centimeter deep so if he did find it he can't drown. I'm getting real sad, any last minute ideas. I haven't even heard a peep. anyone lost their glider for longer than a day?

Oh dear...did you check in all your drawers? ..under the bed up inside the box springs? inside shoes? pockets? on top of shelves...inside everything? (and under and in between?) Does your glider like meal worms? If so, I would put a rubbermaid type container out with LOTS of them in there ..mine can smell them across the room and go nuts. Look inside pillows, pillow cases too. They could literally hide anywhere. Someone here on GC found their missing glider a day later inside an old shoe. lol

I wish I could come look for you...I don't know what else to say..prayers going your way ..good luck! (((HUGS)))

I feel for you and I wish I could come to your house to help you look too! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" />

Do you have any other pets that they could be hiding from?
Or another glider they would come to?

I know one thing with my 4 gliders is when I am on the computer I go to the web sites that had audio of glider sounds and play them...
My gliders always wake up and come to see who's there. It's a curiosity they can't resist.Give it a try. Just play it a few times over and over. Like the glider mom signing to babies or the bark one. I am sure someone here has the exact link for it; I can't see to find it right now.
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[:"green"]The longest I ever lost Bittah for was almost 48 hours... I just knew she was around, so I didn't give up hope. Eventually she got hungry enough that she came wandering out while I was feeding the rest of the gliders for the night... Don't give up! He will come out!!!

Can you have someone come over and sit in your room w/ you? Then start in one corner and go through absolutely everything, shoes, matress, everything that's been mentioned. If she sneaks out then your friend will see her if you don't. If you don't find her in there, then do the whole house. I know it's tedious but she has to be somewhere! Do you have food and water in other parts of the house incase she got out of your room? You're sure she didn't get outside? You can always put a cage and some pouches and food outside too if it's a possibility.

Awww i am praying that you find him. Dont give up hope!

Put pouches all over the house for him and food. If he is still in your house then he WILL come out sooner or later. Can you get someone to come and sit downstairs while you sit upstairs. If he could get into the walls then he may still be in there. Once it is time for him to come out, put your ears up to the walls all over the house and listen for him to be climbing around. He might be stuck somewhere. Could he have gotten into the attic? Even if you do not have an attic there is still lots of space up there..........since gliders do like being up high......oooooo I hope you find him soon!

AHHH!!! I still haven't found him. BUT! my mom said she heard some "pitter patter" in the atic while i was at school. I am going to go wait in the attic at about the time he wakes up. Thanks so much for all your prayers and support, he means the world to me and last night I couldn't even sleep i was pretty upset. Thanks everyone.

OH!!!! Pitter patters!!! There is hope! please keep us posted!
He will need some extra lovins WHEN you find him. Good luck!

Then tonight, put food and drink in the attic and also in the room below the attic, along with familiar, scented pouches or nestboxes.

If I were you and I thought he might be in the attic, I would probably try to stay up there tonight and listen very carefully.

One of the things you have to be careful of in houseproofing for your glider is to make sure there aren't little holes or places they can crawl into or behind. If they can get their head through it, they can get through it. It's amazing how small an area they can get through.

Let us know how it's going and if you hear anything tonight.

hope you find him, make sure to put food up there in the attic for him

ehhh...almost 2 days now...anyone think there's still hope... I miss him so much. I attached a picture of him.

Put his cage up in the attic with his food and pouches, check tomorrow morning.

Attics are high up too..just where they like to be..he's got to be there somewhere!! Don't lose hope! ..PLEASE MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO RAT OR MICE TRAPS OR POISON IN THE ATTIC. Ask your mom! and then check anyway! Still praying!

...I can't stop crying, Gizmo is gone. I guess Gizmo got out of the house somehow, and got to my neighbors pool. He drowned. It's amazing how attatched I got to him. I loved him so much, he was my first and only glider I've had. I truly feel that he was more than just an animal, he had the best personality. Well thanks everyone for being so supportive. <3333

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Thats the sweetest picture im so sorry you lost him. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> I lost my Molly for one night and thought I'd go crazy with worry and all. Well nothing to say that will help you probably "hugs" hopefully help a tiny bit.

Tommy~*
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" /> I am so so sorry about Gizmo. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crying.gif" alt="" /> I know you'll miss him a lot.. hang in there.

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" /> So sorry to hear that you lost him. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" />

I am truly so very sorry, <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/heartpump.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/heartpump.gif" alt="" />

I'm so very sorry for your loss. He was a beautiful little boy.
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I'm so sorry!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" /> What a terrible discovery, and I know how much you must be hurting right now. Know that we are here for you, tho. You might consider another baby (Not a replacement, but another to love and help heal the hole Gizmo left in your heart). He'll wait for you at the Bridge. and be taken care of by all of our little ones that are already there. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" />

I'm so sorry <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" />

Tommy~ So sorry for your loss. In my prayers <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" />

[:"green"]Tomba,
I know that words can't help heal your aching heart, but I still wanted to let you know how very sorry I am... Know that what happened is not your fault. Gliders are little escape artists and you tried so very hard to find him...

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(((((((HUGS))))))) I'm so very sorry for your loss...of course he is more than just an animal. He's playing happily at the Rainbow Bridge now and waiting patiently to see you again. Only time will help heal your pain. He knows how much you love him and he loves you. ((((((HUGS))))))

I'm so sorry for your loss of little Giz. Just know that we're all here for you. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" />

Oh my gosh, Tommy...I am so so sorry about Gizmo. What a cute picture of him <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/heartpump.gif" alt="" />. Hugs to you <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" />.

Karin

No words can come close to comforting you after this happens. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" /> Just know that you did your best to find him, he was just Curious George. I know for me, after losing a chin in November, I took a little time to mourn and think about him, now I'm ready to get another one. Don't worry, you're not the first to lose a baby and won't be the last--they can surprise us all.

Im so sorry to hear of your loss i send you my hugs... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" />

thanks everyone, it means a lot. I like the idea of rainbow bridge. I also like the idea of sooner or later getting another glider not to replace him, but to maybe fill the hole. They both sort of cheered me up a bit. Thanks everyone.

He will always be in your heart till you see him again. Adopting another glider can help with the pain till then and bring you joy and also give another glider joy in his/her life. It's obvious you really love him and there are so many more out there that need the kind of love you provide for them.

Awww I am so sorry this happened to you.

Sorry to hear about Gizmo. Words won't heal things, only time will,I know he will find his way to the rainbow bridge, and my Egon will be there to give him a ride.I know she is there, she is a beautiful white cocketiel who I had for 18 years since she was an egg before she passed. She will be there to show him the way. all our love Sally and her animal gang <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" />

Tommy, I am so soory for your loss of Gizmo! You did everything you could to find him! Heloves you and knows how much you loved him!
We are here for you if you need anything!
~hugs~

Aww... I'm so sorry too! Please don't blame yourself! And always remember he loves you! And knows you love him!
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So sorry for your terrible loss. I was SO hoping to come on here and see that you had found him OK. They are so fast!!! (and sneaky)
Hope time helps to heal your pain.
You are in our thoughts.

I too am saddened to hear of your loss Tommy. You tried so hard to find him and it's obvious how much you loved him. Another baby will be fortunate to have you as a caregiver. Blessings to you.

Tomba, the tears are just STREAMING down my face! Gizmo looks so much like my Ernie---

Don't beat yourself up with the "Coulda/Woulda/Shoulda" game. Things happen. We're human. We sometimes learn lessons the hard way...and what's hardest is when we dwell on the hundreds of ways something could have been prevented "if only...."

There are many arms surrounding you in spirit, many cheeks being streaked by tears...let me add 2 more. I'm sorry.

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" /> I am so terribly sorry for your loss. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hug2.gif" alt="" />
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thanks for what you said it really made me feel good, helped me think a more positive. Thanks a lot for your concern, it means so much. I'm considering getting a new suggie maybe sometime soon, It's just hard considering how close I was to Gizmo. Thank you

Tomba, I just wanted to tell you how sorry I am for your loss. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />