Howdy, new to gliders, from Jersey...call me Ben

[Shrew]

Howdy, just thought i would follow standard procedure and make a post saying hello and letting you all know about about me

im Ben, im 21 and live in Jersey C.I. I am currently in the market for my first pair of gliders which i am still looking for though will be coming over on the 14th of June to hopfully pick a pair up. I am currently a keeper of reptiles, which consists of 2 columbian rainbow boa's, 2 bearded dragons, 1 guyana red tail boa, 1 suriname red tail boa, 1 black and white arg tegu, 1 red and white arg tegu, 3 leopard geckos, 3 sand eye geckos and 3 crested geckos. I also have 1 chinese praying mantis and a lesser tenrec.

any help on the glider front though would be a massive help thanks again

Ben

[Amalthea]

Welcome to Suggie Lumps, Ben! Would love pics of your tenrec and mantis (I strangely love mantids)!!

[ekrubnerraw]

hi and welcome ^.^

a friend whats me to build a portfolio on mantids for her

and im becoming quite a fan myself xx

[Marie]

Hi Ben, welcome to SL.  You have some nice red tails there, my 2 favorites so some piccies would be nice  .  Tenerec eh?  Wow, there aren't many of them around (not in the UK anyway).

[loulou]

Hey Ben welcome to SL,

I have already sent you an email regarding the only gliders I have available but I'm sure you will find some to your liking

[Shrew]

thanks Loulou, i appreciate the reply and the idea of them is acutally starting to grow on me how are they tamness wise? in the sence would you say they would be good for my first gliders?

im so excited! we are just trying to sort out travel and such...we just got quoted £630 for 1 car and 4 adults return to england on the boat! thats soo much...though looking into other options, may just pop over on the plane for the day and bring them back with me...gotta book within the next week

[Marie]

Will you be able to fly them back?  How long is the boat trip?  That's an awful lot of money when you consider ferries to the continent and half that price (or less!!).

[loulou]

Thats a hell of alot of money, if you are going to fly you need to call the company first and see if you can fly with gliders on you, I dont know if you will be able to or not.

With regards to my two, I do poke and prod my gliders from a really early age so the get silly friendly, the female is the more confident as shes older, I wrestle her on a regular basis to get her off my back when I put her food bowl in, the male is more shy but is still friendly and still likes the human tree/treat dispenser. Same with any new glider with bonding you will need to put work in yourselves to get them bonded to you but I do like to think of myself as a good breeder and make sure all my joeys are human happy and get lots of interaction before they go to their new homes. If you want to talk to a member thats had gliders off me before Rob on here got his two boys from me and they were his first gliders, he may be able to give you an unbiased view.

I hope you can find a cheaper quote for your ferry

[Shrew]

im sure i can trust most people here when it comes to glider issues...well atleast untill i know enough and have enough exprience to have my very own opinions lol 

and the thing with Jersey is that there is only one boat company...condor...but we may be able to get it cheaper through a friend of a friend if you get me...other then that it will be a case of calling British Airways and seeing what they will have to say about it all...even then it will be a case of working out how to get about once i get to the airport...every time i try and get a new animal it becomes a massive deal and big pay out, though i guess it means i do only commit to the animals i really really want...cant really get any thing on a whim, unless i want a rat or hamster lol (no offence meant btw since i like both)

[tillie]

Welcome Shrew, you'll find everything you need to know here   I havent any joeys at the moment but good luck in your search.