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[glider]

my gliders wake up verry late and when im wake up in the mornig they still be up.
they wake up at 23:00 im sitting till 01:00 with them and then go sleep ,next morning they still a wake till 10:00 /11:00

i have try to wake them up but only the male comes and eat something but stay in the pounce  some times he sleep again or just wait ,(i think til the female wake,s up )

so mabey somebody now how to wake them up early  mabey play a bit with the light ?
light ar on til 19:00 then everything go off only one light stay on till 01:00

also i want to no how old they ar is there someway to see that ?
the guy i get them from could not tell my that.

thankx

[roxyandboys]

Hi Glider, your gliders sleep pattern is not really that unusual, when i first got mine they did very similar, although this has changed over the past year and they are now tend to be up by about 8 and back to bed again by 8.

try getting your gliders into a routine with their feeding and play time, make sure that their food gets put out at the same time each night and perhaps get them both out of the pouch to show them its dinner time (assuming this is possible, have you started the bonding process yet? how long have you had them?)

Try bringing them out of their cage for their daily play time a little earlier each night as well as getting them their dinner earlier.  If they are stimulated enough they'll want to be playing with you rather than having a lay in!  Do it gradually, if they're normally getting up at 11pm, try waking them up and 10:30 for a few weeks, they'll soon start getting up at 10:30 on their own, then start waking them up at 10pm till they're used to that, the 9.30pm and so on and so forth until they're happy to get up on their own and a reasonable hour.

As for telling there age, how big is he?  how large is his bald patch? What about his dangly bits?  are they large or small?

What's the history with these two?  You say you got them from someone who didn't know their ages?

Hope this helps a bit

Roxy

[Marie]

Good advice from Roxy there

Other things that affects them are the light/dark cycle, alot of people think that because they're nocturnal they should be kept in a dark room at all times, this isn't the case though, they do need a day and night cycle, so make sure the room is light during the daytime. 

Another little trick you could try is getting them used to the sound of a treat bag, do you give them treats at all?  Mine always get up as soon as they hear a rustle! 

[glider]

Hi Roxy

i find my gliders from a site like ebay ,somebody want to sell them because they bite/crab him
he get them as a pressent he say he has them a vieuw months (4) but they live with a other owner he say.

a bit off a dark story lol i think i walk to them and they look so nice so buy them they sitting in a cage for rats
the only food  i see was pinanuts and fruit .

start the day after with give them treats when in the pouch only the male come and eat out my hand but only when in the pouch
i can touch the male also lol  i have them for 2 weeks now after 1 week the male eat out my hand in te pouch
1 time he come out the pouch lol i that he want the treat but now he jump at my hand and from there go tru the holl room dammit.
they ar not to big like 10 cm/3.94 inch with out the tale.

how large is his bald patch?
What about his dangly bits?
this i can not answer lol don,t understand what it meaning sorry about my englisch

Hi Marie
yea i give them treats like mealworms
bytheway nice site you have it,s possible to make a shipping to the netherlands?
you have nice pouch and wheels lol


thankx for the help

[tillie]

Hi, its sounds like you are doing great with them

how large is his bald patch? ....is there an area on top of his head where it looks as if some hair is missing?
What about his dangly bits?..is he an entire male?  has he any balls/testicles/bollocks or have they been removed? hopefully you will understand one of those hehe.
this i can not answer lol don,t understand what it meaning sorry about my englisch...your english is very good.

Have you changed their diet?

[Amalthea]

Also, in the summer, gliders tend to get up a bit later due to the longer day

[glider]

Hi Tillie

ok the bald patch is 4 or 5 mm/inch 0.19699999999999998
yea he still got everything lol

i have a diet from internet  that i give 3 time a week
each day i give fruit and mealworms .
also i give some baby food

thankx

[glider]

Also, in the summer, gliders tend to get up a bit later due to the longer day

it,s summer here lol not that i can go to the lake for a swim damm summers here
eitherway thankx for your reply

[Amalthea]

Can you tell us exactly what you feed?  Maybe give a link to the diet you are using?

[glider]

Hi Amalthea
yes i was thinking off that but it is a dutch page lol

http://www.luna-zoo.com/sugargliders.htm#Voeding
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.luna-zoo.com%2Fsugargliders.htm&hl=nl&ie=UTF8&sl=nl&tl=en

never use google for translate but it looks good lol

[roxyandboys]

Ik begrijp niet Nederlands!!!!

[glider]

Ik begrijp niet Nederlands!!!!

lol you write good ,eiterway second link is a translation from google

[roxyandboys]

dank u, soort u om te zeggen, maar ik bedrieg met een vertaler!

[Marie]

There's always one isn't there??      

[Amalthea]

Such a show of