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 Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:11 am Post subject: Sugar Glidder Housing help please |
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I have been offered some gliders and have done lots of reading up on them. Before indulging I need to ensure I have the correct set up. Can anyone advise a specific suitable cage for them. I have read as a minimum a 4ft x2x2 cage is required but where from and what make etc. Any help appreciated thank you.
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Jon
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| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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Dude,
PM Quicksilver on here - he's a mate of mine and has sugar gliders - the only person in Jersey to have some! Had them specially imported, and they're BEAUTIFUL.
I'm sure he'll be able to lend some advice 
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Rickeezee
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| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Jon wrote: | Dude,
PM Quicksilver on here - he's a mate of mine and has sugar gliders - the only person in Jersey to have some! Had them specially imported, and they're BEAUTIFUL.
I'm sure he'll be able to lend some advice
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Thanks for that.
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Yes, i'd also recommend the Ferplast indoor aviaries!
Not kept sugar gliders myself (but had a look into them a little while ago)...
I've kept rats in the Ferplast aviaries (I have a Rondo - tall, hexagonal one, but the Mito is also good one, as is the large Brio) and they are pretty easy to clean out and have good access.
The base is a slide out tray which I found was easy to empty and disinfect, although the shallow base did mean that I could only have a thin layer of substrate (though probably not a problem with sugar gliders, seeing as they'd rarely be on the floor).
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| one of my gliders has made a nest inside a reptile rock/cave type hide I put in there. Its quite funny watching her gathering substrate for her nest |
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Thanks for all of the information folks much appreicated. That ferplast, not cheap but a nice size for the gliders.
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| Muttley_109 wrote: | http://www.petsathome.com/invt/2945
we bought this cage for our pair of gliders |
Right after a bit of messing about I got the cage as per the link. My local store does not do them as thye don't concentrate on birds! So I had to go to another Pets at Home about 20 miles away. Madness.
So have got the basic set up done this afternoon just need to add a couple more bits but dont want to clutter it up. I thought cob granules for substrate, any advice appreciated. Pics of other folks set ups would be great, thanks. Those Mito aviaries are huge 
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