We are slowly getting into a routine with four gliders in two cages.This past weekend we moved the cage for Cirrus and Virga into the family room where they can get used to the normal traffic and noises in the house. Foehn and CB are in my office, so the cages are in separate rooms but only about 25 feet apart. This morning when I got up for work I heard some barking and figured it was from either Cirrus or Virga. However when I walked out into the kitchen I heard first a bark from Cirrus' and Virga's cage, and then a response from my office! This happened a couple of times until I turned on the kitchen light and the ladies retreated to their pouch. When I entered the office CB and Foehn weren't their usual enthusiastic selves and were hanging on the back of the cage. I think they were preoccupied trying to figure out where the response barking was coming from. They did not run to the door and on to my lap like they usually do now in the morning. CB headed to their pouch and turned in, but eventually Foehn made her way out to me for a few licks of yogurt. So, if they weren't sure before, they all know there are other gliders around.
M had Cirrus and Virga in the bathroom again today for some free time.She managed to get a photo of Cirrus climbing the pedestal of the sink. There is nothing for them to grip with their nails, so they are just using pressure and their padded feet to hold on. We still find it hard to believe they can hold on like this on to what is essentially glass.
Cirrus and Virga got into a tussle today during their free time. Cirrus was digging around the edge of a towel that was on the floor and Virga came over to check it out. Cirrus pounced on her and they started on each other. This wasn't the playful wrestling that CB and Foehn get into, and M broke it up before anyone got hurt. It's a new side to Cirrus (she's the small one) that we hadn't seen yet. Once back in their cage, Cirrus went into one of the two sleeping pouches they have. Virga followed, then thought better of it and went to sleep in the other pouch. Apparently she felt it was best to leave Cirrus alone for awhile! We're hoping their tussle was an anomaly, or it will present some problems when we eventually try to introduce them to Foehn and CB.
This evening M got Foehn and CB out of their sleeping pouch for their snack and some running around time. They both must have detected the smell of Cirrus and Virga on M, because they were very tentative about climbing on her. Even after they settled into their bonding pouch for the evening, Foehn was awake and seemed to be keeping a wary eye on M.
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