A House Full of Gliders

This has been a busy week for us as far as the gliders are concerned. We have an extra cage this week, as we are caring for Ghost. He had his neuter this morning, and since our son works days we took Ghost in to the vet this morning for the procedure.

So, trying to give attention to three cages of gliders is a challenge. Around 9:00 p.m. we bring CB, Foehn, and Cirrus into the office for their mealworms and playtime. After their mealworms and a brief time or two around the office they have been settling in to M's sweatshirt, leaving me twiddling my thumbs until M goes to get their dinner in the cage. At that point I scoop them out of her sweatshirt. The neat thing about that is all three comfortably climb on to my hand and arm to come out, instead of trying to get away or hide. They have a little time to play, and when M has the food in the cage we call it a night and take them back.

At that point I go set up the tent in our bedroom in order to spend some time with Rossby and Sprite. They have been sleeping a little later so are usually still in the pouch  when it's time to bring them in. They enjoy the time in the tent, especially the wheel. We start out with a few mealworms, but Rossby is not as enthusiastic about them as Sprite or the trio. The tent has been a good thing for them. They are getting into a routine, even to the point that they will climb into the pouch when I offer it to them when it's time to wind things down. They, too, now realize that dinner is waiting.

And yes, Ghost gets attention as well, He is a very sociable glider and loves to have the attention. Mornings have been a little hectic this week. I have been giving them their yogurt because M has had early appointments this week (including taking Ghost in this morning). Ghost is always waiting and I give him his first. Cirrus usually waits up for us to come out, so I next take care of the trio. In the meantime Sprite and Rossby are peering out of the pouch in their cage while waiting for us to finish up with the trio. When it's their turn, they come right to the cage door and go for the small dish with the yogurt. They don't usually waste time licking it off of a finger. They both perch on the edge of the dish and lick it up from there, happily chirping the whole time! Once they have licked the dish clean, they climb into their pouch and go to sleep. It's really nice to have them in a routine

Next up is introductions, and that may happen this weekend.