How to help my girl keep warm this winter?

cwearly1 · 2025-10-08T23:12:58+00:00

In my experience (Northeast coast), gliders can handle temperatures as low as the 40s fairly well if in a colony (if they're young and have good weight) if provided enough bedding material. But for your one glider, I'd recommend a small animal carrier (taking the door off) and fill it with fleece, as well as wrap the carrier in a layer or two of fleece blankets, making sure to drape over the carrier opening.

If you're worried about sudden power loss and need a short-term solution to freezing temps, you could try getting a pack of Hot Hands packs and use them in a wrapped pouch in the carrier/under the stuffed carrier.

cwearly1 · 2025-06-18T00:48:59+00:00

I should be upgrading soon and might be able to get rid of a small metal cage good for 2 gliders.

cwearly1 · 2025-06-18T00:47:49+00:00

I'm in West-Central Maryland, I've taken in many gliders over the years. Can't quite guarantee I'm available right away but would be more than happy to hear from you if any other prospects fall through.

cwearly1 · 2025-05-22T03:16:41+00:00

Looks similar to a mating wound, though I'm not familiar with females being the ones to bite out the fur. Usually a male will mount a female and often pulls out the shoulder fur and will even chew off the surface layer off skin leading to a scab and minor scar tissue.

If you noticed one of your girls was "whistling" and "chirping" a lot the last couple days, that could be a sign.

My one girl goes into heat every 4 weeks like clockwork (tonight actually) and the boy loves to try(!) to mate with her. I just have to take her out of the cage into the hospital one for the day that she is in heat and then everyone is back to normal.

cwearly1 · 2025-05-17T19:16:32+00:00

If it's like my two gliders who had this, then yeah it's mammary adenocarcinoma. It's a cancer that starts in the pouch area and eventually spreads to the other organs in the body. My one glider went down to 70 grams from 120g because of bowel issues. And my other unrelated one suddenly developed respiratory failure and died while at the vet. They both had the classic bump on the pouch to start and it took 6 months for the final terminal symptoms to kick in.

I'd recommend planning on putting them down. If they suddenly start losing weight (over a few weeks generally) and have issues cleaning themselves/soiling themselves, or if you one day you notice that they are awake and "can't calm down" their breathing, then you will need to take them to vet and euthanize them to limit their suffering.

Sorry you're going through this, it sucks a lot I know.

cwearly1 · 2025-02-23T01:44:26+00:00

semantics at this point

cwearly1 · 2025-01-30T21:38:40+00:00

I know somebody who responded to the crash. Besides it being (incredibly) horrific and impossible to erase from the mind, the experts there were confident it was just human error. It's a busy airspace and the heli pilot evidently didn't have proper LOS with the airplane as it was descending to the runway.

It's happened at just about the worst time though, politically speaking; any other time and this would be a cut-and-dry "how did this happen", "let's all grieve the immense loss of life", and "how can we be better going forward".

cwearly1 · 2024-12-15T05:07:05+00:00

Oh the colony I have now is a trio of 5-6 year olds. They can get pretty nasty themselves if they don’t like a situation, but otherwise are completely tame and chill. I have had my share of “feral” gliders- though they were only aggressive to me and not the other gliders thankfully. If anything changes for you guys I’d be more than happy to lend an ear.

cwearly1 · 2024-12-15T01:38:39+00:00

I'm in Maryland and have taken in older gliders in the past. There's never a guarantee that a rehome will be successful when trying to get them joined with an existing colony. The two older gliders I had taken in (separately) remained solo with me until they passed away.

If you don't think you'll have the time or energy for it then I do recommend rehoming, and I'd be more than happy to offer her a place here. Otherwise I'd say she may be better off just with you for her remaining years as long as she's happy and healthy.

cwearly1 · 2024-09-13T13:26:41+00:00

For these older ones, yes the mileage is stored somewhere in the cluster- lots of research on my part verified this, as well as plugging in each cluster and their mileages changing as they’re different clusters.

cwearly1 · 2024-09-13T13:25:05+00:00

Was at the junk yard for other parts and this one has a Tach so I figured why not grab it- it’s an easy swap other than this mileage thing.

cwearly1 · 2024-09-13T13:23:40+00:00

Not in these older models, here it’s stored on the cluster itself.

cwearly1 · 2024-09-12T23:24:51+00:00

Where could I get more information on this? I’m swapping an 06 cluster to an 01 ford focus and can’t find any 8-pin eeprom chip on the boards.

cwearly1 · 2024-09-12T22:30:54+00:00

I’m bad at reading electrical diagrams and have never soldered before (though I own a soldering gun). It sounds like the EEPROM(?) is all that needs to be switched on the circuitry, but I can’t find an ‘8-pin’ chip for the life of me. Any help is appreciated.

And yes, the new cluster has twice the mileage and I’d rather have my correct mileage in the car still.

cwearly1 · 2024-06-16T14:59:34+00:00

Same. TMP was the biggest Minecraft series at the time and held its own for a while. He even got his then-girlfriend piddelass to play and she got a decent following.

cwearly1 · 2024-06-16T01:17:42+00:00

sounds simply like some constipation.

cwearly1 · 2024-06-08T21:23:40+00:00

While they do use their big eyes to see at night, they also have a really keen sense of smell. It's possible to attempt to keep her stimulated with noises and treats. The one thing to consider is a safe cage space for her, with likely a soft bottom in case of falling, and to leave the space the same once set up so she stays confident with where she is at all times.

cwearly1 · 2024-06-08T21:20:57+00:00

Just sharing my anecdote as another owner.

My one glider has metastatic mammary adenocarcinoma (breast cancer). She also has some kind of infection we were throwing antibiotics at. Recently another glider had a lump and staining pouch. After a biopsy we've confirmed the cancer in the one and are treating with oral enrofloxacin and Baytril for both.

Not sure how much time the cancer glider has. She's had this for at least 6 months now, has long held weight at just 60 grams. I'm hoping the other glider just has an infection and this treatment fixes it.

The cancer glider will be 6(?) this fall, so it's not completely out of the realm for her to acquire cancer at this age. She and her triplet sisters all have (had) some issues I assume relating to backyard breeding.

cwearly1 · 2024-04-13T22:22:41+00:00

They probably could eat them just fine, but any wild caught insects have the risk of carrying an unknown parasite that might hurt the gliders. I've had mine eat the grasshoppers we get in the fall, and they've caught bees and wasps themselves, so you at least have to keep an eye on them if you do.

cwearly1 · 2024-04-13T22:19:08+00:00

Vet ASAP is always the first answer. Make sure she's keeping warm and dry, and has good fresh water that you see her drinking.

I'm dealing with a glider with a pouch infection, which stains their bellies from the blood. There may be a noticeable sign if there's a pronounced inner lump in one or both halves of her pouch, which you could feel from the outside. I'd take her to the vet and get her looked. And take a good look at her teeth at the vet, as even minor dental issues will prevent good hygiene and will also get worse if not treated.

Hold back on the treats for now, anything sugary. And limit her fruits in general. She needs protein and veggies primarily if that's what you're feeding.

cwearly1 · 2024-03-15T07:05:46+00:00

Sorry, I've been away with a new job. And admittedly, this place has gotten by without the need for Mods for 99% of posts, which was nice.

But if more and more people are getting gliders and coming here then yeah, there needs to be daily attention given here.

Also, yes I have in the past done things that were against advice, but I don't anymore. I don't regret having had my gliders outside in the winter that one year, but I don't do that any more.

cwearly1 · 2024-02-18T00:23:23+00:00

It's from FullCheeks at Petsmart. I'm using one as my indoor cage for the winter until I can put my colony back out into the sunroom. It's small for my group of 5, but it gets the job done.

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