You will often hear the advice that joeys bond better than adults, but the truth is far more nuanced. Joeys Joeys are a nearly blank slate. There will be some influence from their breeders, but most of their training and…
The ultimate goal of treat training is to get the glider to sit on you to eat their treat while you are in motion. This is a good training to do ahead of “stay with me training” or even concurrent…
In the wild our cute cuddly fuzzbutts are also vicious predators that are such efficient hunters of birds that they are extincting the swift parrot in their native habitat. Captive gliders manifest those bird hunting instincts when chasing feathers. Encouraging…
Some tips for setting up a blind glider cage: Shorten fall distances with bridges, platforms, and tenax mesh. Have a canopy over exercise toys to break falls. Bells near water, food, exercise, and sleeping pouches. Toys and treat cups near…
There are many different ways to care for gliders correctly, but today let’s go over the DO NOT list. Some of these will be controversial, please feel free to message me to debate them. This is by no means an…
Handling Tips Support their feet, and patiently wait until they choose to give you all four feet of their own free will (when convenient anyway, and feel free to help them unstick their nails). Gliders commonly employ the “Safety Foot”…
Do I have to? Yes! But what if I get a trimmer track or something similar? Still yes, but trimmer tracks are nice for keeping the tips dull between trims. But it’s really hard and my gliders hate it! That’s…
Why is your bonded adult glider that you have owned for more than 6 months biting you? Here are some possible reasons and advice for solving the problems. Because they are thirsty. Gliders tap into bark to drink from tree’s…
There are a few triggers that put gliders into what I call glider frenzy mode. Once in frenzy mode, they will be more grabby, alert, active, assertive, nippy, and into scent marking. Glider frenzies can look/sound aggressive, but if you…
So you just got your gliders, now what do you do to make them like you? You give them chill time in a prepped cage, then introduce yourself to them before inviting them to a tent time session where they…
