Every thought if your glider needed a wheel or not?
Do you have a wheel for your gliders at home? Yes? No?
If yes, then that is the greatest thing you have given to your glider. If no, then you better head on over to Pet Shack to get yourself a Wodent Wheel Senior for your suggie.
Why a wheel?
Sugar gliders need exercise, it is important for them to run and jump about. If you think a wheel is not good to invest in, then would it be troublesome for you to let your glider out for 2 hours a day, running about and jumping in your whole home? Your glider needs the exercise to firstly, keep fit and healthy. Gliders that do not have wheels can become fat and obese if their diet consist of a lot of mealworms.
Gliders need to exercise because it helps them build healthy bones. Muscle movement helps with calcium absorption and stimulates bone thickening. It helps with the joints as well. Since gliders have fragile bones, it is important for them to maximize calcium absorption.
Besides this, it actually allows your glider to do something when you are away sleeping at night. My gliders would take turns running on their wheels at night when I am asleep. It is a great activity.
Picture from Pet Shack
For Malaysians, you can order the Wodent Wheel Senior online through Pet Shack’s website. All in Ringgit and by Pos Malaysia.
Words of advice, if you’re easily disturbed, then the cage (with wheel) must be in a sperate room than your bedroom. Haha.
The wheel sounds will sometimes disturb you when you sleeps.
wodent wheel kan silent? O.O
hehe. try to sleep with them in your room and you’ll know
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I agree, wheel does make some sounds and when the glider’s nails get in contact with the track, you’ll hear a scratching sound.
hahaha, thank god i don’t sleep with my hamsters. XD