WELCOME TO THE HOME OF MY GLIDERKIDS
First a little about me. My name is Candy and I am the mother of 5 wonderful young men. I am a Florida native and grew up in Miami. I have lived in the Tampa area for over 35 years. I am a graduate of the Duke University School of Nursing. For a number of years I worked in pediatric nursing. Later, I was secretary and office manager for my husband's legal practice and most recently I was the manager for a local children's chorus. My hobby for the last 30+ years has been genealogy and I have spent countless hours researching my own family and helping other folks research as well.
Sugar Gliders have captured my heart. Since discovering the joy of owning gliders, they have become my new obsession. Glideritis hit me the moment I first saw them and began researching their care and needs. A year ago, if anyone suggested that the highlight of my day would be sitting on the floor in a tent with several silly critters climbing and jumping on and around me - well I would have called them crazy. Now, I look forward to our evening playtime. I truly have been captured by these magical little beings.
Here you will meet my Glider Kids. First we have the RASCALS -Sassy, Corky, Archy, Mehitabel, Missy and Mindy are mischiefmakers and very curious. Sassy is an expert at finding things that need to be glider proofed. The rest follow her lead just looking for trouble! Sassy and Corky were adopted in Sept. 2008 from SunCoast. By the end of October, I decided to add to our little family so Mehitabel and Missy, also from SunCoast, joined the group. In November, I spotted a little boy on Craig's list and Archy joined the colony. In April 2009, Art (a.k.a DaddyGlider) posted that he had a leucistic glider ready for a new home so my little Mindy Lou joined the household. Mindy has a mind of her own and made her own choice about the colony she would live with. She completed introductions in August 2009 to become the final member of the Rascals Colony.
I have made several wonderful friends in the on line glider community. When Val (a.k.a. SomethingToBelieveIn) said several of her rescues were in need of forever homes, I accepted three of her babies. The gliders now called Wacco, Yacco and Dot arrived from Texas via a glider railroad in March 2009 and became the ANAMANIACS colony. This trio had been in at least 3 previous homes so it took some time for me to gain their trust. Dot no longer bites when I hand out treats. When she first arrive she appeared to be afraid the treat would be snatched away before she grabbed it and in her rush to get the treat she would over shoot and get my finger instead. Wacco is shy but always comes when food is involved. Yacco is the gentle one and probably the father of Wacco & Dot.
The most recent member of the Animaniacs Colony is Dolly. Dolly joined the family in September 2009. She had been put up for re-homing on Craig's list following the death of her sister. I was told she schredded any pouch she was given. She had been a lone glider for several months but had been handled frequently. Dolly was a very friendly glider from the day of her arrival. By Mid-November she recieved a clean bill of health and was introduced to the Animaniacs. She and Yacco seem to be best buddies and are the early risers in the cage - up by 7:30 pm and ready for their dinner.Kanobles will be the next glider to join the family. He is a very unique glider. He is still a tiny joey who will be with his parents for another month or so. Stay tuned to learn more about this one of a kind glider!
