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The
Truckin' Suger Glider, a carer's story by Jae
Late one night whilst manning the WIRES phone I had a call come in
from member of the public (MOP) in Tamworth regarding a small glider
that he had found in the back of his truck near the battery box.
After asking the MOP where
he thought it might have come from his reply was, “Not sure
it could have been 1 of 2 places!”
He’d picked up the trailer from Gladstone in Queensland but
on his way down to Tamworth he stopped overnight at a friend’s place
at Petersbough & parked the truck & trailer under a tree out the
front. So you can see my dilemma, where had the glider come from.
After a physical examination I discovered he was a she, a
little bit on the skinny side but who wouldn't have been after
travelling so far in the back of a truck trailer. Anyway with some
very clever ideas in mind I started to build a cage for her with,
branches, flowers, climbing ropes & her own personal little hiddie
hole. After some time in care she started to make a heck of a racket
so it was time to organise a much larger cage. Setting her up in a
small bird aviary she was well on the way to regaining her weight &
eating me out of house & home. After some very frustrating phone
calls trying to organise a lift back up to where we had decided
she’d come from, finally success (it
was like trying to pull teeth. Sometimes)
Thanks to an ex WIRES member my sweet little sugar glider
finally got her lift back up into Queensland & was released onto a
property that was renown for Sugar Gliders. It was nothing short of
a real pleasure to look after her, she is missed but not forgotten..
 
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