For those of you who read Sydney's story, the same night I bought Syd, I also brought another 8 week old glider home. He was going to be a bit harder to tame than Sydney, just because he was a
bit older, and a bit fussier. I fed both my new gliders, put them in separate cages, and went to sleep.
The next morning I could find only one glider. The other cage was empty, with the door closed. I couldn't find that bugger anywhere. I looked in the usual places ( under cabinets, near the food,
behind the appliances.)  I was really freaking out, scared I wouldn't find him, and scared that I would find him- in an unfavorable state. I tried to scare him, so I would hear him- that didn't work. I called my boyfriend at work so he would help me think of places to look. Suddenly, as I was
searching, I screamed. There was my little baby glider, floating in the toilet. I cried, and inside I was really mad. I had left signs by the toilet stressing the importance of LEAVING THE LID
CLOSED. (Actually, they said "Gliders don't swim"  with a picture of a glider in
the toilet with a life preserver on.)  My roommate just didn't think about it like I did, and left the lid up. I hear that gliders are drawn to the water, and can't get back out. I was so sad. I named him Houdini post mortem because it seemed so fitting. This baby glider had gotten out of his cage
somehow, but then drowned in water, just like the real Harry Houdini. I made my boyfriend come home from work and deal with it- I was way too upset. All I can say, is make sure everyone in your household has your glider's interests at heart as they do things around the house. Personally, every time I went to the bathroom, all I could think of was "Don't forget to shut the lid, because of the gliders."  It is imperative that your house mates also think protectively of the gliders, even if they
aren't their own beloved pets. This could easily have been prevented just by shutting the lid of the toilet. However, I will say that this particular cage was homemade by the breeder where I got the gliders, and the door was a little bit bent, to where I could fit some fingers through while the latch was locked. I guess this means that you should either avoid homemade cages, or make certain that
they close firmly. Gliders are very little and flexible when they are small, and an anxious new glider will find a way to escape. Don't let this happen to you!