A couple of questions:

Is he neutered?

Does his urine smell strong?

Do you clean everything at once or spread it out cleaning something different each week?

What kind of wheel do you have?

With a sudden increase in the smell, I would say a vet visit is in order.

I would have him checked for parasites and a Urinary Tract Infection.

What diet are you offering?

Why use the Elimina? I, personally, would never use a product like that to try to lessen the smell of an animal not knowing what it is going to do to their organs as they are filtering it through.

If your glider is on a balanced and nutritional diet plan, there should be almost completely no smell. (no animal has no smell at all).

I have 30 gliders in my home, nobody knows it when they walk in even though they are in the room immediately to your right when you walk in the door.

If you are all of a sudden smelling ask yourself the following:

Have you cleaned the cage lately?
Are you cleaning too often?
Have you changed their diet plan?
what wheel are you using? wheels do hold in smell.
Do you have an intact male? Is he with a female? Are their other females near by?

Take glider in for a urinalysis.

Stop using the elimina

I totally agree with the recommendations given.

I don't know anything about the Pet Glider diet, you need to feed it as directed with the vitamin/mineral stuff you sprinkle on the food.

If you feel it is the urine smell, you should take him to the vet and have him checked for a UTI.

I feel a vet checkup would be the best course of action to rule out anything or get treatment if needed.

I don't know very much about the TPG diet, I've looked at it numerous times, but to be honest I've always thought it a little more complicated.

Hoping all will be well, even if treatment is needed. Please keep us posted.

It's so sad that there are such ruthless breeders out there like that, no concerns for the animal's well being. Sorry for your glider, but at least he got you to look after and care for him.

There are reputable breeders that offer "breeding prices" for some gliders. Check the breeder database, it can be found at the bottom of this thread, under the links below (privacy statement, board rules, ect.)'in blue print. Lol, I forgot, you can also click on the hyperlink word in blue breeders.

Critter Love has been breeding gliders for 14+ years. We have a great reputation with reasonable pricing.

As for your male, please do not be too passive on the UTI issue. Gliders mask their illnesses well.

My early years (back in 2004) I had a glider that I thought had a UTI, figured I had the three days it was going to take to get her in to the vet. I was a day late. On the second day she passed. I took her in for a necropsy, and come to find out she actually had a bladder infection that went sepsis fast.

Peggy from Critter Love is indeed reputable! I'd recommend looking at her available gliders.

Please keep us posted on his vet visit.

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I currently use Critter Love Plus with the salad. I've been researching the TPG diet to see if I want to try it with my gliders, but you ARE supposed to include fruits and vegetables in the The Pet Glider mix. I think you confused the last part of the recipe about wheat germ. It says that wheat germ is optional, IF you are using fresh fruits and vegetables. As in the wheat germ is optional, but NOT the fruits and vegetables. You definitely have to have the fruits n veggies in the mix! On top of fruits and veggies providing vitamins and nutrients to gliders and humans alike, they provide fiber(roughage) and something to help move things along in our digestive track. I'd re-make the TPG and make sure you include the fruits and veggies as the recipe says ASAP. Here's a direct link to the recipe. It's at the bottom of the page: https://www.thepetglider.com/pages/the-glider-nutrition-system

Ahh,ok lol. How much does he weigh? 5 of mine weigh weigh around 80g. The youngest weighed in the most at 84g and shes not chunky. I attribute it to the cage she's in with her cagemate that i havent been able to get the other four friendly with them to merge colonies and using the silent runner wheel in that cage. When i got the Raptor wheel for the others their weight dropped because they are basically on that wheel allll night. They also have a Freedomw wheel too so. Sikent Runner is crap imo. I do have another that has always been tiny. She's not as big as the others in the pairing of 4 and shes been in the 60s. She eats, runs, seems fine. I think she's just a petite glider. Havent had a problem with them losing weight, they just seem to have hit a plateau with all the runnin they do. Im pretty sure the other two will do the same when their new Stealth wheel i ordered today to replace the silent runner comes in.

The way they're designed allows it to be a urine trap. I even purchased the track with the holes in it but it drips into tge crevices. Also i didnt like the outer cover cause i felt they may get hurt on it. I also wanted something wider because i had 4 of them and they had no room to be in it together, never mind run together. Now i have a Raptor n Freedom in one and ordered the Stealth for the other.

Good to hear! When u feed him the TPG, does he eat it all? Has he ever avoided eating the vitamin coated part? I ordered a 180 day supply. For some reason I thought that was for two gliders and would last me 60 days for 6. It's not. It's a 180 day supply for 1 so this would last me 30 days.

Yes, he 98% of the time will eat the entire block. I will say that when you add the roughage on top it is going to look like too much, but its the correct amount! The only time he may leave a small piece of block is if he's not feeling well, doesn't want to eat it all that day, or it isn't one of his preferred flavored block. I checked his cage before typing this out and he indeed ate the whole block including the vitamin coat top without complaint!
I honestly believe though it all depends on the glider. They all have different taste buds, you know? I think yours will enjoy the transition! I recommend slowly transferring between diets though! (I didn't and mine had severe diarrhea from the sudden shock of food switching..) That way you can kind of see if they are enjoying the new blocks as well!
When you go to buy your ingredients for the TPG, if you can't find a small size of full fat yogurt and are reduced to buying the huge tub, I also recommend making several batches and trying different flavor batches so you don't waste that yogurt. It only lasts for a few days after you buy it. (At least mine usually do when I purchase them) It also helps you figure out what fruit and veggie mixtures your gliders like the most in some cases.
I've made 4 different flavored batches:

• Raspberries, Pomegranate, Corn, Broccoli
• Mango, Pineapple, Peas, Carrots
• Blueberries, Lime, Peas, Green Beans
• Strawberries, Cherries, Carrots, Peas

He finishes any flavor block he is given, but his favorites are the Mango Pineapple and the Blueberry Lime!
I wish you luck on your TPG diet journey! Feel free to update me on how it all goes!

That is what bothers me about that diet, sprinkle on the vitamins. I have dealt with gliders on that diet and once on the diet I feed they gain a bit of weight and basically look healthier.