North loves plastic. Sinking the elongated teeth of his lower jaw into a soft, hollow piece of plastic is North's bliss. Over the years, I've continually searched out new and different toys for him to try and his favorites have evolved and changed. I was finally able to give up the search after finding hollow plastic whistles that are shaped like trains. I bought them from a shop where they were being sold as foot toys for birds, but I've since upgraded to buying them in bulk from a store that specializes in magic tricks and birthday party favors. North loves them and can destroy several a night. (Nocturne also enjoys them but not in such an obsessive way.)
Whenever I get a new shipment of the train whistles, I run them through the washer and dryer in a lingerie bag. Then they go into a Meijer shopping tote that hangs next to the Reptarium so I can distribute as needed.
A few weeks ago I heard something rustling around in the bag full of hollow, plastic train whistles.
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Since that first foray into the bag, North has gotten into the habit of playing in there every few nights for anywhere 5-30 minutes at a time. He dives. He chews. He tosses around trains like a superhero.
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That is one of the cutest things I have ever seen. Also, I have been known to lose my parrots inside the house for a few minutes (as they silently watch me looking for them). I can't imagine having to look for your little guys :) Do they make noise at all or are sugar gliders silent (when they're not near whistles, that is)?
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The sugar gliders are strictly confined to their own room because my cats and dogs freely roam the rest of the house. It's usually pretty easy to keep track of them.
Sugar gliders make so many noises. The loudest types are barking, which sounds like a chihuahua and is generally used as a warning to the colony of danger, and crabbing, which sounds like an electric pencil sharpener and is used to show displeasure/anger or to threaten predators.
Gliders also click, pop, hiss, etc. and combine different noises as well. Maybe I need to start recording some of their sounds for a future post because sugar gliders have a very rich language.
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