Sarawak Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

In short: SSPCA.

I just realized today that Elizabeth is no longer in charge of SSPCA. Congratulations to Freeda who is now the admin. All the best to her!

They have also revamped their site, check it out at our sidebar.

For the love of Cats!

C'mon Kuchingites, we're not called Kuching for nothing! ;) Head over to The Spring where SSPCA is holding a fundraiser.. All kitties deserve a good home, calling all kitty lovers, head over to Spring on the 13th. It starts at 10:30am and will end on the 15th of November, 2:00pm!

There will be a talk on animals and SSPCA cats up for adoption.

For those with Facebook, you can check out the event here: Click!

SSPCA Pet Adoption Day

First of all, my deepest apologies for not updating sooner. My close friends will know that I have been busy with school & Honey Gliders. But I am slowly regaining my freedom. Finals are near and so are my holidays!

Credits to Tricia for sending me these photos as I was busy... So here are the pictures for those who wanted to but was unable to attend like me!

This was held at Animal Kingdom on October 3rd & 4th. (Yes I know I've really postponed this post... ><) Thx to all those that went and adopted a pet! We need more people like you. :)
The Adoption Counter.




The kids seemed to have the most fun, picking out pets etc... But parents must always remember to educate their kids about getting a pet. A pet is not just an animal, a pet is also a living thing that needs to be taken care of and is a lot of responsibility. By adopting a pet, you will be responsible for it for its whole life.


The puppies seemed to be adopted the fastest... But let's not forget, a cute bundle of fur today wouldn't be so cute a few months down the road when it is older... Remember to train your dog starting from young!


Two sisters adopted a pair of puppies. Remember, there are enough unwanted dogs in this world... Neuter and spay them, please. It wouldn't change their temperament, and what's more, they'll make even better household pets. If you want another puppy, there always will be puppies up for adoption, there is no reason for you to let your dogs breed.

Pet Adoption Campaign

On the weekend of October 3rd & 4th from 9.00 am till 5.00 pm, the SSPCA will host its first Pet Adoption Campaign weekend outside the premises of the Animal Kingdom Pet Shop at Nanas Road .

They are hoping to find loving homes for 60 cats and kittens and 20 puppies.

- Thx to Brandy for the tip.

Example of a BAD SG Owner!

Disclaimer: First of all, the pictures are taken in a pet shop (which I will NOT name for various reasons), and maybe there are those that may argue that pet shops can't keep sugar gliders like how people keep their pets... But in my opinion, it is giving a very bad example to potential owners. People will buy these animals thinking that they are meant to be kept in these kind of harsh conditions!

首先，我要让大家知道，照片是在一间宠物店(请别问我宠物店的名字，因为某些应属，我是不会讲的）拍的(其实古晋有两间宠物店买蜜袋鼠可是另一间不给人拍照，而且笼子还放在艘钱那边所以无法投拍啊），或许有些人会觉得我不应该这样做，可是请你们了解我不是要损坏别人的名声，我只想要让大家知道照顾蜜袋鼠的对与错。

There are a few majorly wrong things happening here in a pet shop (actually, two pet shops, but one of them doesn't allow photo-taking and the sugar gliders are placed right in front of the cashier so I couldn't take pictures discreetly) right here in Kuching...

在我们古晋的两间宠物店看到的蜜袋鼠都被捆在不适合它们的环境。



1. Light
Sugar gliders are nocturnal animals, which means that they sleep during the day and come out at night, which is why they have such big eyes.. Big and SENSITIVE eyes. I'm pretty sure that having a bright, white light just above their cage is not a very bright idea. First of all, too much exposure to bright lights may harm the glider's eyes, even using the flash on cameras will harm them if you take pictures of your glider like he is a supermodel. Using the flash OCCASIONALLY is fine though. Secondly, sugar gliders DO NOT like light, and they are more active in the dark or in dimly lit environments.

1。灯光
蜜袋鼠属于夜行动物，所以它们才会有一双那么大，那么明亮的眼睛。大，明亮和非常铭感的一双眼睛哦！我蛮确定在它们笼子放个那么亮的灯不是最聪明的做法。。。第一，太刺眼的灯光会伤到它们的眼睛。如果你把它们当模特儿那样用照相机的闪光不停的拍它，你也会伤害到它的眼。偶尔偶尔用闪光时无所谓的。重点就是，不要过份！而且，蜜袋鼠也不喜欢灯光。它们只会在比较暗的环境下活泼。



2. Food
Apples? You must be kidding me! Even us humans can't live on one food alone! They need vitamins and minerals just like us, which means that they need vegetable, fruits, meat, insects and you must also watch out because there are many foods that are poison to them. Garlic and chocolate may even cause them to die. They have a very complex diet which I am unable to cover in this short article... So if you are interested in owning a sugar glider, do your research!

2。食物
苹果？！你是不是在开玩笑？！连我们人都需要各种各样的食物来生存啊！它们跟我们一样需要营养素啊，就是说它们需要蔬菜，水果，肉，空虫。而且，你需要注意以下因为有些食物对它们而言是毒！大蒜和巧克力有可能使它们死亡。它们的食谱很复杂，我劝那些对蜜袋鼠的人找多点质料吧！



3. Space/Cage
Sugar gliders are extremely active. In the wild, they live on trees - gliding to other trees, making it unnecessary to touch the ground. They are made to live on trees, it is instilled in them to love to climb. The smallest cage that meets the requirement is 3ft x 2ft.... Which makes the cage shown in the picture frighteningly small. Sugar gliders are specially formed with a  membrane which enables them to glide, surely you do not think that it is there just to give the glider that unique scalloped look when they are relaxed do you?



3。空间/笼子
蜜袋鼠是一种很活泼的动物。它们在野外是住在树上的，最多只是滑翔到另外一棵树，一生几乎都不会碰到陆地的。这说明了它们爱高高的地方，它们喜欢爬。它们天生就有一成薄薄的皮，连接着它们的手到脚，使它们能够滑翔。。你觉得那成皮是拿来摆美的吗？最小被接受的笼子应该是3尺高，2尺宽。照片里的笼子实在是太小了。

Feel free to start a discussion or add your thoughts!

欢迎你们留言！

Puppies for Adoption

My friend has four puppies up for adoption.. Please call 0168848194 if interested.

Male - Adopted


Female - Adopted


Female - Adopted


Female - Adopted 27th Sept!

Sugar Glider Day by Day Growth Pictorial

Firstly I would like to say that all joeys develop at their own pace. What you see here may not be identical with your joey. Secondly, I would like to thank Jit Shiong - who I met on LYN - for the wonderful pictures. The text is adapted from here, here and here. All credits go to them.

There are no pictures of the sugar glider in pouch because it is virtually impossible - and dangerous - to take pictures of the babies when they are that vulnerable.

16 days after mating, sugar gliders may birth up to 4 joeys at a time. 1-2 being most common, 3-4 being rare. Joeys are born pink, naked (furless), blind and deaf (the ears are fused to the head) and are about the size of a grain of rice. They crawl up a slippery path to the pouch that the mother has licked for them. If they leave this path, they can get stuck in the mother's fur and will starve or freeze to death. The mother will, of course, try to lick it out if it gets stuck. The whole process takes about 5 minutes for them to be completely in pouch and attached to a nipple. There, they remain for another 2 months before they are developed enough to come out. Also, the mother is gonna need more protein so now is a good time to start feeding more.

It's very rare to see a joey born live and make the journey into the pouch. Few are lucky enough to catch it, some by just being around at the right time, others count the days after mating and perhaps some are just downright lucky. Most joeys are born in the morning-noon, and I heard somewhere that gliders do not birth joeys at night. Nobody knows how true that is but with all of mine, it's held true. If you do happen to see a joey born or know there is one in pouch and you have little or no experience with gliders, resist all temptation and DO NOT attempt to open that pouch and peek inside. It is possible to do this, but very dangerous if done the wrong way. The joey MUST stay attached to that nipple until it comes off on its own. Their jaws aren't developed enough to reattach itself. The nipple swells in the joeys mouth causing it to stay latched on, if knocked off, it WILL die.


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Day 7: Eyes usually open 7-15 days OOP and they should be able to hear by now. The fur is thicker on the shoulders and neck, but still very thin underneath. The teeth aren't very developed yet but there are tiny ones starting on the top jaw. The bottom 2 teeth aren't very long and it looks like a small lump on the gum. The joey should be pretty vocal by now and riding on either of its parents backs when they go somewhere. The joey will not leave the nest alone and go exploring just yet. Joeys may 'jump' in your hands when held, I am not sure why but mine did that just when they were starting to sleep. This will go away around 30-45 days OOP. At this age the joeys like to be kept warm since they don't have much fur on them yet, they like sleeping in hands. Also, now is a good time to move the nest/pouch to the bottom of the cage in case a joey happens to wander out by accident.


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Day 14: Holding the joey about 10-15 minutes at a time is recommended at this stage. The baby will most likely cry for mom while you are holding it. You can calm the baby by keeping it warm, as it still doesn't have much fur. Try placing the joey in your bra or cupping in your hands. The mother glider may be nervous about you holding the joey the first few times out of her sight, especially if she is a first time mother. Do not stress the mother out. If she is very concerned with you holding her joey, start by walking away only for a minute, and put the joey back. Slowly work up her trust. Speak softly to the baby so that it becomes accustom to your voice. Shortly after the joey comes out of pouch, the parents may decide to mate again. It is possible for her to give birth to a new joey and while nursing one that is out of pouch.


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Day 30: Joeys can be held up to about a half hour at a time now. The eyes should be completely open and the joey more adventurous. The ears are up and listening to everything. Fur should completely cover the underside. Some joeys may even start practicing small jumps or hops, most will not though. Teeth are big enough where biting will hurt and the joeys will start to chew fingers/nails now.


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Day 40: Most joeys, by now, are looking to explore and are showing their personalities. They should be running around the cage with the parents and riding on backs less, now is a good time to try playing games with them that you might play with the parents. Not too rough, be gentle. Joeys should be starting to pick up food, mostly fruit, off the dishes and taste it. They most likely won't try tasting the meat or eggs till later. Just the juices and fruit, maybe some veggies At this age they do like baby cereal, don't overfeed, just a little for a nice treat to help get them started on solids. It helps to mix the cereal with some juice.

Even though the joey is starting to eat on its own, please understand that the joey is not ready to be separated from its parents. The joey is still nursing off of its mother regularly to get the required vitamins and nutrients needed to be healthy. The joey is also still learning "how to be a glider" from both parents by learning behaviors, sounds, and how to react to people. The mother glider at this point is also still helping and teaching the joey to use the bathroom.


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Day 58: At around this time the joey will be completely weaned and able to live on it's own. It should have a fully fluffed out tail by now and eating most solid foods that are fed to the parents. It will want to come out and run and play with the parents at night and the parents (most of them anyway) will wrestle and play rough with the joeys. I don't mean rough like biting them, but rolling around and hollering at each other. Before separating from the parents be SURE the joey is eating on its own and make sure it 'pees' and 'poos' by itself. If it doesn't, then it isn't ready to be on its own yet. It may be another week before the joey is ready to live on its own.