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11-25-2005, 08:20 AM | #1 |
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| Sugar Glider I was just wondering if anyone has ever owned a sugar glider? I have been wanting for a very long time to get a red/grey squirrel or southern/northern flying squirrel but it costs so much to take the courses and to get my exotic animal license so a friend of mine mentioned that I should consider a sugar glider. And my reasoning for wanting one for a pet is bc I love the way that they bond with you. My friend Adams' boss rescued a grey squirrel and she is so sweet and never wants to part with her. She goes everywhere she goes and is litter trained. Now as with all my other pets I put A LOT of thought and consideration into them before I bring them home. I know that they do NOT do well with dogs or other pets (there are of course exceptions as always) but in general only want/tolerate contact with you. And I know that they need large TALL cages to be happy and since I can't find tall enough cages in my area I found a website that shows me exactly how to the perfect one. So, my biggest worry is about their diet. I know you can get sugar glider type kibble but just like with dogs, ferrets and other animals this diet can not possibly be enough nutrition for them to live a healthy and happy life. So I'm wondering just how high maintenance is their diet? I have tons of other questions but I'll shut up for now to see if anyone even has had/has one! lol
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11-25-2005, 09:02 AM | #2 | |
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11-25-2005, 11:30 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | We've never had a sugar glider but our cousin has a pair. They're cute little boogers. Back in high school, I took in a rescue squirrel. Her eyes weren't even open. They are amazing pets...if you get them young. She hated men, though and would attack my dad. Too funny! I can still hear him cussing! We ended up keeping her about a year and gave her to someone that had 3 squirrels. They had a HUGE cage that covered one wall in their den.
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11-25-2005, 11:54 AM | #4 |
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| I have 2 sugar gliders!! I have 2 little girls! They are so cute!!!! I love having them, they are so easy to take everywhere with you... due to the fact that they'll just sleep in a ball in your pocket, or a bonding pouch. Their diet is a tricky thing. The breeder who I got them from has a diet plan that is great. My girls seem really healthy compared to some of the other gliders I have seen, (and the vet said the same thing ). It is a super simple diet too... SunCoast Diet 1-fruit and/or veggies 2-a protien source (bugs, yogurt, chicken baby food, hard boiled eggs ect...) 3- Zookeepers secret (a staple food--like a moist kibble-- that stays in the cage all the time). You should look on my breeders site. She is AWESOME!! And even sends out a Sugar Glider e-Newsletter once a month, even if you don't buy through her. She has a ton of information on her site. And sell the zookeepers secret that every sugar glider LOVES! Soncoast Sugar Gliders If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask me anything! |
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11-25-2005, 05:44 PM | #7 | |
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11-25-2005, 05:45 PM | #8 | |
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11-25-2005, 05:49 PM | #9 | |
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11-25-2005, 06:43 PM | #10 | |
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You are right! No one is going after her there!!!! She is a smart little stinker, because that really is one of the safest spots she can go. She knows I'll keep her safe. | |
11-25-2005, 06:46 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | They are adorable!!! i LOVE them!! sad story time...my aunt was baby sitting one time when she was my age. they had a flying squirrel and she was terrified of it. they didn't keep it locked in a cage so it was jumping around her all night. it went into the bathroom so my aunt closed the door. when she went in to check on it it had drowned in the toilet.
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11-25-2005, 06:54 PM | #12 | |
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Also... if you bond them to you early on you will probably never get bit. (But I can't say that strangers to them wont... They can be very picky about who they want as friends). Another thing they are picky with is food! It is funny, my girls HATE kiwi, strawberries, honeydew melon, and get sick of apples on occasion... BUT LOVE avecado, watermelon, bell peppers, pea pods, cucumber, sweet potato baby food. I know other sugar gliders who love honeydew melon and hate bell peppers... | |
11-25-2005, 07:01 PM | #13 | |
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That is sad, that is an EXTREMELY common way for them to die. We NEVER leave the toilet seats up, just in case they decide to break free sometime. (And trust me if there is a way out they'll find it!) Okay CUTE story about them getting out then I'll be done... My dh and I were visiting his sister and we took them and their cage to her house with us. Well we went to sleep not knowing we didn't secure the cage. After being asleep for a while I feel a little something on me, she crawled up to my face and started trying to open my eye with her tiny hands. ISNT THAT CUTE!! Instead of just wandering off in a new house and getting lost, she tried to wake me up to play. Layla (our other glider) was not far behind her and was climbing on my bed. | |
11-25-2005, 07:04 PM | #14 |
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| Our local exotic pet store has sugar gliders. They are very sweet all though I know they can be aggressive. It depends on the way they were bred and raised, I was told. You definetly want to get one that has been hand fed. I want to get one someday too
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11-25-2005, 09:03 PM | #15 |
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| See, I REALLY want to avoid buying one from any of my local petshops for the simple reason that I am sure they come from "sugar glider mills" just as there are puppy and kitty mills.. Even though I LOVE the people who own my fav local pet store I still don't want to have to get pets from them bc of this reason. I plan on questioning them about where they get their gliders and if they can provide me with a number and an address where I can meet the real breeders then I might consider buying from them one day.. But so far Sun Coast Gliders has been the best in my eyes. (I've seen the site before when looking around and was very impressed..) Am I right in thinking that pet shops get their gliders from "glider mills" ??
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