any sugar glider breeders?

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1. Lexi P | February 4, 2010 at 10:52 am | Reply

   Beware of glider mills when you’re looking for a breeder. Here’s a list of breeders to avoid: http://www.glideruniversity.org/index/content/view/28/29/

   “A good breeder should:

   1. Show you the gliders’ habitat area. If they won’t they may have something to hide.

   2. Have reasonably clean cages. USDA requires they be cleaned every two weeks. The bottom line is that breeding sugar gliders have an odor, but it should smell musky, not rank and filthy. Food dishes and crocks should be clean. Water bottles should be full. There should not be old food sitting at the bottom of the cage.

   3. Be able to handle joeys and parents without wearing gloves. If the breeder has to wear gloves to handle parents, they do not have a good relationship with their gliders. If they have to wear gloves to hold the joeys, they probably have not been handled. Sugar glider joeys sometimes bite, but you should not require gloves to handle a joey that has been well handled.

   4. Be able to convey proper information about diet. Do your research first. Know about diet and make sure the breeder is feeding the adults and joeys properly (you want healthy joeys).

   5. Be able to give proper information about habitat, handling, bonding, vet information, emergency care, etc.

   6. Not pull joeys away from their parents before they are 8 weeks old.

   7. Discuss the issues of 1 sugar glider or two. Sugar gliders do better in pairs. Some people prefer to get one, bond with it then get the second, but sugar gliders do best in pairs and should convey this information.

   8. Act in the sugar gliders’ best interest. If it looks like it’s all about money, go elsewhere. ”

   I hope this helps and good luck in your sugar search.

   http://experts.about.com/q/Sugar-Gliders-3567/Sugar-Glider-Mills.htm

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