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Does anyone have a sugar glider?
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YES YES YES GET ONE!!!
GET ONE GET ONE GET ONE!!!
do you hear me?
listen to me!!!
GET ONE!!!!
or two.
I have a sugar glider.
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oh no but i want one. Its best to jsut try it out with ur family see how things go.
I have a sugar glider.
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you are going to want to think before you get one, sugar gliders usually only attach to one person, meaning they might not like the kids, not only that, the dog might frighten them. they take a lot of work, probably more than your dog, but they are very cute, and very lovable if you have the time, and if your kids are old enough for the responsiblity
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My sister has two of them. She raised them from infants and they are still mean bitey little creatures that smell. They shriek at strangers, make a racket at night and are an expensive pain to feed. They are cute, but not worth it.
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Sugar Gliders are so cute!! My aunt used to have one! She has a little Shih-Tzu puppy.. And yes sugar gliders are nocturnal.. Also they are great with kids because when I went over there the thing played with me all the time. Most of them are great with kids. Make sure you get it from a pet store so it doesn’t have rabies.. Also, like the name suggests, they like sugar. Don’t feed it to them a lot though because just like humans it will make them sick. Only feed them like a sprinkle of sugar every once in a while or if they do something you please. They are good with dogs too I am not sure about big dogs because they might be afraid because they are so small. But little dogs are perfect. If you have a big dog you might want to keep the glider in a cage for a little while so it can get used to it’s new home. After about a week you can take it out and let it run around the house. Just be sure to potty train it lol. DO NOT and I mean do NOT let him outside! They can get lost easily if they belong to a family. Other than that they usually go solo. So the only way your sugar glider can go out, is if you get a pen for him to run around in outside. Make sure it has a roof because the gliders can climb very well then glide off the top. Cats get pens outside where they can climb and jump and run around and play. There is a little cat door to access it from the inside. As well as a door that you use a lock that has a key or a code to get in outside for the owners. Just make it a simple code it’s not like the sugar glider will go over there an unlock it. And noone will come steal anything out of it. Just make sure there is a covering where you can still see your sugar glider. A small holed chain link fence would be perfect. You can’t use the big holes with cats either because some breeds of cat they are small enough to squeeze through. Also if you have a kitten they can easily go through. Oh and you know what is funny? When I was 2-5 years old, I used to call them Squirrel Kitties.. I used to say, “Hey, look! It’s a squirrel kitty!” Lol it was funny. But to me, they just looked like a squirrel and a cat combined. I hope you have fun with your sugar glider!
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I used to own two of them… I loved them, they are so cute and sweet.
But, remember, they’re nocturnal… so they play ALL NIGHT LONG. Very, very loudly! They jump around, and they would run around in their wheel for hours! I had to give them away because I couldn’t get any sleep!
Mine were also very rambunctious, so when I got them out of their (huge) cage to play with them, they would jump up into the curtains and glide down, then run back up them again!! Also, remember, they aren’t “potty trained”, so I had to check my curtains every time they played in them.
They are good with kids- as long as you have responsible older children, but I’m not sure how it would work out with the dog. It doesn’t seem like a good idea. They really do like a lot of attention, and love to jump around and be played with- but not necessarily held. If you have younger children who expect to hold them like a hamster, you’re in for a ride!!! LOL.
Make sure you do your homework before you make the addition to your family!
Oh, and no, you can not put the cage outside!!! They actually like air conditioning. I’m not sure where you live, but I live in Florida, and I was warned that the weather could potentially kill them. Plus, if you’ve ever tried to give a sugar glider a bath, you know that they don’t like water- so the rain would not be a good thing!!!
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I would not recommend one, i know someone who has one and she also has 3 young children and she was hoping that they would be able to handle it and be a good pet but it bites when ever they try to handle it and they handled it from a young age as well but maybe it wasn’t young enough so get your young as possible and handle them regularly. I’m studying animal care at college and my college has about 20 sugar gliders i think there, and even the tutor says to us they don’t make good pets, they are kept in a bigish avery with shelves and ropes and they sleep in wooden boxes on the shelves with towels in them, and serve their food to them in plastic cat food and water bowl, and have a normal small animal water bottle on the side of the bars next to a shelf. Here’s a bit about them, their latin name is Petaurus breviceps it means ‘short-headed tight- rope walker’ and they are from australia,they are nocturnal, they can live for about 15 years and they cannot live on their own in the wild they live in groups of about 20 to 40 with one or two dominant males, they live in trees in the wild and will only glide if high enough, at college we feed them on small pieces of fruit and this special mix that i can’t remember what exactly is in it only that it has honey and baby food in it and is kept in the freezer, they are fed once a day, they have a complex communication system which is based on scents the males and female produce, if you want to know how to sex them a mature male has a diamond bald patch on the forehead and a visible scent gland on the chest, the testicles can be seen in above the penis opening, the female may have visible pouch on her underside, sugar gliders make a wide range of sounds such as chirping, barking and chattering. I hope this info has helped I’ve mostly gotten it from my notes from college.
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http://www.gomestic.com/Pets/Unusual-Pets-Sugar-Gliders.77597
this is a really good link and explains about getting one vs two and the social needs of them…
I dont think this would be a good pet.. they are EXTREMELY demanding.. unless you can take the pet with you to work in a pouch.. their lifespan will be shortened…
how old are your kids?? these are NOT pets for young kids..
NEVER buy from a pet store.. the Gliders sold in stores are the old ones the breeders can no longer use… pet stores are in the business of profit so they buy the cheaper animals and sell them for high..
VERY seldom will you find a good young animal in a pet store.. Breeders will sell them direct rather than selling them cheap to a store..
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Hey Lexi,
I own two sugar gliders and researched for litterally MONTHS before I got mine. I still research about their diets and I’m also active in sugarglider.com forums. (which I REALLY suggest you check out before you get them)
You MUST get two gliders. In the wild they live in colonies and are sociable animals. If kept alone, they will get depressed, stop eating, chew, and pull their furr out, bite OFF their limbs and tail and self mutilate themselves, and pace back and forth in their cage all night and WILL eventually die. I know that seemed a bit scary and I’m definetely not trying to do that, but it is extreamely important that you get two. If you don’t want to take my word for anything I say, then PLEASE do research for yourself and you will find out the same things.
Now, sugar gliders can bond at any age and will not just bond to one person. They do make alot of noise and alot of different noises all night long. It doesn’t bother me or my wife and we have their cage right beside our bed. Some people, on the other hand, can’t sleep beside them and end up putting th cage in the lifing room. I don’t know why that other answer said anything about keeping them outside, but I suggest keeping them inside. Sugar gliders are native to Australia and like it warm all the time. Outside, it could be warm, cold, raining, windy, and they may get sick easier. Or a snake could get though their cage and eat them and mice would be attracted to their food. That would just be a stupid decision.
Gliders need a large cage to play and jump around in and these can get pretty expensive for the right size cage, and for this reason, I built my own. A cage for 2 gliders sould be at least 36 inches high, 24 inches wide and 14 inches deep. Some people just use large bird cages. Whichever way you go, it needs to have a pull out tray at the bottom for easier cleaning.
Feeding.
Gliders require a balanced nutritional diet of 50% protein (chiken or other lean meat/beef), 25% FRESH fruits, and 25% FRESH vegetable.
By FRESH, I mean they cannot be canned, they must be fresh or frozen vegetables.
You cannot simply feed them glider pellet food. I keep this in their cage during the day incase they get hungry, but they get a fresh mix of foods every night, and whatever is left uneaten, I take out during the morning.
Gliders can be very sweet pets if you spend the time with them to bond and play. I suggest you get a cheap camping tent and get inside it with them so they will be forced to interact with you and will bond much quicker.
They cannot be trained in any way and will poo and pee anywhere they wish. But it isn’t much or often and is easy to clean up.
For treats, you can give them mealworms, yogurt, and ensure, just to name a few. They are lactose intolerate and cannot eat or drink dairy products but the process of making yogurt depleates the lactose, so it is safe.
They will get along just fine with dissaplined children. I would not leave the gliders alone with the dogs though. Actually, I wouldn’t leave the gliders along ANYWHERE. They can be mischeivious.
I think if you have the time and patience, you will love sugar gliders as pets.
Once again, I reccomend checking out sugarglider.com
and if you have any more questions, ANY AT ALL, please feel free to email me and I would be glad to further inform you.
I want what is best for the glider.
*edit* after typing all that there where a few more terrible answers that were posted. Why would you bother to write about a pet if you havn’t had one. It does take time to bond with them. I told you the tent trick. You can also place a T-shirt that you have worn all day in their sleeping pouch so they get used to your scent. Or you can get a bonding pouch and carry them around every chance you get. This is what I do. If they crab at you (which they will) simply slowly reach in and pet them or let them lick applesauce (another treat) off of your finger. DO NOT PULL BACK IF THEY TRY TO BITE. This will only teach them that biting works in their favor. Mine quickly learned after the first day that biting me would only make me handle them more. So they stopped doing it. LOL. Now mine are quite possible the sweetest animals I have ever owned. (It is between them and my last ferret) Hehe.
When they do bond to you, they are extremely sweet pets and very enjoyable to watch glider around.
By the way, mine are from a pet store but I actually met their biological parents. I would try to find a rescue that has some, or if your really want joeys (personally I would) you could check for a local breeder, and then if you can’t find one, a petstore would work. I do not support glider mills that mass produce them for the most money possible. One glider mill that I know exists is called pocket pets and often sells at fairs and flea markets.
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