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How to bond with my Sugar Glider?
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just let him be and build trust. stick your hand in the cage every day and build the trust he needs to let you hold him. try giving treats by hand and feeding him a little by hand.
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Hey akime,
Have no fear. Sugar Glider can bond at any age. He just has to learn that he can trust you. There are a few ways to bond. First, you should put a T-shirt in his cage that you have worn for a day. This will allow him to recognize your scent. Second, carry him around in a bonding pouch while he is sleeping so he gets used to your scent, and voice. You can also give him treats by hand such as mealworms, yogurt, applesauce, ensure, and pedialite.
The best and most important part of baonding is to get inside of a camping tent with him for and hour or more so he can’t get away from you, and he will begin to use you as a jungle gym.
I’m not sure if you only have one glider but if so, you really need to get him a cagemate. In the wild, gliders live in large colonies. If they are alone they will get depressed, stop eating, pace back and forth at the bottom of their cage, and will not live as long as he is supposed to. You should be spending 2 hours or more with him every night.
Good luck!
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Two things to keep in mind first off:
#1 – bonding with a sugar glider takes time. LOTS and lots of time – sometimes weeks, months, even years. It really all depends on your little guys personality and how patient you are with him.
#2 – gliders don’t like to be held, especially not at night when they are awake – that’s playtime!!
What you really need to do is go back to the beginning of the bonding process and start over. You want to get him used to you, your smell, your voice and your hands first. At night when he’s waking up, start by talking to him, reading outloud or something for an hour for a few nights in a row. If by the 3rd or 4th night he’s acting curious and not running away at the sound of your voice, move on to the next step – if not, keep up with this for a few more nights. It is absolutely KEY not to rush him, if you move on to another step and he’s not ready for it, it will set you back even farther.
Next step is to sit next to the cage and put your hand and arm inside while he’s playing at night, making sure he’s not able to squeeze out. He’ll learn you’re not going to chase him and start using your arm and hand as a tree branch to play on. Keep this up for as long as you can, he’ll get used to your hands much faster, but don’t try to catch him or hold him. Next you can start putting treats in your palm for him to pick up. During this step you should also be doing pouch or shirt bonding during the day.
Now, once he’s acquainted with your arm you don’t just want to let him loose in the house – there are far too many things he can squeeze into and get hurt, lost, or ingest something poisonous to him (they are allergic to many things like catnip and mint). I went to Target and bought a $25 kids tent – it’s small and easy to set up, plus it is SAFE. I bring in toys, treats, and myself and face the screen towards the TV. Turn out the lights and bring in the pouch with your boy and let him wake up on his own. He might not come out the first few times, but he’ll eventually find out that this is play time, and you are his human tree. This really helps with the bonding process because he’ll learn you’re not just a big monster trying to chase him down. When you’re ready for tent time to be over, ask someone to turn on the lights, or sneak out of the tent and do it yourself. He’ll automatically want to go back into his cozy dark pouch for safe transport back to his cage.
I hope all this helps, and you can message me through Yahoo! Answers if you have more questions
many,many,many hours of research. (and experiance with my friend’s glider.)
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Here is a great site you can go check out with tons of glider information about bonding.
http://www.squidoo.com/suggieshack
and here is a site with diet information
http://www.squidoo.com/sugargliderrecipe...
Goodluck!
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