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Necessities for sugar gliders?
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I advise you to choose another pet. Sugar gliders are some kind of wild and I could not tame the one I had. This is something that rarely happens to me with any other kind of pet.
Soon to be ex-Californian designated Sugar Glider sitter.
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Kay, first of all, they are marsupials, not rodents! I would check out the links below, both have lots of usful information that is very easily layed out!
-A cage that is taller than it is wide
-A bonding pouch with a window
-A sleeping pouch for the cage
-Lots of different toys on hand ((Change the toys/order of them in the cage every time you clean the cage. They need to be kept stimulated))
-A QUALITY staple food NOT cat food!!!!!
-Fresh fruits/veggies every night
-Fresh protein source every night
-Either a cage mate or lots of attention from you ((They get depressed easily))
I mean, lots of information, but those are the basics. I would seriously check out the links below. The second one has a newsletter that they have been doing for awhile with lots of questions and answers that are important to know. The first one is a forum but they have links to pages about sugar glider diets and lots of information regarding how to take care of them.
As long as you give them attention each night ((30 minutes to an hour MINIMUM)) and carry them around in the bonding pouch then they should be friendly. Don’t be afraid to let other people touch them or hold them, this will get them used to being social with other people and not just you. A great bonding trick is “tent time” find information about it in the first link or google it.
The males are normally ((95% of the time)) much easier to bond with then the females. The only draw back is the males can get a little musky, so having him fixed would be a plus. If you are getting a female, then be prepared to try a lot harder at the whole bonding process then if you have a male.
Hope this helps!! I want to keep rambling on, but I’m pretty sure the links below will provide all of the information I can and then some! They are so cute, and when bonded so worth it!
Years of sugar glider experience.
http://www.glidercentral.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm
http://www.sugar-gliders.com/
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Here is a good site for lots of infor on them and what they need and what to feed them. exotic pets, under sugar gliders
Years of sugar glider experience.
http://www.glidercentral.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm
http://www.sugar-gliders.com/
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