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Sugar Gliders?
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Sugar gliders demand A LOT of attention. They need to be with you for around 18 hours a day, at least that’s how my friend’s acted. She kept it in a leather pouch at her side. I don’t know too much about them but you definitly need to either do some serious research or give it back wherever you got it because they’re hard to take care of.
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if you need some help, then ask a vet, really, who else could help?
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i did alot of reseach on them bcuz i wanted one, i kno they love fruits and that they sleep during the day . also they might start to smell bad if their diet isnt right. they dont have fleas. they make sounds that can be discribed as a ” electirc pencil shapener” but after a while that make a barking noise! gliders should NEVER be kept singly. They just don’t handle it well, because they are community dwellers and need the companionship of others of their kind to the point that they will actually die without it. When they get annoyed at each other, they make chattering sounds that are very difficult to describe. They have a lot of “S” sounds in them, and sometimes it really sounds like they’re cussing each other out. Adult gliders can tolerate a temperature range of 64° to 88°F (18°-31°C). At the low end of this range they definitely need warm bedding and a small enclosed space where they can cuddle to keep warm. The normal household is at the cool end of the spectrum for gliders, so make sure they can stay warm! I keep my glider room warmer than the rest of the house by using a thermostat-controlled space heater. It’s usually about 80°F in there. Making your own cage is the cheapest way to go, but when I do it I always end up sporting neat rows of evenly-spaced cuts on various parts of my body! Galvanized cage wire is the easiest to find; scrub it down good with a wire brush and then again with a sponge soaked in vinegar water, to get rid of any zinc left over from the galvanizing process. If you want to use a bird cage, you’ll need to look for one with horizontal bars a maximum of 1/2-inch apart. The horizontal bars give them footholds for climbing that they wouldn’t have in a cage with vertical bars. Gliders are very active and need lots of space for climbing and jumping, so the bigger your cage, the better! Natural branches or rope perches for climbing are good additions to your cage, but make sure any branches you use are free of pesticides and are not from a plant that could be toxic. well thats all folks!!!!!!!
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we have two sugar gliders, ours do not require constant care. we do get them out of their cage quite often, but they are not clingy. We feed ours baby food, yogurt and they love mealworms on occasion. Be careful what sort of cage you put them into, they have nails and they climb, so you don’t want anything that they will stick to. Ours have a wheel and they love to play in it. They are nocturnal and they like to be kept warm. Give them something to hide under and something to cover up with, we use a little blanket and one of those igloos that you get from the pet store. Good luck!
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Sugar gliders do require a lot of care – I have 4! They need the largest cage you can afford and lots and lots of toys to play with – they are very intelligent and need stimulation from new toys. Many bird toys or human infant toys are good to use. They’ll also need pouches to sleep in attached to the sides of their cage. I recommend carrying them in a bonding pouch for a few hours a day at least so they can get used to your sounds and scents, but for more detailed examples of how to bond better, go to http://www.sugargliderinfo.com/Bonding/ – the person who wrote that really knows what she’s talking about.
My main concern for your new baby is diet – improper diet is the most common cause of death in sugar gliders from what I’ve heard. They need a good combination of fresh fruits, veggies, mealworms and a main course. I use a mix called BML which is a proven healthy diet and gliders almost instantly love it. The same site with the bonding info has that recipe here at http://www.sugargliderinfo.com/NutritionAndDiets/leadbeat.html . It’s really not that hard to make, and it will last one glider quite a while.
Good luck with your baby, and if you have any questions I recommend going to http://www.sugarglider.net – it’s a very helpful forum full of knowledgeable people happy to answer questions. They’ve saved me many times! You can also email me at jhessail1@yahoo.com.
Owned by 4 Suggies!
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