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Sugar glider Illinois/Wisconsin area?

Posted on July 10, 2010 by admin| 3 Comments

For years now I’ve wanted a sugar glider but at the time i didn’t have enough $. Well my luck changed after I saved a little money and found a owner close by. She had a boy and a little female. The people were different but I didn’t care because I fell in love with the little girl. Well anyways I got her. The first night I set up the cage and let her get used to her environment.I thought it was the beginning of a long happy relationship. I was feeding her zoo keepers secret and fruit and rep-cal supplement and everything was going perfect. Then this past Saturday she died.It was one of the worst days.I loved the little animal so very much. The vet said she was sick WAY before I got her. So I want to try this mission again. I have a cage,pouches, everything a little joey would need. But I have no idea where to find one and i’m scared to get one shipped to me because I know what could happen.Please help me out. I live on the border of Wisconsin and Illinois.
Thank you

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how long does it take until sugar glider babies start to eat solid food? like fruits, veggies, protein?

Posted on June 8, 2010 by admin| 3 Comments

I have two little girl sugar babies who are currently drinking milk from the mom. Just wondering how long it will be until they start eating other food? Also does anyone have any advice on how to introduce the food to them when its the right time or what to start them with when theyre the appropriate age let me know :) Just want to make sure and see what yall have to say I always love to hear about what other ppl have experianced in the past….

oh yea! And also how many weeks old should they be once its safe to take them out and hold them…any advice about bonding with the little ones? I just dont want to do anything too soon…thanks!
thanks but that first answer was really kinda worthless……. I know I could talk to the vet, I just wanted to ask on here first, I like to hear about other peoples experiances who own sugar gliders because acutal owners usually understand more and give really good advice and stories.

best answer will go to someone who actually has an answer other then i dont know….lol

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What are the symptoms of being allergic to sugar gliders?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by admin| 3 Comments

My 10-yr-old little girl played with some sugar gliders Monday while she was at her dad’s house and her whole face is red and swollen. It almost looks like mumps with a rash. The right side is really bad. The rash is kind of scaly and dry and itches a lot. The doctor seemed to think it was from the sugar gliders. She has been on Prednisone for over 24 hours now and doesn’t look any better so now I’m wondering if we have a good diagnosis. I don’t know anything about sugar gliders.

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Abused Baby Sugar Glider, need glider knowledgable people to help?

Posted on March 24, 2010 by admin| 2 Comments

I bought a little girl yesterday morning (easter). The man I bought her from told me that she had bitten him and she went “flying across the room”. They have only had her 3 weeks, and she is a wild biter, I have many many punctures on my hands where I tried holding her yesterday. I do have two other gliders already and they are both very sweet. I have put this new girl in with them (I know I should have quarantined her, but I didnt, she really needed the companionship of other gliders). After keeping her in my bonding pouch all day and handling her numerous times througout the day she seems to have settled down a little, but does anyone have any suggestions for the long haul? She has a long way to go, and I’ve never had to try to recondition an abused baby before. She is only about 12 weeks old.

I do have experience with several gliders, and even with working with biters that havent been handled much. But never before with one that has had negative handling.

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Also, when I got this little girl, she was in a TINY bird cage, no toys, only a wash cloth to hide/sleep in and they were feeding her hamster/gerbil food. When looking at her face, it almost seems like the area around one of her eyes may be a little swollen, I hope not from an impact of any type. Makes me mad that people can treat these babies like this. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
One more thing about this little girl, she doesnt have a tail. I was told that she didnt have a tail when they bought her, and it doesnt look like it was a recent thing, so I’m assuming that it was done when she was very young if she was born with a tail at all.

Has anyone tried raising a glider without a tail, and will it cause any long term issues for her? Especially concerned with her balance?

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Adult sugar glider HELP?

Posted on February 18, 2010 by admin| 6 Comments

i jmust recently rescued an adult sugar glider.. she is about 4 years old and has never been handled.. i have another little girl glider who was about 1 years old when i got her and have had no problems with her at all… but my new adu;t girl is very snotty and seems like she has had no human contact… never been bag trained or shirt trained… is there anything i can do… will she eventually calm down and bond with me… please someone help!

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