2007-02-20 09:56:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
I just recently got my sugar glinder i always wanted him he is the **** I bring him to work with me all the time. I just put him in my pocket and away we go i have him in a bird gage 3 feet high and and 2 feet wide. He love to be held that is very important that you do or they will get agressive then they are useless. He eats Parokeet pellets by zoo med for a main course then all fruits and what ever i eat. They are alot of fun.
2007-02-20 10:08:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We have three...we love them. There's a lot of good reading out there on the internet, if you are thinking about bringing sugar gliders into your family. Be sure to read as much as you can, before you make the leap. Here are my thoughts, though, for what it's worth:
GETTING SUGAR GLIDERS - do not purchase sugar gliders from breeders. This just makes the breeders breed more. Instead, check with nearby shelters...it shouldn't be very difficult to find a couple of sugar gliders within a 100 mile radius of anywhere. If none are available at the moment, call shelters and leave your name, saying that you'd love to adopt any that might arrive. We adopted our two from a shelter in Dallas, and the female was pregnant with a joey...he's since emerged from the pouch and the family are doing great.
HOW MANY? You should never have less than two sugar gliders. They get very bored and depressed without constant contact with another glider or a human. If you are up all night (they are nocturnal) and can play with one all night, then one may be fine for you, but usually you need two.
WHAT DO THEY EAT? This is where you REALLY need to do the research. Sugar Gliders eat mealworms, crickets, fruit, vegetables, and must have a balanced diet to thrive. Every night, we spend about 20 minutes preparing our sugar gliders' meal for the evening--peeling veggies and fruits, cooking chicken breasts, applying supplements to the food. The food is NOT cheap...it is more expensive to feed a sugar glider than a show dog.
DO THEY STINK? Well, let me say it this way--they don't smell as bad as ferrets do. The smell is the number one reason people turn in their sugar gliders to animal shelters. If you don't have time to clean the cage every day (wipe it down with a wet towel, change substrate, remove old food), then you probably won't be able to contain the smell. If you do take time to do these things, then you won't have a smell problem with your gliders.
ARE THEY FRIENDLY? If you'll invest the time to handle your glider, if nips on your fingers don't freak you out, and most importantly, if you have time to sugar-glider-proof the room where they'll be kept (which can be even more involved than baby-proofing a room for a human infant), then you'll have a great little companion who'll love hanging out with you outside of his or her cage.
MOST IMPORTANT POINTS:
- adopt, don't buy.
- read read read about these animals before making the leap
- keep two in a cage. never keep a single sugar glider without companionship.
- make sure you have the time and money to properly care for your glider.
Best of luck if you decide to adopt.
2007-02-20 18:08:51 · answer #2 · answered by Texasippi Girl 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why is this in Fish??? Well I think sugar gliders are great anyway. I would love to have one!!!
2007-02-20 18:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by kool aid man. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know much about them, but I do know they are a lot of work. Very cute though :) I'd love to have one if I had the time/money.
2007-02-20 18:02:26 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa Marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are cool, but I don't think they are fish ;)
MM
2007-02-20 18:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋