Who know just about Sugar Gliders?
Alright, I've just dabbled into a little research on them (after mortal able to hold my first one!). They're adorable little animals and I might just be thinking about owning one myself. I know they are seriously of work (or seem to be, anyway), so I'd like as much information as possible. I'm a current college student who lives at home, so the issue of keeping one would be no problem. I've get a chinchilla right now, so I am aware (a bit) of the care of exotics (of course, I know they aren't really comparable).
First off, I know it's better whether they can actually stay with their owner (especially during the bonding process) in a pouch while the owner does their on a daily basis ritual. I recently met a woman who carries her Glider in a pouch where she goes. She says that he's happily content mortal with her and she can even take him out in public situations. Is this middle-of-the-road? Is it feasible that once the little darling does get used to everything, and me, that I could in reality bring him to class with me (during the day when he'd be sleeping)? He'd stay within his pouch throughout the class and then after, I'd let him out for a touch bathroom break. I'd offer water at that time, too.
I was wondering, also, whether they make noise during the day. I've hear they can make a wide variety of noise (including barking) and if they do this while in the pouch, obviously my professors wouldn't be the happiest.
I'd honestly to some extent bring the little guy (or gal) to school with me, though, for bonding, and then when I progress home, they come home too, and can be let out or free to be in motion in its cage, whichever would be best.
Would I be able to consent to the little one cling to me while, say, I'm working on my laptop? Are they very active and in place to jump and run or more docile and will be okay with a ride around (on my shoulder, let's say)?
Also, is there a total and balanced dry diet for them (with the addition of fresh fruits) or is feeding crickets a better channel to go (which I don't mind either, but I've kept crickets within the past and it'd be easier not to)?
Hope I didn't scare anyone away next to all of my questions. I'm just legitimate curious about them and may be thinking about owning one of my own.
Try this website: http://www.sugarglider.com/archives/ruth...
Its a great reference to sugar gliders.
And I would try to potty train it for awhile until you let it run freely.
They are great pets.
I enjoy owned suggies for years now. They need a nice size cage. I don't approaching some of the cages some of these suggie web sites offer.
Here is a pic of my crews set up http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l153/c...
It is best to attain two. Some say it's a myth. But after owning suggies all these years. It's better for them and their health.
You do obligation pouches and stuff for them to play with. See pic I posted. You also need a wodent wheel. (the tiller the other posted I threw out.) I recently found a site that has really nice colored ones. http://www.thesugargliderstore.com/Woden...
Now I have two wodent wheel cause you also need the nail trimmer it is an insert that go into the wodent wheel. It is easier to just have too instead of taking one controls apart all the time.
A tent is a good thing to own it is great for bonding also. Plus a bonding pouch. Yes everything you mentioned about the suggie going with you etc is very true. It will be thankful to just hang out on your shoulder etc.
Be careful they resembling warm dark places if you tender the suggie to much freedom. It could get lost and die somewhere.
You can not potty train a sugar glider.
Yahoo is acting up so when it lets me I will post you what I have be feeding for 20 yrs.
There it let me post it.LOL
Food bowls I just use the little plastic crocks. (I am thinking of going to limp bowls mine sometimes knock their bowls down and it's LOUD) Some people prefer to put the food on the bottom of their cages but suggies don't eat on the ground so I put the food up on a shelf surrounded by the cage. Water bottles I used to use the large plastic hamster/rabbit bottles. I have go to using The Sugar Glider Sipper Water Bottle on this site http://www.thesugargliderstore.com/FeedB...
you can find them in pet stores too. I have 3 of these on the cage. Two near water and one with the nector. I do not fill the one up next to nector they do not drink it all and it needs changed daily. If you forget the hose for a day that is okay but try to remember to switch out the water every light of day or two.
Foods fruits, veggies, BML ( I will post that recipe for you) every night. Some people keep a staple food (pellet food contained by their cages 24 hrs. But I have found that to be a waste of money beside mine. They do not touch it. Along with mealworms, crickets.
The need Rep-cal vitamins and Rep-Cal calcium. http://www.thesugargliderstore.com/Vitam... I have be finding people putting this on their fruit. When it should be in the BML mix.
Besides water we proffer give Sugar Glider nector also. http://www.thesugargliderstore.com/Treat...
The BML recipe we use. It includes the rep-cal We have used this will all our suggies.
1/2 cup Honey, do not use honeycomb, unprocessed or unfiltered honey, Most store bought Honey is the one to use unless it uses one of the three words above
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1 Egg (boiled or scrambled)(I Hard Boil Mine)
The shell is OPTIONAL, if your blender does NOT break the shell down into miniscule pieces do not use it.I break the egg down before putting it into the blender
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1/4 cup of Apple Juice, just the biddable ole apple juice that you and I would drink, Not frozen, not baby juice, basically regular bottle apple juice.
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Blend well, Turn off blender, append the next group of ingredients.
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1 4oz bottle PREMIXED Gerber juice with yogurt (Mixed Fruit or Banana)
both own yogurt mixed in, the fluid is creamy colored. For those that can not find this, you may substitute 2 oz of plain yogurt and 2 oz of mixed fruit juice
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1 Teaspoon of Rep-Cal HERPTIVITE vitamin suppliment ,
Blue label on a white plastic container, DO NOT SUBSTITUTE this suppliment.
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Blend capably again, Turn off Blender , add next group of ingredients.
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2 teaspoons Rep-Cal Calcium Suppliment non-phosphorus next to Vit. D3 in it.
Pink label on a white plastic container
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2 2 1/2 oz jar of Stage 1 or 2 Heinz, Gerber or Beechnut Chicken baby food
The chicken will say aloud either Chicken with Chicken Gravy or Chicken with Chicken Broth any is acceptable
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1/4 cup Wheat Germ
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1/2 cup dry baby cereal.. Heinz or Gerber (Mixed or Oatmeal)
(I use rice with fruit bits)
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Blend all right , turn off blender, It should be the pour into tupperware bowl, or ice cube trays and FREEZE, 1 dice in ice cube tray is approx. 2 tablespoons. It will freeze to the consistancy of rime cream.
This will feed 1 glider for approximately 1 month.
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Do NOT mix the fruits and veggies in before freezing
Fruits
Apple (With or Without skin)
Apricots
Banana
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries (Sweet)
Coconut
Crab Apples
Cranberries
Custard
AppleDates
Elderberries
Figs
Grapes
Grapefruit (do not nurture everyday)
Honey
Honeydew Melon
Jackfruit
Java Plum
Kiwifruit
Kumquat
Lemon
Lemon Peel
Lime
Mandarins
Mango
Melon
Mulberries
Nectarine (do not feed every day)
Orange Peel (do not feed every day)
Orange (Navel & Valencia) (do not feed every day)
Papaya
Passion Fuit (Purple)
Peach
Pear
Pineapple
Plum
Prunes
Raisins
Raspberries
Strawberries
Tangerine
Watermelon
Vegetables
Alfalfa
Artichoke
Asparagus
Avocado
Bamboo Shoots
Beets (Do not nurture everyday)
Broccoli (Spears & Sprouts)
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage (Green & Red)
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Collard Greens (do not feed every day)
Corn (yellow) (do not feed every day)
Cucumber (With or Without skin)
Dandelion Greens
Green Beans (Snap Beans)
Kale (do not feed every day)
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
Mustard Spinach
Okra
Parsley (do not nurture every day)
Parsnips
Peas (Green) (do not feed every day)
Peppers (Sweet)
Pumpkin
Radish
Spinach (do not feed every day)
Squash (Acorn, Butternut, Hubbard, Spaghetti, Summer, Winter & Zucchini)
Sweet Potato
Tomato (Green & Red)
Turnip Greens (do not feed every day)
Watercress
Yams
Other foods they love
Chicken (make certain it’s boneless & cooked) boiling it in water is best
Eggs (scrambled or boiled) DO NOT use oils when cooking
Insects (farm raised) crickets, mealworms, grasshoppers
Yogurt (do not nurture every day)
Answers: Hi!
It depends on the glider whether or not he'll be comfortable being out and going on for with you for long periods of time. It most certainly is possible. One of my gliders can run anywhere and not make a peep, but his mother is a light sleeper and can't enjoy the pouch bumped even the slightest bit without crabbing her head off. :) If you're bringing your glider out near you, be sure to have a water source on foot. Gliders become dehydrated very easily.
If there's any crash a glider's going to make during the day, it's crabbing. :) They'll only really yap when they're fully awake at night. Crabbing can be noisy and startling, however.
When gliders are awake they tend to be very busy. You might have trouble getting one to stay put while you're writing papers on your laptop. If you have a small, glider-safe room in your house somewhere, you can do your homework and permit the glider have some "out of cage" time while you work.
There are dry diets available at some pet stores, but NEVER offer these to gliders. Gliders will choke on dry diets. Gliders cannot exist on insects alone, either. A home-made diet is better. My own gliders take BML- http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/...
If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to drop by this site: http://www.glidercentral.net/ubbthreads/... This forum is full of knowledgeable and experienced Glider people who would love to help you.
Good luck!
