Saturday, November 12, 2011
Help with sugar glider?
if you do get sugar gliders you need to have at least two. now some things you will need to know if you decide to get sugar gliders is they need a cage that is at least 3' x 3' x 3'. and they must have a special epoxy coating on the bars. other coatings like powder will flake off and the exposed metal can give them zinc poisoning and they will die from that. You also cannot put their cage in the basement or they will die from not being around people and not enough sunlight. also be sure to clean it every day or it will start to stink. the accessories in the cage are mostly easy to find. a wheel (only a special sugar glider kind called a wodent wheel and i would reccomend getting a sandy insert for it to help file their nails and if you dont get this kind do not get a wire wheel), a water bottle, a bed or hammock, and a dining room for their food (http://www.sugargliderinfo.org/familycircle.php under special reports - how to make a sugar glider dining room), a heat rock, and a plastic chain for them to jump on (you can buy a 15ft chain which is a good size at home depot). feeding them isn't that big of a deal. i feed my snuggies an all natural diet with no meat what so ever and i know you are suppose to give them meat but it makes them smell and they are still as healthy as a sugar glider that does eat meat would be. every night i feed them a mixture of cheerios, dried cherries, dried blueberries, dried cranberries, dried bananas, dried apricots, yogurt covered raisins (they LOVE those but ABSOLUTELY NO CHOCOLATE!!), peanuts, and some lightly to not salted at all seeds, and some fresh fruit like broccoli stems, strawberries, clementines/oranges, bananas, gs, or cantaloupe. every body says that you have to spend like 1-2 hours with each sugar glider a day but i dont do that and they're absolutely fine. i usually take them out 4-5 times a week for about 45 minutes and they will usually just sleep on you (they like pockets or just under your shirt on your side) but the best way to bond with them is to get a bonding pouch and just keep them in your sweatshirt or jacket. also just for a fun fact you dont need to give them baths! oh yeah and make sure before you take them out let them go to the bathroom first. and to find a good breeder ... well i found mine on craigslist so i would go there, and see whats available. everything i mentioned here you can buy on http://www.sugar-glider-store.com/ other than the food and i would buy this sugar glider book http://www.sugar-glider-store.com/barrons-sugar-glider-book.html i hope this helped :)
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