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Care for sugar gliders The best way, of course to keep sugar gliders are in pairs, although, there are several different ways to have them. You can keep same sex pairs together. It’s always best to obtain them at an early age, especially if they are from different breeders. Younger animals tend to adapt and to accept quicker than older ones. If you do decide to get a male and female, get the male fixed by a vet before it is 6 months old if you are not planning to breed them. It is especially important if the two are brother and sister. Inbreeding in this way is never a very good idea. Line breeding is different and is practiced by experienced breeders to obtain certain results. Most vets charge the same as they would to neuter a ferret. Most vets generally charge around $100. Also, it’s a good idea to neuter the male if you don’t want his scent glands active. The bald spot on his head will fill in after a few months, and it hard to tell him from a female at that point, expect for the obvious genitalia. The way to tell sexes apart is even easy when they come out of the pouch. The female will have a “slit” in her belly. That will be her pouch for carrying joeys of her own in the future. The male will have a “fuzzy button” in the place of where a pouch would have been if he had been a female. Gliders are nocturnal creatures, bright lights usually annoys them. The large eyes are especially adapted to night vision. Gliders are an excellent choice for the person who works days and wishes for a neat pet to play with at night. Gliders do make a variety of sounds. An annoyed glider makes sort of a “bee-hive” sound. Mother’s make interesting noises to her offspring and so on. I can always tell when babies are out of the pouch without even looking. They make little clacking noises in the box and mother is answering them as she grooms them.		CHOOSING A GLIDER HOUSING CLEANING DIET BREEDING

Care for sugar gliders

The best way, of course to keep sugar gliders are in pairs, although, there are several different ways to have them.

You can keep same sex pairs together. It’s always best to obtain them at an early age, especially if they are from different breeders. Younger animals tend to adapt and to accept quicker than older ones.

If you do decide to get a male and female, get the male fixed by a vet before it is 6 months old if you are not planning to breed them. It is especially important if the two are brother and sister. Inbreeding in this way is never a very good idea. Line breeding is different and is practiced by experienced breeders to obtain certain results. Most vets charge the same as they would to neuter a ferret. Most vets generally charge around $100. Also, it’s a good idea to neuter the male if you don’t want his scent glands active. The bald spot on his head will fill in after a few months, and it hard to tell him from a female at that point, expect for the obvious genitalia.

The way to tell sexes apart is even easy when they come out of the pouch. The female will have a “slit” in her belly. That will be her pouch for carrying joeys of her own in the future.

The male will have a “fuzzy button” in the place of where a pouch would have been if he had been a female.

Gliders are nocturnal creatures, bright lights usually annoys them. The large eyes are especially adapted to night vision. Gliders are an excellent choice for the person who works days and wishes for a neat pet to play with at night.

Gliders do make a variety of sounds. An annoyed glider makes sort of a “bee-hive” sound. Mother’s make interesting noises to her offspring and so on. I can always tell when babies are out of the pouch without even looking. They make little clacking noises in the box and mother is answering them as she grooms them.