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Care for sugar gliders One way, of course to keep sugar gliders, are in pairs, although, there are several different ways to have them. Some people also keep them in small colonies which is completely natural to them in the wild. They do this by obtaining a pair of non-related gliders (male/female) and allowing them to breed one time. The pair will have one or two babies that they will already be bonded too. The father is then neutered right away to prevent furture breedings, and any male babies are neutered before they are 4 to 5 months out of pouch to prevent inbreding with the mother or possible sister and also to prevent fighting with the father. 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 5 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 $150. 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. Make sure your vet knows exotics and they never perform the "banding" procedure to neuter a glider. This is not an acceptable practice for these unique animals. The way to tell sexes apart is even easy when they first 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 an interesting pet to play with at night. It is not recommended to keep gliders in a bedroom that is also occupied by humans, unless the human occupants enjoy being kept awake all night by toys, bells, running, chirping, barking and any other of the many loud noises gliders can make when they are fully awake. 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 singing noises in the box and mother is answering them as she grooms them. Gliders can also make a "barking" sound too. This could go on for a long time.		CHOOSING A GLIDER HOUSING CLEANING DIET BREEDING

Care for sugar gliders

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

Some people also keep them in small colonies which is completely natural to them in the wild. They do this by obtaining a pair of non-related gliders (male/female) and allowing them to breed one time. The pair will have one or two babies that they will already be bonded too. The father is then neutered right away to prevent furture breedings, and any male babies are neutered before they are 4 to 5 months out of pouch to prevent inbreding with the mother or possible sister and also to prevent fighting with the father.

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 5 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 $150. 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. Make sure your vet knows exotics and they never perform the "banding" procedure to neuter a glider. This is not an acceptable practice for these unique animals.

The way to tell sexes apart is even easy when they first 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 an interesting pet to play with at night.

It is not recommended to keep gliders in a bedroom that is also occupied by humans, unless the human occupants enjoy being kept awake all night by toys, bells, running, chirping, barking and any other of the many loud noises gliders can make when they are fully awake.

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 singing noises in the box and mother is answering them as she grooms them. Gliders can also make a "barking" sound too. This could go on for a long time.