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Choosing a sugar glider Many people ask me which is the better sex to keep. Males or Females. Each glider has it's own personality no sex is better than the other as pets. I would say, it depends on the person. Female glider pairs do have the advantage of not ever getting scent glands. They will not be as apt to mark territory. Intact males will mark and sometimes fight over territory as they get older. The cost of neutering males vary. I have heard anywhere from $90 to $150 or more. Gliders are highly social creatures. Buying just one glider is not very fair to your animal. Although they may love you, you are in no way a replacement for good conversation with another glider. Until you learn to speak the language, you really need to have a minimum of a pair. A lone glider is much more prone to stress which can lead to sickness, depression, and worse, self-mutilation. Please, buy your glider a buddy. Gliders are also very clean by nature and do not need yearly shots. There is a myth out there perpetuated by the mills. This is that all gliders are born carrying the girarda parasite. This is not true. Girarda is a parasite that comes to a glider in several ways. Either from unpurified water, or feces from an infected animal. Only gliders who have come in contact with the parasites will carry it. They are only born with it if the parents had it before they were born and not treated for it. The parasite recedes in the animals intestines and hatch when it is under stress. It makes the animal very sick and all those around it as well. The only way to know for sure if you glider has it, is to take it to a qualified vet for a giardia screening. If you plan to introduce a glider to your own glider or gliders from a new source, you should always not only get the new glider a wellness check up with your own vet first, but there should also be a 30 day quarintine period to make sure the new glider isn't carrying anything that could make your own gliders sick. This means a seperate cage in another room as well as washing food bowls and bedding apart from your own animals as well. Another important thing is that you call around and make sure you have a good exotic vet nearby or a vet who is willing to learn. Vets can be trained. A good vet will feel that animals teach them new things all the time and it was the reason they decided to become a vet to help all animals and to learn about as many as possible. Since are on the subject of vets, one very important thing to keep in mind is the importance of wellness check-ups with gliders. These animals are still this side of wild, so when they get sick, they can hide it for a long time. Once they do start to show, it could be too late to help them, or so advanced, it will be costly to get them back to proper health. Yearly wellness check ups complete with giardia screenings are very important for the health and well being of your animals. If you breed, twice a year for each breeding animal is recommended. 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. Some people have offered me suggestions for my website. One of the best so far should be stated here. It is always best (if not shipping) to visit a breeder’s facilities before making the final decision on whether or not to purchase an animal. The conditions the animals are kept in is very important in knowing if you are getting a truly healthy animal or not. There is talk about the best age to wean a glider. I say about 8 weeks for most of mine, but not all. The general recommended age for a young glider to leave his or her parents is between 8-10 weeks. Most of them are fully eating on their own a little younger, but a trained glider person can determine better when each baby is ready. Never purchase any younger than 6 weeks OOP. If a breeder tells you it’s ok, please have second thoughts on the matter. It is NOT ok. Find a more responsible breeder. Gliders at 6 weeks of age are still learning valuable "life skills" from their parents. They are not yet ready "mentally" to leave home. Most of mine are ready by 8 weeks, but some I like to hold on to a little longer. Some of them may be eating well at this age, without benefit of milk, but may not be mentally ready to leave home. I make the call on that. So far, in all my years of selling the babies, all has gone very well with the babies I have placed. My follow up calls to the new owners are what I need to hear. I try very hard to match the babies up with the best homes. Less experienced people get the ones that are really easy to handle. All gliders have their own personality. All breeders, (including myself) will get an occasional baby that is a bit high strung. This type of animal is best placed in a home that already has other gliders and that has a better knowledge of handling these little guys.		CHOOSING A GLIDER HOUSING CLEANING DIET BREEDING

Choosing a sugar glider

Many people ask me which is the better sex to keep. Males or Females. Each glider has it's own personality no sex is better than the other as pets. I would say, it depends on the person.

Female glider pairs do have the advantage of not ever getting scent glands. They will not be as apt to mark territory. Intact males will mark and sometimes fight over territory as they get older. The cost of neutering males vary. I have heard anywhere from $90 to $150 or more.

Gliders are highly social creatures. Buying just one glider is not very fair to your animal. Although they may love you, you are in no way a replacement for good conversation with another glider. Until you learn to speak the language, you really need to have a minimum of a pair.

A lone glider is much more prone to stress which can lead to sickness, depression, and worse, self-mutilation. Please, buy your glider a buddy.

Gliders are also very clean by nature and do not need yearly shots. There is a myth out there perpetuated by the mills. This is that all gliders are born carrying the girarda parasite.

This is not true. Girarda is a parasite that comes to a glider in several ways. Either from unpurified water, or feces from an infected animal. Only gliders who have come in contact with the parasites will carry it. They are only born with it if the parents had it before they were born and not treated for it.

The parasite recedes in the animals intestines and hatch when it is under stress. It makes the animal very sick and all those around it as well.

The only way to know for sure if you glider has it, is to take it to a qualified vet for a giardia screening.

If you plan to introduce a glider to your own glider or gliders from a new source, you should always not only get the new glider a wellness check up with your own vet first, but there should also be a 30 day quarintine period to make sure the new glider isn't carrying anything that could make your own gliders sick.

This means a seperate cage in another room as well as washing food bowls and bedding apart from your own animals as well.

Another important thing is that you call around and make sure you have a good exotic vet nearby or a vet who is willing to learn. Vets can be trained. A good vet will feel that animals teach them new things all the time and it was the reason they decided to become a vet to help all animals and to learn about as many as possible.

Since are on the subject of vets, one very important thing to keep in mind is the importance of wellness check-ups with gliders. These animals are still this side of wild, so when they get sick, they can hide it for a long time. Once they do start to show, it could be too late to help them, or so advanced, it will be costly to get them back to proper health.

Yearly wellness check ups complete with giardia screenings are very important for the health and well being of your animals. If you breed, twice a year for each breeding animal is recommended.

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.

Some people have offered me suggestions for my website. One of the best so far should be stated here. It is always best (if not shipping) to visit a breeder’s facilities before making the final decision on whether or not to purchase an animal. The conditions the animals are kept in is very important in knowing if you are getting a truly healthy animal or not.

There is talk about the best age to wean a glider. I say about 8 weeks for most of mine, but not all. The general recommended age for a young glider to leave his or her parents is between 8-10 weeks. Most of them are fully eating on their own a little younger, but a trained glider person can determine better when each baby is ready. Never purchase any younger than 6 weeks OOP. If a breeder tells you it’s ok, please have second thoughts on the matter. It is NOT ok. Find a more responsible breeder. Gliders at 6 weeks of age are still learning valuable "life skills" from their parents. They are not yet ready "mentally" to leave home.

Most of mine are ready by 8 weeks, but some I like to hold on to a little longer. Some of them may be eating well at this age, without benefit of milk, but may not be mentally ready to leave home. I make the call on that. So far, in all my years of selling the babies, all has gone very well with the babies I have placed.

My follow up calls to the new owners are what I need to hear. I try very hard to match the babies up with the best homes. Less experienced people get the ones that are really easy to handle. All gliders have their own personality. All breeders, (including myself) will get an occasional baby that is a bit high strung.

This type of animal is best placed in a home that already has other gliders and that has a better knowledge of handling these little guys.