I got a Sugar Glider

03-20-2007, 01:58 PM

hi guys sorry I haven't been very social I just got a new pet - it's a male sugar glider named Zink he is a lot of work but is sooooooo much fun to play with will have pictures soon xxxxxxxxxxx!

souffle · 03-21-2007, 01:18 AM

Wow. I imagine they require specialist care. We don't have them in the UK but I have seen pics and they are very beautiful. Does he need a large outdoor pen? Looking forward to pics

SnuggleHam · 03-21-2007, 04:16 AM

I don't know much about them, but the impression I get is that they are still considered pretty exotic and do require some specialized care. I believe they require fairly large cages to, similar to that of a ferrets.

I saw a show once on TV called Emergency Vets where someone brought in a sugar glider to the veterinary office and I recall the vet talking about how not much is know of them and they can be fragile creatures. So I don't think this is much known about them medically, I cant be sure though.

But Ive always had an odd feeling when I have seen them for sale as pets. Something tells me these critters should have been left in the wild and not put out for domestication. I suppose I should do some research on them for my own interest.

sai12 · 03-21-2007, 11:46 AM

My dad had sugar gliders. They had a really huge wire cage so they could run all over. And a tree branch to hang onto. Oh oh and a dark nesting box.

Very cute little critters, just not very friendly, at least from my experience.

03-21-2007, 01:51 PM

yeah the cage is four feet high and 3x3 side to side it has so many toys and branches he is soooooo sweet .diane had babies it of topic but yay her i will put her cage in a card board box and lid open obvously. i would guess around 7-9.yayayayayay

03-21-2007, 02:17 PM

pic ofhim sorry i took it its bad

Justine · 03-21-2007, 04:51 PM

Congrats on the new addition. He is very cute. Does he have a friend, I've been led to believe they are social?

03-21-2007, 05:24 PM

i'm working on that a want to get a female for him.

SnuggleHam · 03-22-2007, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jesse

i'm working on that a want to get a female for him.

Jesse, after what just happened with Jack, I think the last thing you need to be doing is asking for more pets. Your family really needs to stop and rethink on this stuff. Further more, you just got your new sugar glider. Why don't you get to know your new pet first, get use to your sugar glider, do all the research you need to do before you even consider a cage mate for the one you have now, let alone a female! I think you should just focus on your robo hamsters for now.

03-22-2007, 05:18 AM

i know they are a lot happer with a friend and i will accually get a male cage mate.