Sugar gliders as pets how to care for your sugar glider. It is important to educate yourself before you decide to get an exotic pet to decide if it is going to be the right decision for you. Securely locked, metal cages with bar spacing no more than 0. Includes information on housing, health care, behavior, training, grooming, and more. Pet sugar gliders have been a popular pet in recent years, and we have watched as the research and developing studies have revealed the pet sugar glider care that is necessary to ensure a long and happy life for our pet sugar gliders. Do you flat out have no idea what these adorable gifts of the earth are but want to know more about them. Being a sugar glider owner will require a lot more from you than if you were to get a domestic animal such as a guinea pig or hamster. How to properly take care of breeding sugar gliders including information on mating and birth process. Be warned, however, that in many parts of the world, including australia, new zealand and in some american states and canadian provinces it is illegal to own or care for a sugar glider without a permit as they are seen as exotic animals.
About sugar gliders sugar glider 101 how to hold sugar. The common name refers to its preference for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel. Glider proofing is a very important step you need to take before you bring your new sugar gliders home. Sugar gliders can be great companions if you know how to bond and take care of them. Sugar gliders are very unique animals that many people in the general public dont even know exist. Pet stores now commonly feature unusual species, such as the sugar glider, the african hedgehog, and, until a recent federal ban, the prairie dog. Its amazing, because it covers nearly every bit of information you wanted to know about sugar gliders, plus more. We have to think of the primal instinct of other household pets. Beginners guide to sugar glider care vetcare pet hospital. Sugar gliders make wonderful pets, bringing joy and great friendship to your home. Its amazing, because it covers nearly every bit of information you wanted to know about sugar gliders.
Note to those currently on the pet glider exotic diet. Pet owners manual on sugar gliders will teach you everything you need to know about how to make life with your lovable pet comfortable and enjoyable. There are other books on the market that were written before all the facts were in on sugar gliders, so i would recommend anyone to make this book their primary resource. The three original lines of platinum are haley, silverbelle and chance platinum. However, more so than most pets, you really need to do your research before committing to owning a sugar glider. The first issue to consider is whether or not a sugar glider fits well into your lifestyle and expectations. There is a lot of contradictory information on the internet, and it can be difficult to know what is true.
They are known to form a good bond with the humans who regularly handle and take care of them and will show their emotions to those humans. Sugar glider care tips and information on caring for sugar. This book was designed to reduce the learning curve associated with acquiring a new sugar glider. Aug 02, 2019 sugar gliders are playful little marsupials who love to cuddle but they require specific care. The complete sugar glider care guide by sandy duncan. Download the care of the pet sugar glider pdf handout lafeber. How to take care of a pet sugar glider learn if a sugar glider is the right pet for you from veterinarian anthony pilny in these howcast videos. Sugar gliders are playful little marsupials who love to cuddle but they require specific care. A safe and enjoyable home will help you have a happy and healthy sugar glider. I even have an entire section devoted to deciding whether sugar gliders are the right pet for you. It is common for people to mistake them for flying squirrels, but they are not even related to flying squirrels and definitely are not rodents.
Jun 21, 2008 you dont need to be getting a sugar glider if youre looking for them to be cheap. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sugar gliders. Sugar gliders the complete guide to sugar glider care. For all things sugar glider, check out my care guide website. Throughout the year, we have several sugar gliders for sale, but they do sell fast. Adapted book about sugar gliders and a facts sheet that lets students fill in answers with pictures. All pictures for facts sheet and adapted book are all. Minimum size cage requirements for a single glider are 3 x 2 x 3. Sugar gliders need room to climb so the cage should be as large as possible.
I put this book together to help other sugar glider owners get the best information on how to care for their sugar gliders. They are exotic animals and are not as easy to care for as a guinea pig or hamster. They bond well with their owners because they are a highly social species. Exotic animals like sugar gliders have particular dietary and environmental needs often ignored by pet owners. Having sugar gliders as pets is a serious commitment that should be considered carefully. Emergency and critical care procedures in sugar gliders. Sugar glider care tips and information on caring for. It is important to balance their diets and provide adequate environmental enrichment to prevent this disorder. Sugar glider care guide when i first became a sugar glider owner, i remember being so frustrated trying to find reliable information on how to care for my gliders. Hey guys today we are going to learn about sugar gliders. Association of sugar glider veterinarians asgvmembership. Since gliders are exotic their veterinary care will cost more. If you are interested in learning everything there is to know abou. Facts about what makes sugar gliders great pets including facts about sugar gliders in general, and housing your sugar glider in the right cage that will give them optimal room and why that is important.
I have more than 1 books about sugar gliders, this is the better one compare to others, information is more accurate, but still not enough. A sugar glider needs a large, multileveled living space thats taller than it is wide so they can jump and glide. Sugar glider book advice from experienced sugar glider. Providing a safe environment for you sugar gliders in your new home should be a top priority. All of our caramel gliders at the pet glider are 100% pure caramel, meaning that they are not crossed with the other species. So i just thought i would tell everyone, i know vet bills are super expensive for our furrbutts. It has a larger head than its body, and two large pink and white ovallike ears. Sugar gliders can live up to 15 years in captivity. Gliders should not be fed raw sugar, sugar substitutes, candy and never give your glider chocolate. The complete sugar glider care guide provides reliable information from sugar glider owners on how to keep your sugar glider happy and healthy. Jan 09, 2020 learn how to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for your sugar glider. To breed a platinum sugar glider, the joey must have at least one platinum allele to display phenotypically. Caramel sugar gliders should not be crossed with our standard sugar gliders.
Over the past 15 years, they have been domesticated and are now known to make great little pets. Honey, calcium powder, and baby cereal are often used in these recipes to provide proper nutrition to your glider but fresh fruit and vegetables should also be offered on a nightly basis. Piebald sugar gliders sugar glider mastery the pet glider. Your sugar glider s diet should contain a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables and about 14 of its food should have protein. Learn more about the sugar glider in this quick care guide. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Sugar glider cages do not take up much room which makes them great apartment pets. We are usda licensed sugar glider breeders in andover, ohio.
You will need to find a sugar glider knowledgeable vet before you purchase a glider. Although they do require some work, sugar gliders can make fun, enjoyable, and loving pets. Sugar gliders, sugar bears, honey gliders, sugar babies whatever you call them, petaurus breviceps makes an excellent pet. Because they are exotic animals, caring for them is not as easy as it would be to care for a dog or cat. Sugar gliders petaurus breviceps are small, nocturnal marsupials native to australia and new guinea. Dec 21, 2016 sugar gliders are very unique animals that many people in the general public dont even know exist. It is ultimately important to us that our gliders become part of good homes and you should be quite certain that you want to be owned by a sugar glider before making the. It was originally released in june 2017 at sapphire shop and clawsn paws for 50 sapphires. Today i am showing yall some fun footage of my lil cousins playing with my sugar gliders. Sugar gliders information and advice to help you take good care of your sugar glider a sugar glider is a small marsupial possum found in the treetops of australia, tasmania, indonesia, and papua new guinea. Due to all the contradictory and misleading information promoted for years on amateur websites and chatrooms, many current sugar glider owners are not aware that the outdated dietary and care practices they are following could actually be harming their pets. Before buying you need to research into sugar glider care and housing. This care sheet will guide you in having everything.
They are wonderful animals that can form amazing bonds with their owners. You can continue to prepare it the way you always have, do not let this confuse you. They require a special diet, lots of attention, and space. In this updated video, i am not missing anything so you can follow this one with everything to provide your gliders with one of the. Sugar glider care 101 everything you need to know pet. I gave this to my twins so they could learn about their new pets. The new owners guide to sugar glider care sugar glider, sugar glider care, sugar glider books, sugar glider facts, pet sugar glider book 1 sugar gliders animal planeta. The sugar glider petaurus breviceps is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum belonging to the marsupial infraclass. Caramels also tend to have a different scent than the regular gliders, they smell slightly sweeter. The sugar glider care guide provides reliable information from sugar glider owners on how to keep your sugar glider happy and healthy. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
With all the information available on the internet, it is hard to know what to trust. With your pet s home, bigger is always better, so go with the largest cage possible. Having sugar gliders as pets is a serious responsibility that should not be taken lightly. The demand for exotic nondomesticated animals kept as pets in the. I am a sugar glider owner and would like to share the information i have collected over the years to help you learn the proper way to care for your sugar gliders. Some helpful tips include who and where to buy one from. Just like a cat or dog, a well cared for sugar glider will pay you back tenfold in cuddly entertainmentand from a pet small enough to ride around in your pocket. Because for one, if you need veterinary care, they normally only show their illnesses after offices are closed and it could be too late until morning, so youd have to pay a lot for an emergency exotic vet. These patches are usually expressed as a classic coloration on a mosaic sugar glider and are in direct contrast to the mosaic coloring of the sugar glider. Check out our nursery to view our selection of sugar glider joeys for sale.
Sugar gliders are omnivorous, so they need a balanced diet of. Now that you have decided on a sugar glider as your pet you should have all the supplies necessary before bringing him home. In general, sugar gliders are not good pets for kids. Sugar gliders are small marsupials native to australia and parts of indonesia. Platinum sugar gliders sugar glider mastery the pet. A list of the supplies necessary to care for your pet sugar glider. The past decade has seen an increase in pet ownership of exotic mammals, especially ferrets and rabbits. Congratulations we here at four seasons animal hospital want to help you every step of the way in the care of your sugar glider, starting with the basics. Nutritional variety is important for healthy, happy sugar. We specialize in sugar glider sugar bear color variations and are working with white face, leucistic, albino, platinum, mosaic.
I did this video before but was missing a couple of ingredients. Basically i dont need a book to learn about sugar gliders and how to take care sugar gliders, but good to keep one on hand and this is good for kids to read too. This book will serve as a definitive guide to properly. For that reason, this book is highly recommended for people who are thinking about getting sugar gliders but are not sure what responsibilities it would include. Platinum sugar gliders have a light silver powdered body with a light dorsal stripe and markings. As one of the most popular exotic pets today, sugar gliders are known for their affection towards their owners and their endearing personalities. This book has a lot of options and suggestions for varying products, which makes me believe it is more credible and in the best interest of the pet and not out of. Sugar gliders should be housed in as large a cage as possible to enable them to jump, leap, and glide around.
People often ask me about glider proofing, so i wanted to write an article about this to give you some guidelines. Shop our wide selection of toys, food, cages and more for your exotic pet. Piebalds are mosaic sugar gliders that have an unusual patch or patches of fur on their body. Keeping a sugar glider as a pet requires time and attention. Sugar glider recipes pets, sugar glider care, gliders. These little marsupials are sweet, cuddly and very sociable, traits that make them wonderful pets. Setting up your sugar glider cage sugar gliders as pets. It is true some breeds of dogs may act on it more than others. Or, check out the index by topic of sugar glider newsletters. A sugar glider might be your perfect pet if you cant have a cat or. Sugar gliders are affectionate and very intelligent, and can make an excellent pet for the right family. Sugar gliders are bad pets why not to buy a sugar glider happy tails. If you are interested in bringing a sugar glider into your home, here is what you need to know. But just as you would with any other exotic pet, a potential sugar glider owner should be aware of the care requirements and personality traits of a sugar glider before getting one.
The association of sugar glider veterinarians is a worldwide professional organization of practitioners dedicated to the advancement and promotion of sugar glider medicine and stewardship through educating and supporting the veterinary community and those they serve. This book is a guide to what a sugar glider is, and how to figure out if it is the right pet for you and your family. Jul 01, 2019 sugar gliders or sugar bears are cute, fluffy creatures that have been rising in popularity as pets over the last 1015 years. They are sold in the united states commercially as pets, though they are illegal in some states. This care sheet will guide you in having everything you need. When readers are done with this latest book in the animal planet pet care library series, they will assuredly be experts on every aspect of sugar glider ownership. Sugar glider book advice from experienced sugar glider owners. In the book i read it tell you about what sugar glider eats and other things. Even though they are small in size, they enter the hearts of their owners in a big way.
They do need fresh fruit daily and a reasonably larger cage is necessary for their home. How to care for a sugar glider with pictures wikihow. These images give new sugar glider owners the wrong ideas and many do not set proper safety parameters with their other pets and sugar gliders. It has excellent information on the animals physical characteristics and natural origins, as well as clear and helpful information on the domesticated pet.
Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. The book is packed full of information on essentials you will need to know if you are thinking about becoming a parent to a sugar glider. Cute funny animals, cute baby animals, animals and pets, sugar glider baby, sugar gliders, baby animal. Using the cage and diet recommendations in this book, you can have a loving relationship with your sugar gliders for ten years or more. Click on available joeys to find a joey or joeys you want to purchase. Sugar gliders animal planeta pet care library ebooks free. The sugar glider is a pale purpleish color when first obtained. For pet sugar gliders, variations of the homemade bml diet are very popular. Habitat a properly ventilated cage no smaller than 20.
Care of the pet sugar glider four seasons animal hospital. Sugar gliders, or sugar bears, are small mammals that look much like fuzzy extraterrestrials, but they are actually indigenous to australia and are closely related to opossums. Caramel sugar gliders sugar glider mastery the pet. These joeys are often inbred, very unfriendly and potentially sick as well. Sugar glider diet sugar glider care sugar gliders hamsters as pets pet rats diy baby gym baby glider pet fresh diy projects for men. Sugar glider care is much more complicated because of their special needs.
Recently, a new breakthrough in caring for sugar gliders was discovered and reported in an amazing new ebook called sugar gliders. It would only be advisable for kids to get a sugar glider if they have a responsible parent who is willing to take on the major responsibilities of owning a glider. Keeping and caring for sugar gliders as pets the spruce pets. Having a sugar glider as a pet is a longterm commitment. Sugar gliders are exotic pets and have more complicated needs than your average small pet, such as a guinea pig. There is a lot of contradictory advice, so how do you know who to. Taking care of a sugar glider need not be complicated or difficult at all. Join our mailing list for joey updates and pouch sales. Male sugar gliders have a unique smell that some people find. These creatures, as we mentioned, prefer to live with other gliders and will thrive much better this way. The following recipe is formulated with two gliders in mind. Gliders tend to prefer fruits and vegetables that have a sweet taste.
Have you been having thoughts of getting a sugar glider. With all the contradictory information out there, this book cuts through all the confusion and gives the most uptodate information on sugar glider care. Read our website to learn about sugar glider care and be sure sugar gliders are the right pet for you. The pet glider is a worldrenowned, usdalicensed breeder of healthy, sweet, and tame sugar gliders. Our guide to the basics of sugar glider care will help you get started on your journey as an exotic pet owner. Give this video a big thumbs up especially if you love pets. The complete sugar glider care guide kindle edition by duncan, sandy. Sugar gliders are becoming more and more popular as pets, so you may have heard of them but arent exactly sure what they are. The sugar glider is a popular domestic pet, but is one of the most commonly traded wild animals in the illegal pet trade, where animals are plucked directly from their natural habitats.