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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Providing a proper enclosure with Sugar glider-safe toys and accessories minimizes the risk of injury to your Glider. A Sugar glider's enclosure must be kept clean, not only to avoid smells, but to avoid parasites.

A Sugar glider's cage should be as large as possible. The absolute minimum for one or two gliders is 30 inches tall, 2 feet wide, and 2 feet long. Bigger is always better. Just remember, very large cages will offer limited access to your gliders (harder to reach them). Many owners use large aviary type cages. 1/2 inch bar spacing is a must, while others choose PVC coated cages. PVC coated cages are typically made by hand from rolled wire, the cages work well for sugar gliders, but the finish is a little 'home-made' looking.

Sugar gliders are excellent escape artists, so make sure that the doors lock properly, or you can add 'key-clips' on each door (found at your local hardware store). An enclosure with a removable bottom tray is ideal, it allows you to easily keep their cage free from unwanted waste, food, urine and droppings. Avoid using cedar shavings, and ideal bedding is a product called carefresh. There are excellent disinfecting products on the market suitable for sugar glider cages. Our favorite is a product called Discide wipes. You can use these wipes not only on the cage itself, but also on the cage accessories such as the exercise wheel.

To keep odors at a minimum, there are a few choices. Elimina is a product that works internally, you spray it on your gliders food (completly safe) and within a few days all odor from feces and urine are eliminated. Another popular product is Pureayre, this product is a natura food-grade product that is safe and works to remove the odors.

Keep the cage clean and sanitary, your sugar glider will feel, look and smell good !

Find more information on Sugar glider care at this webpage.


by: Sugar Glider Store

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

OK ... so you are confused. Misleading websites, veterinarians with vested interests in sugar glider products, and websites that promote 'only' using their products, so, which do you believe? Don't believe any of them. Although you may find partial truths in many things you hear or read about Sugar glider care from these companies, whether you find the information in a video promotion by a veterinarian boosting of their experience, or on a sugar glider website, much of the information is based on selling products that these companies or individuals are invested in, they make money from getting you to buy their products, or by visiting their websites, of course they are going to promote their products, that’s called capitalism, and they want to make money.

Some of these websites or videos can be extremely professional looking, along with coming off as if they have no vested interests other than teaching you the correct way to care for your Sugar gliders. Don't be fooled. Many of these websites that claim they are "societies' or "associations" are really one or two individuals that want only for you to buy their products, or buy their sugar glider (usually from flea markets or Mall kiosks that they own). They may tell you 'never to buy a sugar glider from a pet store' why do you think that is? Because they do not sell their sugar gliders, or their products in pet stores .... They only sell them in the flea markets, tourist areas, and malls. Look closely at the website, does it actually list the member veterinarians ... or is it just trying to get you to sign up to get you on their emails list, so they can promote their products?

So ... where do you find unbiased, reliable information on the care of your pet sugar glider? Simple ... Sugar gliders are not difficult to keep in captivity; they are extremely hardy animals that will thrive when provided with a few basic items. A proper cage, quality fresh foods, and companionship.
There is an excellent book that you can purchase for under $10 called the 'Barrons' Sugar Glider Book. Well worth the investment if you are thinking about, or already own a sugar glider. You may be able to find this book in your local library. This book was written by a well-known Canadian writer named Caroline Wightman (formally Caroline Mcpearson). She does not promote products, has no vested interests in any product, and provides genuine experience from years of successfully owning and breeding healthy sugar gliders. Rather than spend hundreds of dollars on products that may not be in the best interest of your gliders, spend $10 or go to the library, and learn how to care for your pet properly.

There are excellent sugar glider educational articles packed with proper sugar glider care information listed here. They are free.

Exotic Pet Website with proper care information - Click here


by: Sugar Glider Store

Thursday, October 14, 2010


Before going to bed each night, perform a Multi-Point cage inspection. Come up with a constant number that reflect the amount of "points" to be checked each night. For instance, if your cage has 6 entrances, each night perform a 10 point inspection: checking and counting off that each of the enterences are secured, the food is present, the wather bottle is full, and each of the two gliders are present in the cage.

A dehydrated sugar glider will suffer from a few symptoms that you can easily recognize. Sunken eyes are the first, most pronounced indication. Instead of alert, robust eyes, they are recessed in their sockets. Another indication of dehydration is "tented skin". When pinched, a hydrated animal's skin returns to it's normal resting position instantly. With a dehydrated animal, the skin remains in a pinched "tented" position for an extended period of time.

View more educational articles on sugar gliders HERE.



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