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Sugar Gliders: Things You Need To Know
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2017
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Thank you for your videos. I wanted to get two sugar gliders, but after hearing how many times your gliders have bitten you really hard, and how difficult it was to socialize your gliders with each other, I decided against getting them. Obviously not everyone is a good candidate to own gliders, and they wouldn't have good home with an owner who doesn't want to deal with all their care needs. Your information helped me avoid buying gliders and then having to give them to someone else.
I will still watch your videos because even though I won't be getting gliders, I still enjoy watching them!
I am really glad my videos have helped you make an informed decision. To be fair, a well socialized Joey would probably not be that difficult to bond with and sometimes intros work fast and flawless, but you can never know in advance. Knowing what the risks are and deciding if that is something you could do is really the best way to go. I wish more people would think like you :-)
My guinea pigs bite me when there hungry, but they don't bite me too hard. It bleeds sometimes. But I'm Ok with it
Speling Bee Champyon you are truly a responsable person, I wish there were more people like you, we would have less surrenders if that were the case. Thank you for being so honest and sharing your experience.
Mine have never bitten me and they were rescues
It was really helpful to hear the part about them not necessarily needing us to be happy. I got two 1-year-old girls three weeks ago, and I try to spend 1-2 hours with them every night, but on nights I'm not able to I feel SO guilty. Hearing you say they won't get depressed if I miss a night or can't spend as much time as I want was really reassuring. Obviously I will still try to get in as much play time as possible to speed up the bonding process but i do feel much better about it now! I've never heard anyone talk about that before so thank you for all the info!!
I know, I was so surprised to see how many people actually ask this question. While mine, especially the boys, love bonding with me (yay for treats lol), they won't mind if I skip a couple nights when I feel tired or have to go out.
I did a ton of research before I got the girls and continue to watch videos like yours to make sure I'm caring for them the best way possible, but you're the first person to ever make that point in anything I've seen! So thank you! Hopefully I'm doing a good enough job ^^ we aren't fully bonded (it's been 3 weeks) but they are way more comfortable with me and have started climbing on my hands and arms so we've made progress!
Kaet Wehrfritz how are they doing now?
I have been thinking of getting Sugar Glidders as pets and thjs really helped me out ob jf i get some of what to expect.
Could you record with better volume, I can barely hear you with my volume turn all the way up and head phones.
I could listen to you talk forever. I like your passion.
I would like to point out that the video of the SGS 2 diet has been removed and will be refilmed soon. After talking to the creator about it we have realized that a couple things from the video might have been misunderstood (some people thought chicken broth meant with added condiments) and that the choice of ingredients was not ideal, not because of their calcium:phosphorus ratio, but because some of the the ingredients I have used were very high in oxalates and iron. That would be bad because oxalates bind with calcium and prevent it from being absorbed.
That being said a new video will be filmed soon-ish and my interpretation of the recipe adjusted to the whishes of the creator.
Thank you for your understanding!
my mom and dad are wiling to pay the vet. I have been saving up for about 5 years and researching them for 5 years I have been researching for a long time. And my siblings are willing to help take care of the sugar glider.
i love all the points you make, i have a cage that is very similar to the double critter nation, just taller. i have one at the moment since he was a rescue, he is getting neutered next week and i’m already on the hunt for friends for him
Thank you for taking the time to make this great video.
you are such an amazing person. i hate it when people think it's ok to trim/cut parts of animals. who would think it's alright to trim down *teeth*? i'm glad responsible and intelligent people like you exist.
Thank you very much! It's amazing what mistakes people make just because they don't know better. That is the whole purpose of this channel...to help everyone learn a little bit about their gliders. I don't think long time owners are interested in my videos so they are usually made for newer owners who still have a lot to learn. I myself still learn new things every single day and I am happy to share the info with you guys. We are all learning together :-)
Your diaper comment threw me off 😂
very very helpful. thank you so much. This answered all my questions in one place. you are awesome.
Thank you! I am happy you found your answers! :-)
Hi Andra~~~~~
This is a very educational and wise Q/A tutorial. I agree with everything you have shared. I thought of two things you did not include that might be helpful, so I am mentioning them here with the understanding that you can delete my comment if you don't think it is helpful or correct. I don't mind. I respect your glider wisdom much. :) One advice I read from a glider vet that I don't oft hear but it seems wise, is: If you need or wish to change a diet (example: if you have new gliders, but you want to feed them a different glider diet than the one they are on: The advice is to do this gradually over a month. Week 1, give them 75% the diet they are used to, with 25% of the one you will be using. Week 2, give them half, half. Week 3, give them 75% your diet, as long as they seem fine and healthy. Of course, any diet should be one of the healthy approved sugar glider diets such as what Andra suggests here. The reason for gradual change is sometimes their bodies need to adapt to a completely different diet. I can relate. (I moved to the Midwest once, and my own system went through a shock wirh completely different good staples. :D) At any rate, it seemed sound. One other note on diet and scent: I understand that we all have a scent. But one reason a glider can smell more stinky is if it is eating too many insects. Insects are high in protein and fat. If your glider smells very stinky and eats a lot of insects, you can try adjusting the diet to an established glider diet with less insect content. Some scents are natural. It is funny that there is, on some level, a corelation between what we eat and how we smell. I am just spellbound by the cutefulness :) of gliders. (The wee hands and the delicate swively ears and many sounds and snuggly searches for that cozy pouch. And don't forget the stripe.
The flights! OK, I must hide now. TY for really great advice for anyone thinking of owning sugar gliders.
Thank you very much for your input! While the diet thing might seem logical at first, after many years of owning gliders veteran owners have come to the conclusion that you do not need to gradually change a diet, especially if it is a bad one.
As for the smell...thank you, yes! If they eat too much protein or too many insects they will indeed smell (especially their pee and poop) so I should have mentioned that :-) Thank you for your input!
I feel like my gliders need me. It stresses me out. thanks for easing my burden a bit.
I have a pretty decent size room and what I do is simply have a small bird cage and put it on a dresser and have their pouches in there but I leave the cage open all the time so they can go where ever in my room (all doors and windows shut) and it works great. They know where to go and not to go. They have a great life
Free roaming is great, but personally I only do it under supervision. They can crawl inside the tiniest holes and get caught. Just be careful with the guys, you want to enjoy their company for as long as possible! :-)
My gliders never bit me
Love your videos, just soooo hard to hear. Keep up the great work, and thank you.
The newer videos are louder...as I have purchased a microphone :-) Just for your guys! :-D
Can I put 2 pairs in one cage? Not neutered males
Great advice!
I feel the same about cage size. mine love to jump and play, with that small of a cage its not possible for them to stretch there legs so to speak. The smallest cage i have is still 22in deep, 32in wide and 54in high and that is the smallest i would go with 1-2 gliders. Your a great glider mommy, Great Video !
Thank you, Ken! :-)
FINALLY!!!!!!!Finally one person agrees with me. All animals including us humans have a scent. My parents always say all the animals I want have a scent and I say all animals have a scent!!!!!!!!😡😡😡😡😂😂😂
I've yet to hear of an animal that does not have a scent, but if your parents can name you one, then please let me know! :-D
Kasker#23 my cat doesnt have scent
Triping anybody else in your house would probably say differently
Oh my gosh...I looked at the cage you suggested and I could never afford A $700 CAGE!! And that’s just for the cage...not even including diet, toys, sleeping places inside the cage, etc.
That is just my cage. A double critter nation costs around half of that, I believe :-)
What’s the best safe Wheel for suga’s
I am very, very happy with my Raptor wheels :-)
Plz send me suggestions for names
StelHar Skits Oreo or chi chi or bun bun or snowflake or brownie or furball or starlight or fuzz bun or Amelia or sugar bear and ya I hope that helps I'm gonna name mine chi chi or starlight XD
I love your videos. I watch them all. I was wondering if you knew anything about candles and what scents would be ok to burn while suggies are in the cage? I know a lot of people say not to burn candles because the flame is dangerous for gliders, but I can't seem to find anything about the safety of the scents.
I absolutely love your videos! But please please talk faster 😂 I get very distracted while watching, but I actually want to know what you’re talking about but I get bored
You can get it from her home
Do you think you can make a video of the weekly diet for your suggies if you already have can you direct me to the video?
Yes, I already have a video of the SGS 2 diet :-) Here it is: th-cam.com/video/yHa0_JCXFsY/w-d-xo.html
can you make a video of how you prepare the food?
I have two videos on how I do that! 😊 Please check out my other videos!
Why would you put a leash in description If you said no leashes
Because some people might look up on youtube how to put leashes on their gliders and then this video should clarify it :-) I also put other words that I don't necessarily agree with like "sugar bear" but that's for the people that need this info the most...the ones being lured into owning gliders by pet stores or at fairs and very often being told that they are super easy to take care of.
What temperature do sugar gliders need to stay between? 🤔🤔🤔
Normal room temperature, preferably under 28°C 😊
Oh and by normal I also mean over 20°C. So 22-25°C is the range I keep at home.
Awesome Sugar Glider Mommy Ok! Thank you so much 😁😁
I let my kids get two sugar gliders from a friend. It was a quick decision that had to be made and we went for it. Even with some reading on them, I wasn't quite as prepared as I thought. The cage they came in is waaay too small. The wheel in it is a rodent wheel and I am still trying to figure out a proper balanced diet. I look fwd to watching more of your videos. Thank you! Are there places to find good used cages cheaper? I've seen some beautiful large bird cages on yard sale sites but so far all of them have the gaps for the bars too wide.
As I don't live in the U.S. I can't help much, but I've seen some pictures of very big cages purchased off eBay for as little as 90$. EVery now and again the Critter Nation is on sale, even on Amazon so you could also check that. If you join one of the bigger groups on Facebook, I'm sure they can give you a couple tips about where you can look :-)
is a 10 year old kid ok to keep suger gliders
That is a very young age and at that age they should have other responsibilities. At that age children can handle them and help take care of them, but they should not be 100% responsible for them.
@@AwesomeSugarGliderMommy what if my 13 year sister and my 19 year old sister help me
@@samlaknahur974 Sam, at such a young age this is a very big responsibility that has to be carefully discussed with your caregivers. Taking care of them, preparing their food, cleaning their cage is one thing... but you also need money for vitamins and especially for vet visits. In case of illness a vet visit can cost a couple hundred $ and you need your caregivers to be willing to pay for that too. I believe that the youngest you should get them is when you can start making a bit of money so that you can afford taking care of them even when it can get quite expensive 😊
Mine eats Cerelac And fruits😂
Good common sense!
Thank you so much for your videos, I'm educating myself on suggies right now, I'm supposed to be picking up my pair this weekend. My question is, while bonding time starts do I handle them both at once or one at a time. I haven't heard anyone say specifically, and I just want to be as prepared as I possibly can be. I'd appreciate your thoughts. Thanks!
Depends on what is easier for you. I bonded with both of the girls at the same time when I first got them and I didn't really have a problem with it. Evidently...when there's 4 of them, that's a whole different story... One of them wants to jump left, the other right, the other crawls down your legs... But with only 2 it's not too difficult to keep them on you at the same time :-) Just do what is easier for you, there's no written rule. When bonding with your gliders it depends so much more on their personality and what keeps them happy. For example if you try putting them in a bonding bag but they will crab for 1 hour straight, then it is obviously a bad choice. Nala I just stuffed in my bra after a week and she instantly turned into a bra baby. Dobby, on the other hand, does not like to sleep on me at all unless he is in a bonding bag. Oreo never minded being handled, at all. He loves to stay on me, but he haaaaates bonding bags so much, he will fight them until I take him out. They're all different. You'll have to slowly find out what they like and what they don't like.
I have a cage picked out. But im not sure if its okay. Is there some way I can send you a pic??
You can send me one via instagram/facebook. The links are in the description box! :-)
we feed our gliders a mixture of fruit and sometimes spinach, as well as some pellets. and we sometimes give them some yogurt drops and meal worms. do I have to do a specific diet? because mine get board of the same food so the types of fruit change every night. is that ok?
You can change the fruits & veggies in your staple diet. I like to do 3-4 different ones at a time and each night serve a different mix. But yes, a staple is important. It also contains much needed vitamins, nutrients. You can also serve the food fresh each night if you want to, but still have to make sure that you add the right vitamins and the right fruits and veggies (you need to keep in mind calcium, phosphorus, oxalates...).
That was awesome! Great information. As for the diet you chose, how do you know the ratio of cal/pros at any one feeding of fresh fruits and veggies? Or do you stick to a selected mix each feeding along with the staple diet?
Thank you! I have around 10 different recipes I have put together after calculating the overall ratio of the mix. I've written them down and use only those depending on season and what fruits/veggies I have on hand. You can search on google the ca:p ratio of fruits/veggies or you can use the traffic light system that comes with the SGS2 diet, that is the easier version:
***Green Fruits & Veggies - At least 80%***
The GREEN items with a ratio of 1:1 and above. Use mostly these items:
Papaya, Rosemary, Bok Choi, Squash (Spaghetti), Raspberries, Blackberries, Celery, Squash (Butternut), Custard Apple, Java (Jambolian) Plum, Apple (with Skin), Pear, Iams(UK Only) or James Wellbeloved, or Orijen cat biscuits, Persimmon (Sharon Fruit).
GREEN with a ratio of between 0.97 - 0.7:1
Guava, Green Beans, Carrots, Squash (Acorn), Blackcurrant, Mango, Sugar Snap / Snow Peas, Rutabaga, Dates, Cherries (Sweet), Apricots, Broccoli (florets), Sweet Potato, Kiwi, Strawberry, Cucumber, Broccoli, Mange Tout.
***Amber Fruits & Veggies - At most 20%***
AMBER - use only 20% in weight of these
Dandelion Greens, Spinach, Watercress, Kale, Collard Greens, Grapefruit (Pink, Red, & White), Pineapple, Tangerine/Mandarin, Lime, Orange (Navel), Raspberries, Lemon, Fig (fresh), Kumquat, Cantaloupe Melon, Honeydew Melon, Blueberry, Star Fruit (Carambola), Cauliflower, Pumpkin.
***Red Fruits & Veggies - Very little***
RED - Use very sparingly or not at all if toxic
Chinese (Asian Pear), Peach, Plum, Pomegranate, Nectarine, Banana, Tomato, Physalis (Cape Gooseberry), Passion Fruit, Sweetcorn.
Also my mix is combined with their vitamins and frozen into ice cubs. I do not serve the fruits and veggies along their staple diet, they are included in it, similar to the TPG diet. I have a different video on how I prepare the SGS 2 diet, you can watch that if you would like to, it gives you an overall idea of how easy/difficult it is to prepare it and also I have the measurements/recipe for one of the versions I serve :-)
Awesome Sugar Glider Mommy thank you for sharing the list! That really helps. I will re-watch your SGS2 video again. Mine love the veggies but give little notice to the approved staple diet. I've tried two so far. Wambaroo and TPG. When offered Ensure they will lick the bowl clean!!! It must be my "Not a cook" means! lol I have to have a recipe to exactly follow. I don't think mine like honey. Weird huh? The love chicken, dandelion greens, quail eggs, and assorted green peas and beans.
I will keep trying to find what they will enjoy to eat in a staple diet. You have truly been a blessing to me and my sugar glider family... yes I bought the snacky mouse for treats!
Suzanne
Awww, thank you! I'm glad you find my videos helpful!
The SGS2 doesn't contain any honey so they might like this diet a lot. Mine were very picky eaters, but with the SGS2 they don't get to pick and choose anymore and they eat everything they get. You can continue using the HPW powder for the SGS2 diet so it's perfect.
And the snacky mice are awesome! :-D
+Awesome Sugar Glider Mommy
Would you care to share those recipes? :)
The video of the SGS 2 will be refilmed soon and the list of fruits and vegetables will be adjusted. If you find the time, please read the pinned post under this video to understand why these changes have to be made!
The diet can be prepared as until this point, but in the future you should really use the traffic light system for picking out the fruits and vegetables and not only pick them based on their overall ratio.
i have problem with my glider
he is thinking im his food or just biting me and he can't stay on one place I don't know how to make him trust me and he is around 3months and half
i am spending a lot of time with him and even night and day
Hi,
consider reading this article: sugarglider.info/care/bonding/ It containts loads of helpful information! :-) Patience is key, don't give up! And, if he is alone, please make sure you purchase him a friend very soon as they do not do well alone. All the best and good luck! :-)
I just bought a sugar glider and I have no idea what diet should I chose. Any suggestions?
shouq Check out www.sugarglider.info/staple-diets/ I feed the SGS 2 :-)
Cat saliva is toxic meaning...? It’s poisonous to them or venomous to them? Or you can’t even touch them if you’ve been in contact with it...? Is it airborne? Please elaborate! I have kitties and am considering suggies :)
If they have an open wound/scratch on their body and it comes into contact with cat saliva, they can get very, very sick from it. Many owners have sugar gliders and cats, just make sure you wash your hands properly before handling the suggies and keep the cats away at all times 😊
Thank you much! That’s very helpful indeed :)
We always give our gliders different fruit and it's usually fresh. I just hope that what we're feeding them gives them the proper nutrition. They're perfectly healthy, I was just wondering if what we feed them is ok. And another question if you don't mind. How often do you clean the cage?
Without the proper vitamins and nutrients things can go downhill very, very fast. Especially with not feeding enough calcium. Spinach, for example, has a great ca:p ratio - one would think - but the high content of oxalates keeps the body from absorbing the calcium so its really close to useless if you just take it because of the calcium content.Trying to get a glider healthy once it shows signs of a calcium deficiency is almost impossible. You are responsible for their well-being, so you do whatever you think is best. I do recommend, however, you look into a proper diet for them: sugarglider.info/staple-diets/
I clean my cage 2 per week and do almost daily spot cleaning. I also have a video on cage hygiene :-)
Getting a glider in a month
Does 8 weeks old sugar glider hard to bond with like if I buy a sugar glider that age is it okay after 3 days of leaving them get to know the cage and everything I start to hold him/ her or I should start bonding with them with a pouch because I heard that gliders at that age get used to ppl easily and don't worry I've done my search and I've been looking at gliders information for 5 years
Personally I would not purchase a suggie that young. Bonding has nothing to do with age, it is honestly a very big myth. I've had Oreo at 10 or 11 weeks, if I remember well. The other young guys came to me at 3 and 4 months old respectively. But I took in a very old glider, Dobby, at 13 years old (!!!) and he was without a doubt, by far the most bonded to me after only a few days. I spent just as much time with every one of them, but only Dobby was going crazy if he heard that I was at home and he was not allowed to spend time with me as much as possible. Not simply outside the cage but close to me. If I left the room, he followed. If I was washing dishes, he was playing on the kitchen counter. If I left for the bedroom, he quickly followed.
So you see, it has nothing to do with their age, it's mostly about their character.
Awesome Sugar Glider Mommy thank you I just wanted to know because a lot of breeders and sugar glider information site's talk about how if you get a sugar glider at a young age he/she will be attached to you more and about the sugar glider age a lot of sugar glider breeders and shops online sell them at 8 weeks and above
how much do they cost
Depending on how much you are willing to spend...it starts at around 500$ for two and a cage. Then the vitamins, toys, safe wheels, cage sets.......but they're worth it if you enjoy them as animal companions :-)
Are sugar gliders nocturnal or diurnal animals?
They are nocturnal, though some of them don't mind taking breaks from their naps during the day. But mainly they are awake and active at night and it should also remain that way (I know some people try to change that behaviour) :-)
Ah okay thank you
Is it OK to have 1 sugar glider, because I can only get 1.
No, unfortunately it is really not ok at all. It does not matter how much time you spend with that one sugar glider, eventually it will most probably become very sad and die. Very few sugar gliders live happy on their own, too few! I suggest you wait until you have the money for two, at least! :-)
Awesome Sugar Glider Mommy
I have 4 of them (Mother,Father,2 children male and female) but I put them in different cages because the husband is really cannibalistic and bites the wife's back until it bleeded, and the children keeps scratching the mother and the father wants to eat the children too, so they stay in 3 separate cages (the children are together,thats all) but i stick the cages next to each other. Im still really pissed they wont get along, even though its been 2 months.
You should really try neutering the male. Mating wounds are fairly common in Sugar Gliders, especially when the male is intact. You should neuter both males and try re-introducing them afterwards. I'd love to know how that works out!
Awesome Sugar Glider Mommy thanks for the advice. I'll do just that!
I live in England and it can get cold I am thinking of using a heat lamp but I do anymore not know what to do please help, are heat lamps safe for them?
I would recommend heating the room with a space heater instead. Heat lamps are unsafe. Also add extra layers of fleece (little fleece blankets) inside of their pouches. But keeping the room at a warm temperature is really important (ideally somewhere between 22-26°C).
Awesome Sugar Glider Mommy thank you! Btw I love all your videos, they really help
Thank you! :-)
Wow... Someone should really look into this site that came up when I was looking up that whole "cat saliva" thing because it had so much misinformation that it was basically the exact opposite of your video going as far as to say they just get along with other pets because of that whole "not a rodent" thing and how you don't need to bring them to a vet
I believe Lisa Luu (another suggie youtuber) once said something along the lines "A laser pointer doesn't smell like rodents either, but the cats still chase it". I'm happy you did more research and found out that it is not true and yes, they need vets, especially if they get ill... Only a pet rock will not require vet care :-)
The thing is those were just examples! that page had so much misinformation on it it seemed like they were doing it on purpose! Might as well have been a "what not to do" page
Certain pages indeed do it on purpose to make you rely on them only. For example giving them different names so when you hear about said animal you will google it and instead of finding reliable information you will only find 5-7 webpages with the same information that actually only belong to the same seller.
They also make you feed only their food as recommended by them and if they still die...they will replace them with new ones. What a great way to seal the deal "No worry, there's plenty more where that came from, just waste your money on our food and you'll get your animals for free if they die from it."... I could go on and on and on.
That has to be animal abuse
I have this swimming pool which has no water in it, and around the pool there are trees and i hang beds on the trees for them to sleep in (there's a roof above it so they dont get wet if it rains) but for some reason they prefer to sleep in really tiny holes where I cant reach them, and also because its so dirty 😢😲😷
Wow this is the most informative video by far! I made the huge mistake of buying only one baby girl a year ago. I bought her at a fair, yes shoot me for that, terrible mistake I made on not knowing what I was getting into. They lied to people making us think they're the easiest pets to take care of and they have the cheapest and easiest diet, they only need one apple a week!! they said, and blah blah... they're freaking adorable looking so I fell for it :(
PEOPLE DO NOT BELIEVE OR BUY ANYTHING FROM POCKET PETS!!! they're so full of shit
But I haven't give up on her yet, she's sort of bonded to me 'cause she's not scare of me anymore but she bites every time I put my bare hand close to her, and it's hard no to flinch 'cause it hurts a like hell :'( but I'll use your tips and see if it works.
Thanks to your videos I've learned a lot of things I been doing wrong so THANKS for the info ;)
We weren't born experts, Lizette. We learn from our mistakes. I am glad you have done your research and know how to be a better glider mommy now :-) Don't forget to buy her a friend too, it will make such a difference. Unfortunately many people first get to know them at fairs...and have no idea what they are getting themselves into.
Yeah we've been looking around to find the best options. Do you have any links of places where I can adopt another baby? and any websites suggestions where to find a wheel like yours or how to look for it?
You can join Gliderslist on Facebook for sugar gliders and my wheel can be purchased at atticworx.com/1Stealth%20Wheels.htm :-)
Wow I was about to buy some sugar gliders from pocket pets so thx for telling me that!!!!!
What do you think of youtuber slightlyhy?
Well that's an unusual question :-) I don't know him well enough to have an opinion.
great video, very helpful. Question: do they take sand baths?
Thank you! And no, they don't. They take their "baths" on their own - they have 2 grooming nails on each (back) leg and they will wet those and groom themselves with them. That is more than sufficient to keep them squeaky clean! If you go through my videos I have a very short one of my mosaic taking a "bath" inside his helicopter toy :-)
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You invalidly give facts you don't know about cause ive had them for years
ImTopBitch420 What facts do you consider invalid?
ImTopBitch420 I'm assuming with a name like imtopbitch420 you and your life are complete bullshit