In Reply to: Re: GLIDER no no's posted by Rachel on May 15, 1999 at 11:08:56:

Well, Me and My dad (I'm 12) are thinking of getting a sugar glider. I really want one....but I've seen more bad postings than good. My dad travels and I need sleep to go to school. I already have a ferret...and I take good care of him. Sure, I'm not the perfect pet owner but I try! Do you recommend getting a sugar glider for me in my situation? (I like exotic petz and I think hamsters are mean)(...and my dad doesn't like petz that are boring)

: ~I think thats a very good idea, maybe now some people will get past the cuteness and see that SG take time money responsibility and a lot of love.=) Rachel

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: : I was very dissapointed the other day. I was invited to a exotic animal zoo on Long Island to give a little talk about a few reptiles. I had my little sugarglider Church in my pocket. (The reptiles were in cages, and in no way could get to him)
: : Church popped his head out of the pocket and all of the childrens eyes lit up. Questions started comeing at me left and right. "Where can I get one?", "How much are they?" ect.... Here is the dissapointing thing, after I gave an hour long speech about the time, late hours, years, feeding, vets, children ect... I was suprised to see that the parents still wanted to get them for there children. I did happen to talk most of them out of getting one, but there were a few people who just would not listen. There was only one many two people that I thought would make perfect glider parents. I was thinking about makeing a warning packet for people that ask me about them from now on. What do you guys think?

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• Chrissy, my 2 cents... Maria 00:30:06 5/17/99 (0)
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    • thanks guys, thanks Jane jazz 14:23:03 5/17/99 (0)