In Reply to: Re: GLIDER no no's posted by Chrissy on May 16, 1999 at 01:04:18:

Well, to be honest, I think a glider is a bit too much work for a 12 year old with a traveling parent. I am a breeder and I won't sell to anyone under 16 and even at 16 I have a long talk with the parents regarding how responsible their child is. I also remind them that most kids go to college at 18 and then what happens to the pet that lives for up to 15 years and is bonded to the child. Most dorm rooms don't allow pets of any sort, so unless you have an apartment or live at home while going to college there will be a problem. Most of the time, I sell my gliders to the adults and they allow their children to spend time with the glider. The glider is encouraged to bond with the parent, not the child that way when the child's life changes (high school, college, etc.) the glider belongs to the parent and the child can still spend time with it but the glider isn't stressed by losing its bonded person.

Maria
: 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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