In Reply to: sad sad sugarglider posted by jill on December 24, 1999 at 02:25:37:

I bought my first glider in July. She was just like your boyfriend's.
Slowly she has come around. She just started playing a lot
with me. It took a lot of time. time is the key. Spend
lots of time with her, talking to her (give her a treat when
you talk to her each time like a little applesauce or honey
or a piece of uncooked peanut). IF she crabs, let her. Don't
show fear. She'll come around. (Cat food is good for her!)

Somepeople say 2 is better, others say no. Some say that
if you have 2 they won't want to have anything to do with
you. One friend of mine disagrees, he has 2 and they're
crazy about him. Another agrees and won't let her 3 have
contact. But if you only have one, that's fine too, just
as long as they get about 2 hrs (or more is always good)
of human interaction.

Good luck (they're awesome pets). Happy Gliding.
Meg

: My boyfriend got a sugarglider about two months ago. When it first
: moved into his house it took about a week for it to be comfortable and
: able to come out of its nest. For the last while "Cleo" hasn't come out of her nest
: and is very irritable. I've also ben reading about how active sugargliders are, and she isn't active at all,
: or not that i'm aware of.
: The people that he got it from had been feeding her cat food. IS THIS WRONG?
: I have been thinking that it's possibly something to do with her diet. Then I was wondering
: if it was because she was lonely. Is it true that sugargliders should be in pairs?
: If there are any other suggestions as to why "Cleo" sleeps her life away, could you let me know.

: thanks

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