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Subject: Re: Info. on CA? HELP HELP HELP!!!
Posted by Rochelle on January 30, 1998 at 06:47:33:
In Reply to: Info. on CA? HELP HELP HELP!!! posted by Katterina on January 28, 1998 at 18:36:40:
I own sugar gliders in CA. They are very lucky, as they have
only suffered minor problems that I had to play vet for them.
They are sweet and cute, but require alot of time, patience,
and good food and housing. They aren't the type of pet you
can hug and squeeze, they just hop about their buisness jumping
from you to the nearest tree, plant, dresser, shelves, etc..
They can disappear into very small holes and escape your house.
You must glider/baby proof a room for them to play in. Most
of all, your glider could live in excess of 15 years. Thats
a major commitment, not one a child/teen could make. Just
recently, I helped my niece's girlfriend acquire a hedgehog.
For 6 months I made her wait, and research the animal before
I would help her. She said, I'm ready now, and I refered her
to someone I knew would ship her one. She had the hoglet for
6 weeks, and my niece calls me up in a panic and says her
friend is going to take it to the humane society. I told her
that she would get fined and get my source in alot of trouble,
so... now I'm the proud owner of a hoglet by default. A hedge
hog is the easiest of all pets to care for, yet this 24 year
old woman could not commit. Hogs only live 4 to 5 years,
but a glider can live for nearly a quarter of your life.
Thats a long commitment. All gliders have their own personality,
some are friendlier than others. Some bite harder than others.
I just gave a friend of mine, my last two female joeys. One
is touchable, the other is not. They were both fine with
me, but for some reason, that one joey will not bond and
bites viciously. However, the other glider sister loves her.
So, she keeps them both together in the cage, but only can
handle the one during play. She trys to touch the mean one
every day, in hopes that she will someday trust her. I have
one male, who is quite a bully. He snaps and only will play
on/with you, on his terms. The mommy, is my smallest glider,
she is a little more friendly then him, but still does not
like to be picked up,she will come to you. My twin girls
have their own cage now that they are grown, and they can
be coaxed into a fanny pack with some worms, and hang out
with me for the day. Playtime at night, involves letting
them have one of our two restrooms, filled with baby toys.
I put on a night light or flash light and play with them in
their. In the morning, they'll be back in their nestbox,
which I can easily move back into their cage without bothering
them. Think about all this extra work... Think about how
you will handle having a "problem child" for 20 years. You
won't know how they will behave with you, until they are
already there. You can give me your name and address, and
I can contact you when my female is due. But...I will ask
you alot of questions. I will not jeapordize my household
of exotics for anyone's whim. You must be serious, you
must be an adult.
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