 | Posted by: | Dawn, AnjelOfTheNight@aol.com | | Subject: | Do I have to have more than 1? | | When: | 8:49 PM, 24 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 64.12.102.166 |
I went to a local petstore and fell in love with a sugar glider they have there. I would absolutely love to own one of my own and I am comletely willing to go the distance with it if i should get it. The thing is, i only know as much about it as I have read and from the sounds of it i could handle the majority of it easily, the only real question i have is that everything ive read has mentioned that they can die of loneliness. So is it absolutely necessary to purchase more than one?
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| Posted by: | glider vapor, vaporofdeath@home.com | | Subject: | well............ | | When: | 10:20 PM, 24 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 24.176.27.132 |
Some say get one at first and you and the glider are totaly bonded get another, They are a social animal and require another glider to truly be happy...in my oppion that is and beacause of that I say get at least 2, it will be harder and longer geting them bonded as well if you had 1, but they do not feel as safe and over all happy unless they have friends. Again I say this is my (mispelled) oppion and with that I will go.  
| Posted by: | Barb, barbloo@yahoo.comS | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:59 PM, 24 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 63.178.65.147 |
It's OK for you to have just one animal - as long as you are willing to spend time with it every day. People that are willing to really care for and love one glider do just fine. (Dying of loneliness would only happen if you did not spend time with your glider. The big thing is to find one m or f that you like and that likes you. Good luck!! Sugar gliders are wonderful, wonderful, wonderful...I love 'em to pieces.
| Posted by: | Bourbon | | Subject: | none | | When: | 1:39 PM, 25 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 216.248.35.126 |
A glider that is raised with a mate, and that mate dies, is more apt to die of the lonliness than one that has been raised a sole loved non neglected glider, but that is very much like the only children syndrome, you don't miss what you don't have
| Posted by: | Barb, barbloo@yahoo.comS | | Subject: | none | | When: | 2:21 PM, 25 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 63.178.69.40 |
Pudy Tat lost 2 mates and he is find. BooBoo lost his mate too and is fine. My animals all spend time with me daily, and it is enough company for them. I have a number of animals, and all pairs/families are caged separately. Whenever I'm out at least one glider usually goes with me, usually the youngest. I handled all my babies as soon as they are OOP; and I do so daily.
| Posted by: | Dawn, AnjelOfTheNight@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 3:14 PM, 25 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 64.12.104.46 |
Hey, thanks for the advice, i just got a male glider who ive yet to name, and is 7 months old, he was raised by himself so he should be alright considering i do plan to spend A LOT of time with him. Thanks everyone!
~*Dawn*~
| Posted by: | Barb | | Subject: | none | | When: | 8:38 AM, 26 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 63.180.14.38 |
Good luck, Dawn. Keep us posted on your new little one. If you do not have Caroline MacPherson's book SUGAR GLIDERS, it's something you really need to have as a reference book and a guide to judge any other advice you might receive. Just a word of caution: Not all advice you'll receive will be correct. Use the book and good old common sense to determine if the advice is worthwhile. (If a number of people tell you the same thing, it's probably true; but I have also heard incorrect info from USDA breeders and my gut instincts have always been proven out.) . . . 2 BIG cautions: Make sure your glider gets adequate calcium or it will develop hing leg paralysis. From day one my gliders got yogurt; none have suffered the paralysis. I was told 5 years ago gliders couldn't handle the lactose in yogurt....not true. I recently found an article by C. MacPherson that backs me up. Also others' animals suffered hind leg paralysis; mine did not. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER leave your animal out loose on its own or out in the car. There are too many places to hide, too many dangerous things to get into. Lastly, keep the lid to the toilet seat down. Should your get out (they're really SMART animals), you don't want him drowning in the toilet seat. I keep remembering more...sorry. . . If you give your animal something soft (fabric of some kind) to sleep or snuggle in, be sure it doesn't have threads that will loosen as this can strangulate you animal and cut off circulation wither maiming or worse, killing it. I am not trying to scare you, but I want to try in insure your new little one a long, happy life with you. Whing you well . . .
| Posted by: | Dawn, AnjelOfTheNight@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 7:36 AM, 27 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 64.12.105.24 |
Barb, thanks a lot for the advice, i have actually been going through a lot of the messages that other people have posted and noticed a few things in common, one being this book by MacPherson, EVERYONE is reccommending it, i have yet to actually get it but i definately will. another thing,this is my first glider and so i did a bunch of internet research and yet i like this site the best because it allows you to keep in touch with other glider parents which is a great thing because it helps you out with a lot of questions (which i have plenty of and plan to continue posting)Thats really all i can think to say at the moment but im sure ill think of more soon. Thanks again.
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