 | Posted by: | Anthony, JeffHardyAndLita@aol.com | | Subject: | How Bid Can S.G.s Get? | | When: | 7:12 PM, 20 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 64.12.104.163 |
Hi, I was wondering about how big Sugar Grliders can get and are they a good pet for children?re they GENTLE?
-Anthony
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| Posted by: | Marvin, oldcolt58@aol.com | | Subject: | A childs pet | | When: | 11:39 PM, 20 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 152.163.197.79 |
For some really good info on gliders and what it takes to raise them try going to Bourbons Sugarglider Info at
<a href=http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider>http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider</a> After just going to the links at the left side of that page you can determine if any particular child (Each case is different) is ready for that type of responsibility.
Personally I feel that it is unfair to ask or allow any child to make that type of commitment.
Even if someone who is say ten years old is ready for it, what happens as they get older? By the time the glider succumbs to old age the child will be about twentythree. Most kids will eventually want to get involved with school activities, dating, college and who knows what else. That three hour a day commitment to the sugargliders well being will have become quite a burden at some point.
Then again, that is just my opinion. I haven't seen anything set in stone on the subject.
Marvin
| Posted by: | Anthony, JeffHardyAndLita@aol.com | | Subject: | How Big Do S.G.s Get? | | When: | 6:46 AM, 21 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 152.163.207.78 |
I still am wondering about how big they an get;thank you for that info Marvin.I am still deciding on getiing or not getting A S.G.
| Posted by: | Marvin, oldcolt58@aol.com | | Subject: | size | | When: | 10:15 AM, 21 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 152.163.207.183 |
Twice as big as a mouse but smaller than your average chipmunk.
| Posted by: | Barb, blooprints@yahoo.com | | Subject: | SG's | | When: | 12:02 PM, 21 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 208.130.245.56 |
For the most part, Anthony, sugar gliders are not children's pets. They are exotic animals that require a great deal of care and a lot of time. Most children get bored after a short time: That is not fair to the glider because they can live 12-15 years and have been documented to die of loneliness. (That means you don't just take off for vacation and leave the glider for a friend to feed OR you could very well come home to a dead glider. That is not an exaggeration but a fact.)
Whereas I am not trying to scare you, you should be aware of all that is involved in owning a glider.
Have you done your research? Are you familiar with Caroline MacPherson's books? (You need to be.)
People are individuals: Some young people take better care of their animals that adults, but I'd have to say that that was the exception - not the rule.
Think twice before you get a glider. Make sure you are up to the commitment of caring for it for the next 12-15 years.
I love my gliders to pieces and cannot imagine life without them, but they are a great deal of work!
Good luck in your decision, and feel free to email me if you have any further questions. 
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