I just held my gilders all 4 of them are pooping like crazy and their poop is jet black! they look very sick also. They were given to me as a gift and they all are very mean to me! i think they are very very ill. i cnt afford to take them to a vet. I live in south florida and need to know if their is a rescue i can send them 2. please help me and these poor babies

You need to take them to the vet whether you can afford it or not, even just dropping them off. They will take care of them if you cannot pay but you will not get them back, they need a vet ASAP!

other than a vet is there a rescue here in south florida? there must be someone who knows of a rescue around here

They need to go to the vet asap. If you can't afford it you can apply for credit here. http://www.carecredit.com/

They don't need a rescue right now, they need a VET! You need to call around and see if there is an emergency vet that will see them NOW! You can worry about finding them a rescue later, they need to see a vet immediately.

Maybe this should be a lesson to you not to get animals if you can't take them to the vet when they are sick. Have you even tried to do what huntman said and CALL at vet atleast?? Have you called the humane shelters to see if they can take them in? Have you called or contacted anyone on this matter OTHER than this website?? We are here to help but in matters of health you can't rely solely on a forum. Animals get sick and it's cruel neglect to NOT take them to the vet. I cant' always afford it either but I call my vet and take them in anyway and we work something out. They are my pets and my responsibility. That is the pledge you are making to these or any animals when taking them into your home.

I am not trying to be mean but I get so sick of ppl saying I can't afford it... In my opinion if you can't take them to the vet when they are sick you shouldn't own pets.

Please don't let these guys suffer. Care Credit has saved us MANY times too!Call Val at (806)274-9177. She is available for emergencies and may possibly know of somewhere in Florida.

are you feeding them the proper diet there has got to be a common denomintor if all of them are sick at the same time? i would try to apply for care credit these babies do depend on you to take care of them even if they are mean right now, they may be mean because they do not feel wellh

i called 4 vets and none take sugar gliders. They all only do cats and dogs and some other animals like rabbits and birds. i just want to find them better homes and someone to get them better. im just going to try to find a vet and drop them there for them to do what they have to do and them give them better homes. has no one on here ever had their glider have jet black poop and keep pooping alot? i need to know what are some things i can do to stop this.

Where in South Florida are you? They need to get to a vet and if I know where you are, I may be able to help. Check your pm's.

i have no pms i just checked. Im the the broward area.

Just pm'd you my number.

This breaks my heart!

I hope that you can help these babies fotokat! Please keep us posted.

Just to add info to this thread - I have had jet black, stinky diarrhea several times in rescues, and every time the gliders tested positive for coccidia. This is a common symptom of parasites - particularly of coccidia.

That would make sense then, with all of them living together. Someone who is experienced with gliders really needs to step in here and take over this situation.

if they are not sick... then maybe they are just scared. my gliders did this when i first got them. they pooped when they heared loud noises.. an sometimes when i try to pet them. it takes a loong time for them to get use to you. im hoping they are just scared an it will eventually be controlled

It's true that they can poop when scared, but when there's jet black, liquid, stinky poo, it's usually a sign of illness. I spoke w/this owner last night and she has made arrangements to drop them off at one of my vets today. I'm waiting on a call from the vet about them now, and (barring any changes) will be coming to me for care. I'll update when I know more.

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It's true that they can poop when scared, but when there's jet black, liquid, stinky poo, it's usually a sign of illness. I spoke w/this owner last night and she has made arrangements to drop them off at one of my vets today. I'm waiting on a call from the vet about them now, and (barring any changes) will be coming to me for care. I'll update when I know more.

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Thank you both so much for doing what you could for these babies.

These gliders are now w/me. Everyone is now settled after a very stressful evening. It turns out she surrendered 5 gliders. They are all very stained, underweight for their body size and now being treated for parasites. Keep sending good thoughts for them to get better.

What a relief! I'm hoping for positive updates!

fotokat -- Thank you for taking over this situation! These gliders are fortunate to be with you!

Thank God for glider guardian angels! You are a lifesaver fotokat-please please please keep us updated!

Fotokat - what a wonderful thing, you getting these babies to your Vet and then taking them in. It's wonderful to see that these babies have a chance now. What a God send you are. God Bless and keep us posted please.

Excellent!! Keep us updated about their progress... Why did the person say there were only four??

I didn't find out there were 5 until my vet friend called me to say they'd been dropped off. I did talk to the girl who surrendered them and asked and she said he was living in a separate cage for the last 6 months, but wasn't looking good this morning so she decided to bring him, too. I'm assuming he's the daddy of the the 3 younger ones, but I have him separated since he's never been in w/the 2 youngest boys. Once they're healthy and neutered I'll start re-intros.

Kate- thanks... I'm so glad you are there to do what you do.

*phew*

Well, whatever happened, I'm glad they did the right thing and reached out for help. The fact that they were willing to surrender them to a vet and to you is more than a lot of people do in this situation. Most of the time, these kind of situations don't have happy endings.

Thank you, glidergloo, for doing the right thing.

Amen to that Dahlia. You are absolutely 100% correct. I thank you too Glidergloo. Very unselfsih of you. Shows you really love them enough to give them up to someone who could care for their needs. Good for you!

I also agree!

I dont kno excatly if this is going to make since cuz i'm thinking about a thousand thoughts per second right now, lol, but omg...reading this i wanna cry. I am so confused...First I just wanna say how much more i now value this forum, and give credit to the ones out there who help. If i could help I would. However I kno finacally it isnt possible for me to do anymore than I am currently doing...which saddens me greatly :(
It bothers me even more now after reading this that so many vets, and websites are against forums. Have this forum not have been here to assist the indivuadal at hand, those gliders may not have made it. How could a VET be against something like this???
My next point is, why? I just truely dont understand how glider get like that? I dont understand how anyone could look at such a sweet, kind, passionate, and loving creature and neglect it. I dont understand how they could say that gliders just arent for them. I just dnt get it. I mean...god, they are so awesome. My life got so much fuller once I got my two boys. Even with the vet bills that i couldnt afford, and the pellet food i wasted money on, and constant cage cleaning, i NEVER ONCE thought i wish i didnt get them. I read a post once where someone said if theyt knew then what they knew now, they wouldnt do it over again. HOW??? I just dont understand. How can you not want to educate urself about these fasicanting little creatures? And how can you not fall in love with them? I am late almost everyday any where i go or anything i do b/c i'm busy loving and spending time with my two boys. And i have a child....lol...dont get me wrong, my child is still the highlight of my life, but when these boys entered my life...i felt like the wow...my prayers have been answered...finally something to fill this void I have. I missed my cat dearly who I lost a few yrs back and never was able to get another animal b/c it hurt to bad. THe glider just sorta came to me. And my life is now conplete. DOes that sound dumb? lol...I just...i mean..wow...they are so great, and i dont uinderstand how anyone could think anyother way,....

They are great aren't they. I was the person who made that comment and I'll tell you why. Not because I don't love my babies because I do with all my heart. So much so that I am here almost every day reading, educating myself and trying to educate others. But in all that I am so much sadder because my heart breaks everyday with these kind of threads and the ones who cannot be saved. This particular story has a happy ending, YES but I am always so heart broken by the ones that don't. With no other animal would I be on a forum reading things that upset me or make me feel so awful about my pet. But here I am. This is what I meant by that statement. I have them and I am here and this is where I plan to stay. I wish I could change the world but I can't but hopefully I can fix just one small piece and help someone here and it will have been worth it all.