An experiment: 24 hours in the life of a Craigslist ad. I am not sure I have seen the demand for sugar gliders any higher.





0:02 Your ad, titled '100 Sugar Gliders ' has been posted.

3:16 I would love one or two of them were are you located ??
3:24 Where are you located at? Would love give give 2 gliders forever homes
3:57 Really?
6:49 Where are you located? City wise?
7:14 Do u have any babies just outta the pouch to rehome? I really would like to have one or two and would be very interested in getting one from u. I think it's very important to get em young so it can bond with me and be gentle. I am off work a few days and can drive to Dallas to pick up. Pleases respond as soon as you can.
7:18 Call me I can Help.
7:33 Where are you located?
7:36 Yes I was wondering if you had any small baby ones where I can start taming them cause I bought one that was older and he's mean. And where are you located
7:39 If this is a real ad, my wife and i would love to take a few. my best friend used to have one and i handled it all the time. thanks
8:13 do you really have 100 gliders? if so please email me back thanks
8:18 I emailed ealier trying to see if you still had 2gliders avail. Ill go back into work at 8 so please email back and let me know. Thank you
8:26 Hello, are you really giving them away free? Is it take two take all kinda thing or can I take some, me and a few friends would be willing to take some of them, how many do you have?
8:51 Where is your location?
9:04 Is this for real? Where u located
9:09 let me have your address I'm interested i always wanted one but can afford to buy one thank you call me
9:17 Hi i was wondering if you still have the sugar gliders i would like two please i can pick them up this weekend Thank You god bless
9:21 Where are you located? I want to take a couple off your hands!
9:31 If u are giving the gliders away free I am interested in taking a couple off your hands, I currently own two myself...I am located in
Abilene and was wondering where about you are located..but anyways I will b looking forward to hearing back thanks for your time..I wasn't really sure if u were just posting a ad about them breeding or if u really are giving some away??
9:44 separate them. You can also have the males fixed. take them to the flea market or to traders village. list them on kijiji.com
9:49 Are any of them tame? I would take a few just to help you out. I have 5 already but they are seperated so they don't have babies.
10:00 Do you still have the sugargliders available? How old are they?
10:01 Where r u located? Would like to 2.
10:01 hi.....where r u selling these sugar glidders. i want to buy one for my brother. thanks
10:06 Is this a serious ad? If they won't stop breeding, take the males away! You know, the ones with bald patches on their heads!
10:07 Do you still the gliders if so call me.
10:09 Are you seriously giving them away??? I would love to have one or two if you are. Please let me know what you are willing to charge for them. Thanks.
10:16 Please give me a call
10:46 I will take all that you have left ! I love Sugar Gliders ! I Stay at home, and would
Love to rase them. Please call.
11:05 My wife has a female and we are looking for a male.
11:49 Are any of the sugar gliders sill availiable. Thanks.
11:50 Are you giving away these sugar gliders? If so i will take a female...i had a male in the past, and would like another one! thanks!
11:52 I will take any that you have left. Please let me know.
12:04 Do you still have the Sugar Gliders??? Have you checked with an exotic Rescue??? Would you like some help with them??? Call Me. Can you Sex them? Have you tried separating them? Call ASAP. Where are you located?? I will be traveling to SE Texas, there is an exotic rescue located there, maybe I could take them there.
12:10 IF you still have any of them, let me know when i can come get them. I am very interested. Thank you
12:11 where can I get one at


12:55 where can I pick up
12:55 I really want a sugar glider my Sister had one and I feel in love with it can you tell me where you are located and what I would need to get to keep 1 or 2 if they live better alone or with a friend and how long they live if they can be fixed(spayed) and if they are friendly I know I sound ignorant about them but I have never had one before so any information would be great! thank you
13:56 where are you located and are you just giving them away
14:19 I want one please I am in Garland
14:20 hey my name is laura i wanted to ask more about your sugar gliders
15:10 are these good pets for a 7 year old, do they smell bad like guinea pigs
15:14 Separate them. Then take them to a rescue group. I am not condoning your actions just coming up with a solution to your problem. You can probably find a rescue that will loan you the cages to separate them.
16:27 I saw your ad for 100 free gliders. My first question is this real and do you need/want some help from some rescuers to help place these gliders into homes? I work with a network across the US that helps rescued gliders. If we can be of help, PLEASE let me know.
17:25 Hi i was wondering if you still have the sugar gliders i would like two please i can pick them up this weekend plz call us my girls are happy Thank You god bless
17:26 Are you for real? Thats alot! Are they free?
18:29 Were you wanting a rehomeing fee for your babies or are they really free? I have homes already for about 16 but if you need them all gone i can make arrangements. Please let me know, If you are asking a rehomeing fee I can't say for sure how many, I have family that would be willing to take some, but not sure how much they would be willing to pay. let me know. Thank you.
19:00 Hey there
where are you located my daughters would love one of those lil guys..do you still have any???
19:26 Hi I'll take some of your sugar gliders! I can imagine you're way over your head with that many! Let me know if you still need homes for some of them!
19:30 Im interested in getting 4 of your gliders if they are still for free.Call me Ask for John.THANK YOU.
19:35 I would like to take 1 of your gliders
19:58 Free? Can you tell the difference between male and female?
20:26 hi i would like to get a suger glider for each of my four kids. i have had one before so i have a cage and experience.
21:45 I would like to take one off your hands. I am well a wear of their diet and how to take care of them.
22:18 Where are you located at? Are your sugar gliders free?
22:41 Where r u located ????
22:45 can you tell between the sexes? if you can i want 2 of the same sex. and do you have any black and white ones?
23:59 Hi im emailing you about your sugar gliders.. My mom fell in love taking care of my grandmothers two gliders and now she wants her own so I was interested in getting two for her... I know its posted as free so could you contact me on details and location please thank you
0:07 I would like two how can I get a pair

Did you post the ad and those are the responses?

yes, all day long...

wow.

I think I can also only say wow.

That's insane... blew my mind.

how many people responded?

Well, that's certainly eye-opening.

Wow, Thats crazy.

LMAO!!!!!!!

NICE Job Trolling Craigslist... I laugh at the fact that so many people took the bait. It's sad that there are so many people that are willing to just take gliders without the proper knowledge.

I can't believe you only had one person willing to help you contact a rescue. I would have taken the bait and prob ended up with like 50 of them trying to find them the right home, I am such a fixer LOL

Holy crap thats an eye opener! The picture alone made me angry...
Very interesting! Thank you for posting

Wow people arent very smart. "I will take one for each of my kids" What the heck? Really?

"15:10 are these good pets for a 7 year old, do they smell bad like guinea pigs"

I don't understand why you'd post something like this? What was the purpose? It doesn't further education. It doesn't help the people who thought they might get a cool little pet.

I would probably have responded, also. A lot of those people are actually asking for further information. So - what's wrong with that?

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Originally posted by valkyriemome

I don't understand why you'd post something like this? What was the purpose? It doesn't further education. It doesn't help the people who thought they might get a cool little pet.

I would probably have responded, also. A lot of those people are actually asking for further information. So - what's wrong with that?

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Alden, in the post Terry actually put on Craigslist (I know cuz I did it too), there is a HUGE link to this website. He was just trying to get new and potential owners' attention so they could come here and check things out.

I think there are better ways to advertise the site.

Additionally, I think if this is the site that's being advertised, I'd like to see it being better moderated. But, that's just me, I guess.

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Originally posted by valkyriemome

I think there are better ways to advertise the site.

Additionally, I think if this is the site that's being advertised, I'd like to see it being better moderated. But, that's just me, I guess.

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I love how it's Terry's website and his post.

Cool. Glad that works for you!

I got really excited until I kept reading and figured out it was a prank I had high hopes for me and chip lol I think that girl that was supposed to sell me her glider this week playe a trick on me bc she hasn't responded since just my luck!

Except I was kind of blown off by the way they were all on top of each other that's a lot!

I completely agree with Alden.
Aren't we all entitled to our opinions?

^ Agreed.

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Originally posted by bwetherell

I completely agree with Alden.
Aren't we all entitled to our opinions?

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Yep.. I agree.

We get that question all the time though guys. "My gliders keep breeding!! What do I do?!?!?" So it makes sense. You bring up a question a lot of glider owners have and you show them where they can find the answers. I see nothing wrong with this at all. Not putting down your opinions, just stating mine.

Also, can someone point me to where someone said somebody wasn't entitled to an opinion? As far as I can tell everyone's just stating their own opinions, not telling anybody they can't have one. And quite frankly I feel like the boards have settled down quite a bit and there's not so much drama floating around.

Well you just got an email from me... I was so horrified. I called Ed and Gail and Debbie too. I am quite releived myself. Those pictures though did ruin my appettite right before dinner.
Hope you all are well, we are hanging in there. :)

I wasn't saying anyone specifically said we weren't entitled to our opinions.
I just thought Elyse's response was irrelevant. As in, I'm sure Terry posted this for a reason...to get opinions. & To keep in mind that those opinions WILL vary. If it were anyone else would it have mattered what was said? Or do we have to keep our mouths shut because its terry who is posting, and he happens to run the site...People will have different views and rather than arguing over it, you can just accept it. You don't have to agree, but you don't have to be snarky either. It's common courtousy. I think in a sense it is a good idea, but not in the way it was done. It's misleading, and sure you link them to this website but then what? I thought the first craigslist post was sufficient, It actually listed the information. I think more posts like that should be done, but instead of completely misleading ads, misleading titles. Lets say "Cage for sale" Or "Sugar Gliders.." etc.
& with what Alden said, I probably would have responded as well..to help find SUITABLE homes for those poor gliders & try to give information as best as I could. What percent of those people who responded, do you think actually clicked the link? I know the same goes for reading...but its just a question.

Also Amanda what does your comment..."And quite frankly I feel like the boards have settled down quite a bit and there's not so much drama floating around." have anything to do with this post? If you have something to say to me, you can do so privately..if not I misunderstood what you were trying to say.

I forgot to add, that it is not directly pointing anyone to the information. It is advertising free gliders and theres simply a link that people choose to click or not... If there was a reference stating "to learn more" & then the link, I think that would draw more attention.

My comment about the boards settling down was in reference to Alden's comment about the moderators, not to anything you said B. To explain further, I feel like everyone's done a great job of not attacking anyone lately on the boards. People feel more free to post. In the past I felt like moderators were a good idea too, since there was so much snark and elitism going on. I personally feel like the boards have since settled down and there's not as much need for moderation now.

Okay, I agree also. I haven't seen any posts that have been driving people away lately. Now I actually feel comfortable posting in the forum.

On the subject of moderators- I disagree. Yes, the drama has died down a bit, but that doesn't mean that moderators are not needed. Moderators are something I would like to see on this site, particularly as it attracts a lot of newcomers. Drama or not, moderation would be a great benefit to the website.

Edited To fix a silly error in typing.