I merged blind boy and girl with Big Guy and Little guy. They are doing fine but Blindy tends to sleep and keep to himself. I rehomed the other two boys to a nice couple from Frisco.

I received two cages of rescues today from Jim Dunlap at the Plano Living Materials Center . Cage1 had two boys and cage2 had a neutered boy and girl. The boy turned out to be blind and somewhat of a runt. I have no doubt that he was sold as a "special" sugar glider with blue eyes. Standard flea market fare.

I am very glad to have removed these animals from the shelter. They keep all of the animals in one large warehouse type of room which is ok except that the large birds and primates will randomly SCREEEEEECH a shrill sound that will scare the ghost out of an unsuspecting visitor. These tiny animals have been tormented endlessly by this I am sure.

Both boys are doing fine from their neuters. I took Big Guy in today to have his tail amputated. I think Buddy broke it when they tussled a few days earlier through the cage walls and it finally dried up. He has been gnawing at it since and it looked horrible. I partook in the procedure and snapped a few photos.

http://www.sugarglider.com/glidergossip/photo_album_view.asp?cname=Medical%2DAmputation&mid=2571&cid=324

Took Buddy and Big Guy in today for their scheduled neuters. They came home with their ecollars on. I left Buddy’s on overnight to make sure he wouldn’t touch himself since he was so young, but Big Guy went straight to cuddlin with Lil guy so he was fine.

I got some photos:
http://www.sugarglider.com/glidergossip/photo_album_view.asp?cname=Medical%2DNeuters&mid=2571&cid=317

Baby Hazel is growing quickly. I never find her nursing anymore although she must be, and she is starting to want to chew on things. I think she may have even started eating some stuff. Pican has been chattering and shaking the last few nights and I think it is because she has more in pouch that are attached to nipples and it is causing her discomfort. It is probably about time to get Buddy neutered. I am taking the boys in to be neutered on 3/26.

I was just informed after my own query that Mickey and Minnie and family are dead. I didn’t like Minnie much but I did respect her especially after she was able to pair with Mickey and have offspring. Mickey was a sweetheart and I might liked to have kept him for myself. I will take this as an affirmation that not all families are able to take care of sugar gliders and I should be much more picky as to who I give one to. Perhaps this is why rescues always have too many animals… How can you adopt out an animal in good conscience knowing that there is a 50% chance that the family will kill it.

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Terry:
Max had a few of his friends spend the night and one of them got up during the night and took Mickey out and did not put him back in the cage. I found him dead the next morning. Minnie and the babies were doing fine for two days; but after that they all died and I have no idea why. They had plenty of food and water and seemed healthy. I had been handling the babies and they seemed to be growing. Max and I were heartbroken. Happy for you that Buddy finally got his act together.

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Baby Hazel finished opening both eyes tonight. I am taking lots of pics! I am looking in to getting the boys neutered. It will reduce marking and smell, it might calm Buddy down a bit and it might let me eventually merge the two boys in with the new family. If not, I may let them go to a new home and allow Pican and Buddy to mate again. A twist is that the boys are not from Traders Village which means that they might be a better breeding stock than Buddy. What to do… I just want to keep a single cage with a colony, nothing more.

More Photos

Pican’s baby came out of pouch today. It is a female. I still think that it could possibly be from Big Guy, but I suppose odds are that it is indeed Buddy’s.

It looked like Pican had two babies in pouch but it is now down to one.

Sandy informed me that Minnie and Mickey have two babies that are now leaving the pouch.

   

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NUTHOUSE (3) Pican 4/30/2002, died 6/02/2010 Buddy 5/01/2006 Hazel 2/01/2007, rehomed 11/28/2011 Maya 4/25/2007 Pili 4/25/2007 MISFITS (3) Big Guy 9/23/2003, died 1/29/2014 Lil Guy 9/23/2003, died 5/13/2015 Hunter 4/19/2006, died 3/23/2014 JP 8/12/2006 Shikoni 2004 Kioko 2003 Washi 2003, died 5/27/2014 SUGARSHACK (3) Chico 1/15/2006, died 9/14/2011 Cookie 10/15/2005 Kimmie 10/15/2005 Lucky 5/25/2007 Spritz 8/24/2007, died 7/06/2011 Ginger 8/24/2007, died 12/16/2012 Rock 9/09/2007, died 3/23/2013 Crystal 9/09/2007, died 11/01/2012

   

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