Hey everyone! My name is Sierra and I am still new to sugar gliders. I got my little glider about 7 weeks ago, a little before Christmas. My boyfriend's little brother wanted one and, without knowing anything about them, his mom went and bought one from a local breeder. My boyfriend's mother has a thing that I like to call CPPD (compulsive pet purchasing disorder). She buys dogs, cats, geckos, iguanas, and other animals on impulse, gets tired of them after a few months, and then she's on craig's list putting them up for sale.It's heartbreaking. My boyfriend and I don't like her activites in any way, but this time there was one little plus to her impulsive buy.

I was sitting in their living room when she brought home a little sugar glider that they named Dexter. He was tiny but had the loudest noise. Over the next week and a half, I came to their house every night to visit the sugar glider. They had wanted him so badly, but now he barely got attention. He sat in a sock hat and crabbed at everyone. He was in a bright, fluorescent dining room. It was loud. There were always people talking, yelling, dogs barking, and the baby crying. I figured Dexter was scared to death. Every night he got fed a slice of apple, some dry staple food, a few grapes, and corn. I felt so bad for the little guy. Nobody ever touched him or played with him, except for me. He crabbed at everyone (except me) and they were afraid of his "mean growl".

After only less than two weeks, he was back onto craig's list. Being an animal lover, I, myself, made an impulse buy. But with this "impulse buy" of mine I knew that this sugar glider would have a better home with me, a forever home. I had a common knowledge about animals, including sugar gliders. They offered to let me have him for 150 dollars, plus cage and accesories.

He came home to me in a cage barely two feet tall. I went to Walmart and bought all the fruits and vegetables that I could find. I went to all of the petstores in town to get anything that I needed. I renamed him Rue and now I have a very curious, healthy, excited, and bonded sugar glider.

So here we are today! I have my sugar glider and I am going to give him a forever home. I'm learning more and more about gliders every day and I'm taking this one step at a time, but I'm just so happy to give this guy another chance. I'm happy to have him!

 

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Hi, I'm Sierra! I'm 19. I live out in the country with lots of animals. I've been around animals my entire life and was introduced to Rue, my first glider, the December of 2011. My boyfriend's (at the time) younger brother wanted a glider for Christmas. His mother bought Rue from a local breeder. After only a week, the kid (11) was tired of him. The whole family was "scared" of his crabbing noise. They also believed that he was okay with just some pellets and apples. He was also in a little tiny cage in the dining room. Since he was in the family "hang out", it was constantly loud with dogs barking and a two-year old screaming. I would come over every other night and hold Rue. I would take him into the bathroom where it was quiet and just feel sorry for him. It became time that they decided they would sell him on Craigslist. I didn't want the little guy, who I had come to love, just going to any stranger. So I instantly volunteered to take him. I brought him home in his little cage. He didn't have a pouch or any toys, just a sock. I held the sock close to me all day while I researched all that I could about gliders. I purchased a large cage, lots of toys, pouches, and got him on a good diet. It wasn't long before I got him a little cage-mate, Lively (Liv) and they had two joeys! Felix and Baxter. Felix has recently passed away and Baxter went to live with my friend and her lone glider. Now Rue and Liv have two more joeys (were held in stasis). They're two females.

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