I Want One!!! Sugar-Gliders for Pets?
 

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I've gotta have one of these. I had a flying squirrel as a kid used to eat out of our hands. These are smaller and from what I've read make neat pets.

Anybody ever have one?

My sister had one. They are very cute and affectionate, but also VERY fragile. Be sure you do your research before you make your purchase. Also... I cannot stress this enough... make sure that there is a vet in your area who is familiar with and has worked with sugar gliders BEFORE you buy one! If you can't find a qualified vet, don't buy a sugar glider. Chances are, it will need veterinary care at some point in it's life, and since they are not very common as pets, most vets have never worked with them before.
My sister's glider fell out of it's hammock while sleeping and injured it's spine, and because no vets in our area were familiar with the little creatures, they could not help it and it died :(

Woah, those things look cool. But what do you keep them in, caged enclosure, cage, netted garden ?

One more thing:
If you travel a lot, make sure you have one person (always the same person) take care of your glider while you are gone. Have your glider start "bonding" with this person right from the start, and make sure they spend plenty of time together so that when you do leave, your glider will be comfortable with this person while you are gone.
The reason I say this is because they are very emotional little creatures, and they generally bond with and attach themselves to one or two people in the family. When that person leaves, the gliders can get very stressed out and depressed, and even quit eating or being active. My sister's glider was this way, and I've read that it's a common thing for them to do. I was his "caretaker" while she was gone, so I had to do a lot of reading up on them.

Greg, they are fucking horrible little animals and nothing at all like a flying squirrel as a pet. Avoid them.

Yea my friend has a pair and the smell up the whole room and freak out whenever people are over.

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very fragile, somewhat expensive depending on where you are.

had a friend buy 2 of them before realizin once they get sick, you might as well kiss them goodbye.

cute but its still not a good pet.

I was under the impression that these creatures were rare or perhaps even endangered as an species. I guess I was wrong.

and they dont jump or anything, they hide, i have never seen one even open its arms. i remember in a store they had like 5 of them, they were all hidden in toilet paper rolls and wouldnt come out

very boring fragile guys

ive seen them in pet stores numerous times, i think they may even be nocturnal, not sure

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What Missy said. I deal w/ rescues of rodents and other exotics and alot of people usually give up these types of animals. :(

They're only fun for awhile! Too much trouble!

You can keep them in a sock and take them everywhere with you.

Not rare at all, just not seen very often in some places.

As others have pointed out they are very delicate but they are also noisy (horrible screeching sounds) and smelly. Some are very nice and friendly, others are vicious little bastards so if you must have one, make sure to get a nice one to start with.

These animals need a lot of care. They need to be kept nice and warm and they eat a lot of food for their size. I would definitely consider them to be fragile and not for anyone that doesn't want to spend time daily taking care of them.

You can find flying squirrels for sale if you look around a bit, those are much better pets.

They are nocturnal and will glide around if they have a big enough space (not in a cage).

You're one of the smart ones who does their research BEFORE they buy. It's unfortunate that most people don't do that, and it's the animals who end up paying.

Them things are fucken evil...

Had one for a year and fucken thing was nothing short of what might best described as a "Bitchy and mean under all circumstances".

That kind of pet does not hold up to what it is sold as. The things are fuckin mean.

I am not sure I would want to cuddle with something that looks part bat part chipmunk.. Interesting creature with an interesting name. I am amazed that people have them as pets.

Khaless H. Klingon on a crutch!!!

All I wanna do is get one, feed it steroids, teach it to maim and kill my enemies. Is that too much to ask for?

My legion of giant carnivorous Sugar Gliders would terrorize civilization, a perfect prelude to world conquest.

But if they're that much trouble caring for and feeding and I have to find a vet I guess I'll just have to settle for Gerbils instead. I can give them steroids and train them to hide out in toilet bowls really putting fear into the hearts of hineys everywhere.

btw, can you house train a Suger Glider?

A flying rat? :(

Is there any pet store selling that kind of pet?

this timeof year hard to find


but 1) need attention lots of it for like a year till your like dad
2) they are better in a cerw like 2 or 3
3) very fragile but after a year mine lived out of cage just a cup of cottong and wood chips (bathroom) and a dish of fruit and water

I wanna get one, too!

I know! I know! I gotta find out if you can train em' tricks and house break em'. If so then I can cross breed them with my jr. genetics kit and make like a half Sugar Glider/Goat and create my own chupacabras.

I'ld be the first one on the block.

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I could have a pack of those things running loose around the living room.

But I think I would have allergies, and my cat would try to eat their brains.

i'd like to rent one

that would be awesome. Saw a few on display at silver springs in florida once. they are very cute. Bet they can bite like a motherfucker though.

I've seen them at the pet store. Terrible pet. Most people are not qualified to own them. Most vets are not qualified to help them.

They are very very cute though and I was really tempted to get one until I read up on them a few years ago.

I read up on ferrets before I got one of those too. Ferrets are more entertaining and a little easier to take care of but still not a good pet for a lazy person considering you have to clean their cage constantly and let them out for exercise and they can be very destructive.

Hell, I know people that are too lazy to own cats. My buddy's house used to always smell like cat shit because he just wouldn't clean out the litter box. His 3 cats pooped all over the house.

The pets I'ld like to have are banned in the U.S.

Mongoose are great pets but once let loose in the wild are very destructive. If you train it right they'll sleep next to the kids and nobody or nothing can get to your kids. Very, very protective.

Yet they're part of the weasle family and will tear ass if you let em' loose. Albeit you won't have to worry bout snakes for a mile around but every other living thing is in trouble too.

Koala Bears aren't allowed either. They're endangered that's why. They're fast too when running but I would like to have one. They only eat eucalyptus though. I'll bet you could train one to eat something else though.

Last, a kangaroo. Problem is they can kick your ass like no tomorrow. They can grow fucking huge too. About 6ft. They bite, kick, box and their tails can break your leg.

Notice though in the U.S. you can own dangerous shit like alligators and lions and bears?

These sugar gliders are just too cool to turn away though. When I get settled I'ld like to get some to experiment with. I don't mean dissection, I mean to see how to train them in various ways.

There are alot of exotic pets out there and it's always wise to know how to be an owner.

I saw a parrot in a pet store on Broadway back in the 80s. This bird was so fucking big it stopped traffic. It had to be over 5ft long with tail. It looked like it could carry off a small kid.