To care for your sugar glider, start by setting it up in as big a cage as possible, since it needs space to spread its legs and glide. Sugar gliders petaurus breviceps are small, nocturnal marsupials native to australia and new guinea. Please contact your vet if your animal is sick, or surrender the animal to someone who can. The new school thrive approach be it in pet maintenance or total human lifestyle choices dictates a more enlightened experience similar to what is. I put this book together to help other sugar glider owners get the best information on how to care for their sugar gliders. This guide will help teach you how to bond and care for this exotic pet and much more. They do need fresh fruit daily and a reasonably larger cage is necessary for their home. I currently breed for mosaics, black beauties, black faces and working with a new line of melanistics. Its natural diet includes insects, arachnids, small vertebrates, blossom nectar, and sap of trees specifically eucalyptus. How to care for a sugar glider with pictures wikihow. Sugar gliders have many good pet characteristics in that they are clean, personable, attractive and relatively quiet. Beginners guide to sugar glider care vetcare pet hospital.
Shop our wide selection of toys, food, cages and more for your exotic pet. Now that you have decided on a sugar glider as your pet you should have all the supplies necessary before bringing him home. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sugar gliders are small marsupials native to australia and parts of indonesia. However, taking care of a sugar glider is a big responsibility. Once youve read the book choose one question from each of the groups below and sendgive your answers to your teacher. Sugar gliders not sugar bears suncoast sugar gliders. Sugar gliders are affectionate and very intelligent, and can make an excellent pet for the right family. The sugar glider care guide provides reliable information from sugar glider owners on how to keep your sugar glider happy and healthy. Sugar glider care tips and information on caring for. This care sheet will guide you in having everything you need.
Sugar glider care guide when i first became a sugar glider owner, i remember being so frustrated trying to find reliable information on how to care for my gliders. Kindle store buy a kindle kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading. This expertly written guide provides sugar glider owners with the necessary information to house, feed, handle, groom, and understand these charming creatures, and it contains numerous photos, sidebars, and tip boxes. Sugar glider book advice from experienced sugar glider owners i put this book together to help other sugar glider owners get the best information on how to care for their sugar gliders.
Jan 09, 2020 learn how to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for your sugar glider. Please visit our animal info tabs or consider purchasing a care guide book for additional information. Emergency and critical care procedures in sugar gliders. The approach to medical care of sugar gliders is similar to that used for more. It is ultimately important to us that our gliders become part of good homes and you should be quite certain that you want to be owned by a sugar glider before making the. Although they do require some work, sugar gliders can make fun, enjoyable, and loving pets. Guide to dealing with sugar glider ick the spruce pets. The real cost of owning a sugar glider hi, my name is dr. Is my sugar glider sick normal and abnormal behavior.
Native to australia, the sugar glider is nocturnal and arboreal and lives in a social group. A common protozoan parasite that can be easily found in a fecal exam. The complete sugar glider care guide kindle edition by duncan, sandy. Ick not to be confused with freshwater fish ickich is the name for a syndrome that causes a variety of symptoms. On this page well try to go over some of the basics to give you an idea of how difficult or easy it might be for you to care for a pair on your own. The complete sugar glider care guide provides reliable information from sugar glider owners on how to keep your sugar glider happy and healthy. Although nocturnal by nature, sugar gliders can be adjusted to any schedule which allows maximum interaction with their owners. A complete veterinary care guide and im also the president of the association of sugar glider veterinarians. Their housing and dietary requirements are reasonably easy. Here are some guidelines for you to learn how to take care sugar gliders as pets. The charming sugar glider has quickly become a popular household pet in the united states. Learning how to care for a sugar glider can be overwhelming. With all the contradictory information out there, this book cuts through all the confusion and gives the most uptodate information on sugar glider care. Or, check out the index by topic of sugar glider newsletters.
This book is a guide to what a sugar glider is, and how to figur. T here is a lot to consider when getting a pair of sugar gliders. Learn about sugar glider ick what is is, how it can it be treated and more about this mysterious disease here. The most common signs your sugar glider might be sick since the topic of the day is related to health, by law its important to stop for a second and remind you of the following. Once youve got the cage set up, clean it just once a week, because sugar gliders like their. Be warned, however, that in many parts of the world, including australia, new zealand and in some american states and canadian provinces it is illegal to own or care for a sugar glider without a permit as they are seen as exotic animals. Its amazing, because it covers nearly every bit of information you wanted to know about sugar gliders, plus more. I think this is a great example of the survive school of thought the minimum required approach. Sugar gliders are fairly new in the pettrade and are increasing in popularity. General medicine, respiratory medicine, ent and neuro developmental disability. Symptoms vary from glider to glider and can include diarrhea, weight loss, lethargy, dehydration and loss of appetite. There is a lot of contradictory advice, so how do you know who to.
Husbandry and medicine of the sugar glider david eshar, dvm, dipl. Sugar gliders and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. They are sold in the united states commercially as pets, though they are illegal in some states. Of these three species, the most difficult to keep properly is the sugar glider. How to take care of a pet sugar glider learn if a sugar glider is the right pet for you from veterinarian anthony pilny in these howcast videos. However, the fruit from these trees is okay for your glider. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sugar gliders. Here is a more detailed list on normal and abnormal behavior. Mar 09, 2017 i finally think im ready to do a care guide on these cute guys.
Sugar gliders make wonderful pets, bringing joy and great friendship to your home. If you are interested in bringing a sugar glider into your home, here is what you need to know. Like many other exotic species that become ill, sick sugar gliders are very. Diarrhea, a lack of appetite anorexia, oozing from the pouch, and primarily a sticky feel, especially on the belly of a sugar glider, resulting in matting of the fur and an unkempt appearance, are all seen in gliders with ick. A safe and enjoyable home will help you have a happy and healthy sugar glider. The sugar glider by rod nielsen is an adventure book, as you read it youll learn some facts about australia. Take your glider in for annual checkups, as small pets like sugar gliders often hide their illness until they are very sick. Essentially, whether your glider will be a great pet, or simply be a resident of the home. By staying proactive through exotic pet research and by forming a relationship with an exotic veterinary team, you can help keep your sugar glider healthier and happier for longer. When acclimated slowly together, sugar gliders readily bond with other housepets. Letter from the owner critter love sugar glider pets, food. Sugar glider book advice from experienced sugar glider owners. Sugar gliders are not called sugar bears anywhere else in the world, this idea.
Over the past 15 years, they have been domesticated and are now known to make great little pets. Ultimately the sugar glider got sick, so she called around to find a vet that could care for her. Eczm small mammal assistant professor exotics and zoological medicine service college of veterinary medicine kansas state university the recent increase in pet ownership of exotic small mammals did not pass on sugar. Dr very large vivarium or cage lots of climbing equipment ie.
Guide care sheet a list of the supplies necessary to care for your pet sugar glider. The first issue to consider is whether or not a sugar glider fits well into your lifestyle and expectations. Oct 08, 2014 sugar gliders as pets are great and fun. I am a published author of a sugar glider care book, which. Learn more about the sugar glider in this quick care guide. Aug 02, 2019 sugar gliders are playful little marsupials who love to cuddle but they require specific care.
There are many websites, veterinarians, groups, ect. There is a series of sugar glider care material on youtube right now featuring dr. They are hardy and dont have a lot of health problems. I want to get a new pet and its split between a micro pig, and sugar gliders. Sugar gliders do require more care than most other small mammals, but dedicated owners will not have trouble meeting their needs. Sugar gliders are not known for getting fleas or ticks, thus preventive treatment is not recommended. Habitat a properly ventilated cage no smaller than 20. Pet sugar gliders have been a popular pet in recent years, and we have watched as the research and developing studies have revealed the pet sugar glider care that is necessary to ensure a long and happy life for our pet sugar gliders.
The level of care provided by the owner makes a huge difference in how the sugar glider turns out. Sugar glider care tips and information on caring for sugar. There is a lot of contradictory information on the internet, and it can be difficult to know what is true. In the sugar glider, biparental care allows one adult to huddle with the young and prevent hypothermia while the other parent is out foraging, as young sugar gliders arent able to thermoregulate until they are 100 days old 3. Sugar gliders enjoy playing outside their cage and on their owners. Awardwinning original fiction for learners of english. A sugar glider needs a large, multileveled living space thats taller than it is wide so they can jump and glide.
A sugar glider is a small marsupial possum found in the treetops of australia. Sugar glider medical care is a specialist medical unit where a multidisciplinary team cares for children and infants with a diverse range of acute and chronic illnesses. The sugar glider lifespan is about 12 to 15 years so you must give it everything it needs to stay and healthy during its life. David brust, and ive been a practicing exotic veterinarian for the last 25 years. Dec 21, 2016 sugar gliders are very unique animals that many people in the general public dont even know exist. Sugar gliders can live up to 15 years in captivity.
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