Npet sugar glider care book

These joeys are often inbred, very unfriendly and potentially sick as well. Jan 09, 2020 learn how to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for your sugar glider. 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 101 everything you need to know pet. You can continue to prepare it the way you always have, do not let this confuse you. This care sheet will guide you in having everything. Read our website to learn about sugar glider care and be sure sugar gliders are the right pet for you. Includes information on housing, health care, behavior, training, grooming, and more. Sugar glider book advice from experienced sugar glider. The first issue to consider is whether or not a sugar glider fits well into your lifestyle and expectations. If you are interested in learning everything there is to know abou. Sugar glider care is much more complicated because of their special needs.

It has excellent information on the animals physical characteristics and natural origins, as well as clear and helpful information on the domesticated pet. Its amazing, because it covers nearly every bit of information you wanted to know about sugar gliders. Sugar gliders information and advice to help you take good care of your sugar glider a sugar glider is a small marsupial possum found in the treetops of australia, tasmania, indonesia, and papua new guinea. Platinum sugar gliders sugar glider mastery the pet. Although they do require some work, sugar gliders can make fun, enjoyable, and loving pets. We specialize in sugar glider sugar bear color variations and are working with white face, leucistic, albino, platinum, mosaic. Sugar gliders are bad pets why not to buy a sugar glider happy tails. The three original lines of platinum are haley, silverbelle and chance platinum.

Having a sugar glider as a pet is a longterm commitment. It is common for people to mistake them for flying squirrels, but they are not even related to flying squirrels and definitely are not rodents. Caramel sugar gliders should not be crossed with our standard sugar gliders. Platinum sugar gliders have a light silver powdered body with a light dorsal stripe and markings. Honey, calcium powder, and baby cereal are often used in these recipes to provide proper nutrition to your glider but fresh fruit and vegetables should also be offered on a nightly basis. A sugar glider might be your perfect pet if you cant have a cat or. Our guide to the basics of sugar glider care will help you get started on your journey as an exotic pet owner. Sugar gliders can be great companions if you know how to bond and take care of them. They are wonderful animals that can form amazing bonds with their owners. Pet stores now commonly feature unusual species, such as the sugar glider, the african hedgehog, and, until a recent federal ban, the prairie dog.

Using the cage and diet recommendations in this book, you can have a loving relationship with your sugar gliders for ten years or more. Association of sugar glider veterinarians asgvmembership. The complete sugar glider care guide provides reliable information from sugar glider owners on how to keep your sugar glider happy and healthy. I am a sugar glider owner and would like to share the information i have collected over the years to help you learn the proper way to care for your sugar gliders.

The sugar glider is a pale purpleish color when first obtained. Due to all the contradictory and misleading information promoted for years on amateur websites and chatrooms, many current sugar glider owners are not aware that the outdated dietary and care practices they are following could actually be harming their pets. Check out our nursery to view our selection of sugar glider joeys for sale. Cute funny animals, cute baby animals, animals and pets, sugar glider baby, sugar gliders, baby animal. Now that you have decided on a sugar glider as your pet you should have all the supplies necessary before bringing him home. If you are interested in bringing a sugar glider into your home, here is what you need to know. Gliders are nocturnal marsupials commonly found in australia, are on average 912 inches long, and weigh only a few ounces. 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. Piebald sugar gliders sugar glider mastery the pet glider.

When readers are done with this latest book in the animal planet pet care library series, they will assuredly be experts on every aspect of sugar glider ownership. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Care of the pet sugar glider four seasons animal hospital. Sugar glider recipes pets, sugar glider care, gliders. A sugar glider needs a large, multileveled living space thats taller than it is wide so they can jump and glide. Sugar gliders, or sugar bears, are small mammals that look much like fuzzy extraterrestrials, but they are actually indigenous to australia and are closely related to opossums.

In the book i read it tell you about what sugar glider eats and other things. With all the contradictory information out there, this book cuts through all the confusion and gives the most uptodate information on sugar glider care. It would only be advisable for kids to get a sugar glider if they have a responsible parent who is willing to take on the major responsibilities of owning a glider. About sugar gliders sugar glider 101 how to hold sugar.

These little marsupials are sweet, cuddly and very sociable, traits that make them wonderful pets. These images give new sugar glider owners the wrong ideas and many do not set proper safety parameters with their other pets and sugar gliders. Hey guys today we are going to learn about sugar gliders. They are known to form a good bond with the humans who regularly handle and take care of them and will show their emotions to those humans. Basically i dont need a book to learn about sugar gliders and how to take care sugar gliders, but good to keep one on hand and this is good for kids to read too. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Male sugar gliders have a unique smell that some people find. For all things sugar glider, check out my care guide website. With all the information available on the internet, it is hard to know what to trust. Do you flat out have no idea what these adorable gifts of the earth are but want to know more about them. I even have an entire section devoted to deciding whether sugar gliders are the right pet for you. How to care for a sugar glider with pictures wikihow. A safe and enjoyable home will help you have a happy and healthy sugar glider.

As one of the most popular exotic pets today, sugar gliders are known for their affection towards their owners and their endearing personalities. This care sheet will guide you in having everything you need. Join our mailing list for joey updates and pouch sales. Have you been having thoughts of getting a sugar glider. They are exotic animals and are not as easy to care for as a guinea pig or hamster. They do need fresh fruit daily and a reasonably larger cage is necessary for their home.

A list of the supplies necessary to care for your pet sugar glider. All of our caramel gliders at the pet glider are 100% pure caramel, meaning that they are not crossed with the other species. Click on available joeys to find a joey or joeys you want to purchase. Jun 21, 2008 you dont need to be getting a sugar glider if youre looking for them to be cheap. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sugar gliders.

Some helpful tips include who and where to buy one from. Sugar gliders are affectionate and very intelligent, and can make an excellent pet for the right family. Sugar gliders make wonderful pets, bringing joy and great friendship to your home. Securely locked, metal cages with bar spacing no more than 0. This book is a guide to what a sugar glider is, and how to figure out if it is the right pet for you and your family. Setting up your sugar glider cage sugar gliders as pets. Before buying you need to research into sugar glider care and housing. Your sugar glider s diet should contain a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables and about 14 of its food should have protein. Sugar gliders are omnivorous, so they need a balanced diet of. How to properly take care of breeding sugar gliders including information on mating and birth process.

Congratulations we here at four seasons animal hospital want to help you every step of the way in the care of your sugar glider, starting with the basics. The complete sugar glider care guide by sandy duncan. There is a lot of contradictory advice, so how do you know who to. I put this book together to help other sugar glider owners get the best information on how to care for their sugar gliders. Pet owners manual on sugar gliders will teach you everything you need to know about how to make life with your lovable pet comfortable and enjoyable. Being a sugar glider owner will require a lot more from you than if you were to get a domestic animal such as a guinea pig or hamster. To breed a platinum sugar glider, the joey must have at least one platinum allele to display phenotypically. Beginners guide to sugar glider care vetcare pet hospital. Habitat a properly ventilated cage no smaller than 20. Sugar gliders are playful little marsupials who love to cuddle but they require specific care. Give this video a big thumbs up especially if you love pets.

I gave this to my twins so they could learn about their new pets. 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. Its amazing, because it covers nearly every bit of information you wanted to know about sugar gliders, plus more. Glider proofing is a very important step you need to take before you bring your new sugar gliders home. The sugar glider is a popular domestic pet, but is one of the most commonly traded wild animals in the illegal pet trade, where animals are plucked directly from their natural habitats. There is a lot of contradictory information on the internet, and it can be difficult to know what is true. These creatures, as we mentioned, prefer to live with other gliders and will thrive much better this way. In this updated video, i am not missing anything so you can follow this one with everything to provide your gliders with one of the. Having sugar gliders as pets is a serious responsibility that should not be taken lightly. We have to think of the primal instinct of other household pets.

Dec 21, 2016 sugar gliders are very unique animals that many people in the general public dont even know exist. Sugar gliders are very unique animals that many people in the general public dont even know exist. They are sold in the united states commercially as pets, though they are illegal in some states. I have more than 1 books about sugar gliders, this is the better one compare to others, information is more accurate, but still not enough. The common name refers to its preference for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel. All pictures for facts sheet and adapted book are all. But just as you would with any other exotic pet, a potential sugar glider owner should be aware of the care requirements and personality traits of a sugar glider before getting one. Aug 02, 2019 sugar gliders are playful little marsupials who love to cuddle but they require specific care.

The pet glider is a worldrenowned, usdalicensed breeder of healthy, sweet, and tame sugar gliders. Sugar glider diet sugar glider care sugar gliders hamsters as pets pet rats diy baby gym baby glider pet fresh diy projects for men. 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. There are other books on the market that were written before all the facts were in on sugar gliders, so i would recommend anyone to make this book their primary resource. It is important to educate yourself before you decide to get an exotic pet to decide if it is going to be the right decision for you. Sugar glider care tips and information on caring for. Since gliders are exotic their veterinary care will cost more. Exotic animals like sugar gliders have particular dietary and environmental needs often ignored by pet owners. I did this video before but was missing a couple of ingredients. Minimum size cage requirements for a single glider are 3 x 2 x 3. Even though they are small in size, they enter the hearts of their owners in a big way. The complete sugar glider care guide kindle edition by duncan, sandy. 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. The sugar glider petaurus breviceps is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum belonging to the marsupial infraclass.

Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Having sugar gliders as pets is a serious commitment that should be considered carefully. For that reason, this book is highly recommended for people who are thinking about getting sugar gliders but are not sure what responsibilities it would include. Over the past 15 years, they have been domesticated and are now known to make great little pets. Care of the pet sugar glider so, you have decided that a sugar glider is the right pet for you. 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. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Nutritional variety is important for healthy, happy sugar. People often ask me about glider proofing, so i wanted to write an article about this to give you some guidelines.

So i just thought i would tell everyone, i know vet bills are super expensive for our furrbutts. Throughout the year, we have several sugar gliders for sale, but they do sell fast. Keeping a sugar glider as a pet requires time and attention. This book was designed to reduce the learning curve associated with acquiring a new sugar glider. Sugar glider care tips and information on caring for sugar. Sugar glider cages do not take up much room which makes them great apartment pets. Keeping and caring for sugar gliders as pets the spruce pets. These patches are usually expressed as a classic coloration on a mosaic sugar glider and are in direct contrast to the mosaic coloring of the sugar glider. In general, sugar gliders are not good pets for kids. It was originally released in june 2017 at sapphire shop and clawsn paws for 50 sapphires. It has a larger head than its body, and two large pink and white ovallike ears. Taking care of a sugar glider need not be complicated or difficult at all. Sugar gliders need room to climb so the cage should be as large as possible. We are usda licensed sugar glider breeders in andover, ohio.

For pet sugar gliders, variations of the homemade bml diet are very popular. Sugar gliders should be housed in as large a cage as possible to enable them to jump, leap, and glide around. Sugar gliders are becoming more and more popular as pets, so you may have heard of them but arent exactly sure what they are. Gliders should not be fed raw sugar, sugar substitutes, candy and never give your glider chocolate. The book is packed full of information on essentials you will need to know if you are thinking about becoming a parent to a sugar glider. Just like a cat or dog, a well cared for sugar glider will pay you back tenfold in cuddly entertainmentand from a pet small enough to ride around in your pocket. Sugar gliders animal planeta pet care library ebooks free. Pocket petsa mill broker charges that simply because they make people believe they cant buy a glider anywhere else, so its a con essentially. Sugar gliders are bad pets why not to buy a sugar glider.

Sugar glider book advice from experienced sugar glider owners. Because for one, if you need veterinary care, they normally only show their illnesses after offices are closed and it could be too late until morning, so youd have to pay a lot for an emergency exotic vet. Caramel sugar gliders sugar glider mastery the pet. Or, check out the index by topic of sugar glider newsletters. The past decade has seen an increase in pet ownership of exotic mammals, especially ferrets and rabbits. Sugar gliders are small marsupials native to australia and parts of indonesia.

The new owners guide to sugar glider care sugar glider, sugar glider care, sugar glider books, sugar glider facts, pet sugar glider book 1 sugar gliders animal planeta. Sugar gliders can live up to 15 years in captivity. Gliders tend to prefer fruits and vegetables that have a sweet taste. Sugar gliders petaurus breviceps are small, nocturnal marsupials native to australia and new guinea. This book has a lot of options and suggestions for varying products, which makes me believe it is more credible and in the best interest of the pet and not out of.

The demand for exotic nondomesticated animals kept as pets in the. It is true some breeds of dogs may act on it more than others. Jul 01, 2019 sugar gliders or sugar bears are cute, fluffy creatures that have been rising in popularity as pets over the last 1015 years. Sugar gliders as pets how to care for your sugar glider. Caramels also tend to have a different scent than the regular gliders, they smell slightly sweeter. Because they are exotic animals, caring for them is not as easy as it would be to care for a dog or cat. Today i am showing yall some fun footage of my lil cousins playing with my sugar gliders. Click the inquire button to send us a message so we can set up depositpayment arrangements. The following recipe is formulated with two gliders in mind.

It is important to balance their diets and provide adequate environmental enrichment to prevent this disorder. Download the care of the pet sugar glider pdf handout lafeber. Facts about what makes sugar gliders great pets including facts about sugar gliders in general, and housing your sugar glider in the right cage that will give them optimal room and why that is important. You will need to find a sugar glider knowledgeable vet before you purchase a glider. Recently, a new breakthrough in caring for sugar gliders was discovered and reported in an amazing new ebook called sugar gliders. However, more so than most pets, you really need to do your research before committing to owning a sugar glider. Providing a safe environment for you sugar gliders in your new home should be a top priority. With your pet s home, bigger is always better, so go with the largest cage possible. Piebalds are mosaic sugar gliders that have an unusual patch or patches of fur on their body. They bond well with their owners because they are a highly social species.

Adapted book about sugar gliders and a facts sheet that lets students fill in answers with pictures. Learn more about the sugar glider in this quick care guide. The association of sugar glider veterinarians is a worldwide professional organization of practitioners dedicated to the advancement and promotion of sugar glider medicine and stewardship through educating and supporting the veterinary community and those they serve. Sugar gliders are exotic pets and have more complicated needs than your average small pet, such as a guinea pig. Note to those currently on the pet glider exotic diet.