Sick Gliders Can Be Gentle, Injured Gliders Can be Grumpy ===================================== by Lisa Growing up around a lot of animals, I remember being warned often as a child to be careful around sick or injured animals. They may just turn on you! This makes some sense to me. I know that I am personally getting …
Thrive Versus Survive ================ by Lisa I hear continually from people who are confused and bewildered by the massive information overload one can experience when researching gliders on the internet. Everyone seems to have an idea on diet, cage size, environment, colony size, etc. But as I look at all of the different opinions and …
Greetings Glider Groupies, Glider Newbies and Glider Wanna-bes! Welcome to the August 2009 edition of the GliderVet News. I am very excited about this month’s newsletter! Over five years ago we were asked to participate in a study on sugar glider nutrition. The study has come and gone and the results were published back in …
Be Wary of the PVC Coated Wire Cages! by Lisa There is major recall going on with PVC or vinyl-coated wire cages. Companies that we know have been affected are Martin’s Cages and Pocket Pets. Martin’s cages has shut down the ability for the general public to purchase sugar glider cages at the time of …
HQ Cage Copy-Cat Cage The two cages look just about the same in pictures, right? Well, we found out the hard way that things that may look alike are not always alike! It’s even more challenging when purchasing high priced items over the internet. Even pictures can be deceiving at times. We offer the cage …
Step 1 Take your Wodent Wheel off the stand and take the cover off. There is a tab on both ends of the Nail-O track. Slip either of these tabs under the track mesh on the other end of the track and slide together the ends of the track so the two ends of the …
Please note: After 15 years as a breeder, SunCoast no longer sells sugar gliders. The following is provided to help those considering having a glider shipped to them or who have to ship a glider. We are often asked by people re-homing or rescuing gliders for detailed instructions on how to best handle shipping. …
SunCoast does not currently sell sugar gliders, however, we have sold sugar gliders to the public for over 15 years. We have a lot of experience with glider care and behavior. We started out when few people had ever heard of sugar gliders, never mind wanted to own one! Now, we keep about a …
Hi folks. Arnold the glider here. Meet the Nutrition Experts and USDA Vets that provide advice to us on sugar glider care issues. Not only do they help the Lisa tree with me and my glider friends, but sometimes they write about sugar glider care for the GliderVet newsletter! Animal Nutrition Experts Dr. Dierenfeld received …
by Lisa “Ellie Mae” Bordelon You say the word “mealworm” to many people and the reaction is slimy, gross, disgusting, yuck, creepy. To a sugar glider, mealworms evoke feelings of yummy, delicious, buffet, nutritious, more please. Sugar gliders eat lots of insects in the wild. Mealworms are a great source of nutrition for …