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Traveling with Gliders, Bonding, Working with Breeders

This Month in the GliderVet Newsletter ========================== Greetings Marsupial Maniacs! Lisa here, and welcome to our October issue of the GliderVet Newsletter. Can you believe Halloween is just around the corner? I suspect many of you are beginning to feel a chill in the air unlike us in Florida. With temperatures changing, remember to keep your critters nice and cozy. First off, habitats should not be located too close to vents as gliders do not do well in drafts. And if you're cranking up the heat you might want to...

This Month in the GliderVet Newsletter ========================== Hi Gang! Lisa here, and welcome to our November issue of the GliderVet Newsletter. Wow, we have a lot of stuff we want to cover this month. We had a record number of comments and questions in response to the October newsletter. Bonding is such a major topic of discussion, and as promised we will be bringing you another month of bonding information. I expect we will continue this series for several more months to come .... After all, that is what you...

This Month in the GliderVet Newsletter ========================== Happy New Year and welcome to the first issue of our second year of the GliderVet Newsletter. Lisa here and all of us at SunCoast Sugar Gliders hope this upcoming year is your best year ever. Our resolution for this year is to continue bringing you timely and relevant information on how to best keep your sugar gliders happy, healthy and safe. We thank all of you glider veterans, glider veterinarians, and glider keeper wannabes for all the wonderful questions, comments, and future...

Gliders and Kids?, Bonding Gliders #4, Breeding Gliders #4

Frequently Asked Question: Do sugar gliders make good pets for kids? by Arnold, with a little help from Lisa O Boy! O Joy! What a lucky little suggie I am!...

Bonding with more than one person, Arnold's Holiday Gift Choices, Behavioral Disorders II

Can Sugar Gliders Bond to More than One Person? By Lisa One of the best things about keeping gliders as pets is that they will indeed bond to more than...

Bonding with Sugar Gliders - Part 5 =========================== By Lisa Huh? Part 5? But what happened to Parts 1-4? As mentioned before, we have written lots of information on bonding over the past few years. If you would like to review the other parts of this series, they are here: One, Two, Three, Four, Six. In our current article, we hope to take you on a bit of a different journey starting off with realistic expectations, which is so important. On our website, we offer hand-tamed baby sugar gliders (joeys)...

How Do You Know When Your Gliders are Bonded? =========================== By Lisa This is Part Six of the series on Bonding with Sugar Gliders. The other parts are here: One, Two, Three, Four, Five. This is a question we hear frequently here at SunCoast and we will share our experiences with you on just the type of responses you can expect to see with these little wonders. Bonding happens in stages. As we've said in the past, bonding is all about trust. Gliders can learn to trust you a little,...

Dear Arnold: What kind of games do gliders like to play? =========================== By Arnold Dear Arnold, I’m thinking about opening my home to a pair of baby sugar gliders and I’ve read that gliders are fun, interactive and playful. Can you tell me more about how gliders like to play? Your Pal Ralph ---------------- Dear Ralph, … Dat is a gweat question! But before me answers, let me ask you, what kind of games do hoomans like to play? Ya see, gliders are not all da same and we can...

Dear Arnold: When to upgrade from starter cage? =================================== by Arnold Dear Arnold, I bought a new sugar glider and she came with a starter cage, a supply of food, some vitamins and a running wheel. She is two months old. I’ve been researching more about sugar gliders and I will eventually need to get a larger cage. When should I plan to do that? Justin ----------- Dear Justin, Methinks you asked this question "justin" time! What the heck is a starter cage anyway? As ya know, we raise baby...

Are You a Glider Whisperer? ===================== by Lisa Fact is, I don’t watch much TV. I’ve certainly heard of the Dog Whisperer, but it was only a couple of months ago that I actually started watching it. Cesar Millan has it going on! I am now a huge fan. You see, in addition to spending most of my waking hours amongst sugar gliders, there are two big dogs in my life. I’ve had dogs my whole life. I can’t imagine life without a dog or a sugar glider anymore. There...

New Product Announcement: Original Bonding Potion ===================================== By Lisa You might not know this about SunCoast, but we are not the kind of people who refuse to take calls from glider owners who did not purchase from us, and we always try to help people the best we can. Many new glider keepers are intimidated; especially when they purchased a sugar glider spontaneously and did not really know what they were getting into. It is heartbreaking to listen to these stories. Here in SunCoast's Sugar Shack, we experience some of...

Temperament Changes in Breeding Sugar Gliders ============================== By Lisa Hi Lisa! I have finally finished reading ALL of the GliderVet newsletters and I was right about them answering most of my questions. I still have a few though so I’ll start with one of my most important. I read in the newsletters that sometimes when gliders have joeys their attitudes can change. Is this usually a permanent change or do they usually go back to being your lovable little babies? Shannon Good question Shannon, They usually go back to a...