Education

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...

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...

Be Wary of PVC Coated Wire Cages

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 this writing so that they could test the wire and see if they can discover the source of the problem. Martin's Cages are also sold by other folks in the sugar glider cage business and...

H/Q Cage versus Copy-Cat Cage

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...

Climate, Baby Rescue, Glider Food, Proper Cages

Hi Gang! Lisa here! Welcome to our April issue of the GliderVet Newsletter. This issue is dedicated to Sydney Sesame! We had planned to discuss breeding sugar gliders as one...

Gliders with other Pets, Neutering

Keeping Sugar Gliders with Other Pets By Arnold (with a little help from Debbie) Hi folks, Debbie here. We often get asked how sugar gliders get along with other pets...