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What Not to Feed; Dear Arnold, Chewing Damage, Top 8 Glider Problems to Watch For

What NOT to feed? by Lisa I get asked this question all the time: “Can you please give me a list of the foods my sugar gliders cannot have?” And...

Male Sugar Glider Anatomy

Male Anatomy by Lisa This article will contain some information about male sugar glider sexual anatomy. So if you are reading this with your young children, you might want to...

Playing with your Sugar Gliders

Playing with your Sugar Gliders by Lisa Below are comments I received on how people play with their gliders; each is followed by a response from me. --------------------------- shannonlcorum: "I...

Sugar Glider Introductions, Glider Wound Care

Frequently Asked Question: How do I go about introducing new sugar gliders? By Lisa & Debbie (see also Extreme Introductions here) During the course of a normal day here at...

Do Gliders Accept New Companions?, Dear Arnold, Can I Feed My Gliders Bugs from the Outdoors?

Do Sugar Gliders Always Accept New Companions? By Lisa Here at SunCoast, we are firm believers that sugar gliders should have friends of their own kind. It is their nature,...

The Glider Community Responds: Will A Glider Die If Left Alone? How Can You Tell If Your Glider Is Happy? Why Do Gliders Bark?

Will a sugar glider die if left alone? By Lisa Dear SunCoast, I have one male glider that I got when he was 4 months old. He is a year...

Introductions aren’t working, can I try something else?; How long can sugar gliders breed?; Rapid fire answers for Glider Newbies!

Extreme Introductions by Lisa Most people agree that sugar gliders are much better adjusted when living with at least one member of its own species. This is the sugar glider’s...

Introducing New Sugar Gliders, Glider Bites You Should Like

Introducing a new Sugar Glider by Lisa During the course of a normal day here at SunCoast Sugar Gliders, we have the opportunity to speak with and e-mail with lots...

Dear Arnold, Get Prepared for the Joey Birth Adventure

Dear Arnold by Arnold Dear Arnold, I purchased Thimble and Truffle as babies last April and they are doing really well. Tigger, my older glider, had lost his cage mate...

Adding an Intact Male to a Neutered Male / Female Pair, Dear Arnold, Can Solar Flares Affect Sugar Glider Behavior?

Adding an Intact Male to a Neutered Male/Female Pair by Lisa Last month we talked about keeping a “breeding pair”, defined by one non-neutered male and one female; we also...

When your Glider loses a Companion, Introducing New Gliders to New People, Multiple Cages for a Single Colony

What to look for when your sugar glider loses its companion? by Lisa Sugar gliders are so individually unique and while we may generalize a lot of facts about them,...