Education

The Gliders That Own Me; Nutritional Values of Bugs; Can Gliders Get Rabies?

Dear Arnold: Can Gliders Get Rabies? By Arnold Dear Arnold, Can sugar gliders get rabies and do you guys need any shots or anything like that? Me Hello Me! Or...

Using Red Lights with Sugar Gliders, Sugar Cane, Setting Up a Joey Cage, How Do I Get My Glider to Fly?

Using Red Lights with Sugar Gliders by Lisa Dear Lisa, I wanted to tell you about this light bulb that I got. It’s one of those energy efficient twirly ones...

Foraging Toys, Is a Staple Food Really Important?

Foraging Toys By Arnold One,Two,Three,Four! All patagiums on 'da floor! Two, Four, Six, Eight! A-maze-ing Treat Toy's Fabu-Great! Six, Seven, Eight, Nine! Arnie here and melikes to rhyme! This here...

What Not to Feed; Glider Safety

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...

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...

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...

Sugar Glider Product Testing ===================================== by Lisa Product safety is a philosophical pursuit that we take very seriously here at SunCoast. Testing products is something that goes on year round here at the Sugar Shack. For every 15 products we test, only about 1 makes the cut. In order to make it on our website, an item must not only be safe and sturdy, but it also has to pass muster of the ultimate end users: our rough-housing sugar gliders! Before considering whether to bring in a toy for testing,...

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 over a rather nasty sinus infection and if I were to be completely honest with you, I would have to admit that I had some grumpy moments during this episode. So if we get grumpy...

Shipping Sugar Gliders Safely

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...

Glider Shipping, Meet SunCoast Folks, Glider Nutrition

Hi Gang! Lisa here and welcome to our second issue of the GliderVet Newsletter. In this issue we will cover the all important topic of nutrition. According to Dr. C.,...