Follow-up: My Glider Got in Glue! What do I do? by Lisa Hi Lisa and Arnold, I just read your article on the sticky pest traps. In addition to my glider gang I also have birds and belong to our local bird club. A club member ran into the same sticky situation with one of …
Dear Arnold: Wet Spot on my Glider’s Chest? Hi Lisa (and Arnold), We always enjoy your newsletter. So sorry to hear about Janine but that was a lovely tribute. When our two gliders get out of bed, we sometimes notice a damp spot in the center of the chest of one of them. The fur …
Limited Time Sugar Glider Toy Offer By Arnold Dude, check out me new fave toy! Even though me is Prezident, Cheef Execution Glider, Cheef Operating Glider AND Cheef Sugar Glider Offitzer, my bozzy mum sed me to make this quick ‘cuz weez runnin’ late on gitting da newzletter published thiz month. Geez Mum, wher’eze da luv …
Giardia: Follow-up by the Community by The Community Following are just a small handful of emails we received last month concerning the topic of giardia. We hope this will help drive home an important point and that you will be encouraged to seek medical attention for your sugar gliders should you see signs of diarrhea, weight …
Can Sugar Gliders Get a Cold or the Flu? By Lisa Lot’s of hype is going on these days about the H1N1 virus a/k/a swine flu and with that, concern by pet owners wondering if the tiniest members of our family are vulnerable to such things. Here’s what we’ve found out. We’ve asked a couple …
Dear Arnold by Arnold Dear Arnold, We will be taking Bram and Sprite for a yearly checkup after reading your latest newsletter. We love those:) Our guys have been sparring a lot and we are not sure why – no changes here, they have an excellent diet and we let them out to play frequently…so …
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 skip to another article as we’ll leave the birds and bees talk up to you when you are ready to educate your child! We get …
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 SunCoast Sugar Gliders, we have the opportunity to speak with and e-mail with lots of people who are just beginning to research sugar gliders as pets. …
Frequently Asked Question: Gut Loading By Dr. C. Last month’s article on nutrition certainly created a lot of questions from our subscribers, but by far the number one question concerned gut loading. When you buy live insects from a pet store or a mail order house, the insects are usually underfed. This cuts down on the poop and …
Little Red Bumps? Allergic Reaction … Or Not? by Lisa Many first time glider owners are in for a bit of surprise, and often unnecessary worry, when first bringing home new sugar gliders. It’s not uncommon for a lot of people to get little red bumps on their skin from playing with gliders. Many often …