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I like the new sections, it should be fun to see them fill up!
The baby my sugar gliders produced (Moofy) is doing really well, I took some cute new pictures of him last week and thought I would share!
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/678daf5a.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...R/4b2914b1.jpg
They grow so fast, hes still not fully grown, but hes getting big! I can take him places with me now if I'm going out for short periods of time and he sleeps in his pouch the whole time, never cried once.
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Awesome! Are they stinky at all? That's an exotic "small mammal" that I've thought about looking into, lol.
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He looks really good Edie! You must be a proud mama!
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Awww! No cuteness warning on this thread. ;)
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Originally Posted by jknudson
Awesome! Are they stinky at all? That's an exotic "small mammal" that I've thought about looking into, lol.
I've have/have had a lot of pets and these are the hardest pets I've had to take care of other than my horse. They are pretty stinky, but only their pee. If you keep up on cleaning the cage/pouches then there isn't much smell, the suggie itself doesn't smell bad, they stay pretty clean.
They're fun to have once you get a routine down with them, if you do a lot of research before hand it shouldn't be a problem!
If you do plan on looking into them these are a few points I think you should focus on: They need to live in pairs or more (unless you have 4 hours a day to devote to a single glider), they need to live in large cages (mine are in a really nice big birdcage, it was only $150), you will have to make their food (BML and HPW are some popular diets, I do HPW).
If you get serious about looking into them let me know, I'm part of a really great glider forum that has been a lot of help!
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Awwww, I adore Sugar Gliders. We have three (not part of the rescue). The two females have babies in the pouch. I cannot wait for them to start to emerge!
Yeah, they do have a smell....I don't think of it as stinky....kind of sickly sweet maybe? LOL
They require daily cleaning as they spend most of their time in a "pouch"....even the adults....pee and poop in them...
edie....what have you found that their toenails don't get stuck in? I bought "doggie elf hats" after christmas....turned them inside out and they work great.....but they went through them....anything work well for you?
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He looks really good Edie! You must be a proud mama!
He is a beautiful little boy, I'm very proud of him!
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Awww! No cuteness warning on this thread. ;)
Sorry, I hope no one explodes! At least I didn't post this picture of him.....
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/DSC08376.jpg
OPPS!
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OMG AWWWWWWWWWWWW *melts*
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Awwww, I adore Sugar Gliders. We have three (not part of the rescue). The two females have babies in the pouch. I cannot wait for them to start to emerge!
Yeah, they do have a smell....I don't think of it as stinky....kind of sickly sweet maybe? LOL
They require daily cleaning as they spend most of their time in a "pouch"....even the adults....pee and poop in them...
edie....what have you found that their toenails don't get stuck in? I bought "doggie elf hats" after christmas....turned them inside out and they work great.....but they went through them....anything work well for you?
The sleeping pouch is ALWAYS being cleaned because it stinks so much! I just have a lot of fleece pouches and hammocks for them now, its thicker than the old pouches I had and their nails don't get caught as often as they used to.. I bought one of those wheels that are made just for the suggies and they put "trim traks" in them and it keeps Moofys nails down a little (hes the only one that uses it)
Oh! Coconut sleeping pouches work well too, I have a pouch with a coconut half in it that I bought and they never get caught in it, once all 3 of them squeezed in it and slept there.. I'll get a picture of it for you later tonight.
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Wow he is getting big :gj:
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Originally Posted by edie
The sleeping pouch is ALWAYS being cleaned because it stinks so much! I just have a lot of fleece pouches and hammocks for them now, its thicker than the old pouches I had and their nails don't get caught as often as they used to.. I bought one of those wheels that are made just for the suggies and they put "trim traks" in them and it keeps Moofys nails down a little (hes the only one that uses it)
Oh! Coconut sleeping pouches work well too, I have a pouch with a coconut half in it that I bought and they never get caught in it, once all 3 of them squeezed in it and slept there.. I'll get a picture of it for you later tonight.
Oh thats a great idea with the coconut!! Thought I would have to commission PetCo for those elf hats....I swear those things are great...looks goofy with little elf ears, but the gliders love em...
thanks for the photos....my camera is horrible, I would be ashamed to post my photos
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Oh thats a great idea with the coconut!! Thought I would have to commission PetCo for those elf hats....I swear those things are great...looks goofy with little elf ears, but the gliders love em...
thanks for the photos....my camera is horrible, I would be ashamed to post my photos
Heres the coconut pouch..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/a76b2c75.jpg
Its really cute, when I got it they all got so excited for it and cuddled together in it, they still prefer it over the fleece pouch sometimes. I know there are hides out there that are all coconut (like with a hole in the center) that may work well too because then it would eliminate the fleece for the nails to get stuck in.
This is the site where I got the coconut hide and all my pouches/hammocks from http://www.gliderdaydreams.com/
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I've have/have had a lot of pets and these are the hardest pets I've had to take care of other than my horse. They are pretty stinky, but only their pee. If you keep up on cleaning the cage/pouches then there isn't much smell, the suggie itself doesn't smell bad, they stay pretty clean.
They're fun to have once you get a routine down with them, if you do a lot of research before hand it shouldn't be a problem!
If you do plan on looking into them these are a few points I think you should focus on: They need to live in pairs or more (unless you have 4 hours a day to devote to a single glider), they need to live in large cages (mine are in a really nice big birdcage, it was only $150), you will have to make their food (BML and HPW are some popular diets, I do HPW).
If you get serious about looking into them let me know, I'm part of a really great glider forum that has been a lot of help!
Thanks for the info Edie! Post some more pictures!:D:gj:
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sugar gliders are WAY too cute! i think if I ever got some, I'd never do anything but sit and stare all day! :D
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awww! i think I'm melting!
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awww! i think I'm melting!
This one gets me every time!
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/DSC08467.jpg
I don't know how he makes his face so cute
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oh em gee so cuuuuute i want onnne
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Moofy may just be the cutest little thing I've ever seen!! :aww: Great pictures - I love the family portrait!
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Moofy may just be the cutest little thing I've ever seen!! :aww: Great pictures - I love the family portrait!
I'll have to get some more pictures of his parents, his mamas joey is almost out of pouch now! I keep seeing little body parts pop out
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Awesome! Are they stinky at all? That's an exotic "small mammal" that I've thought about looking into, lol.
They should. I used to have a ferret, and the only complain that I had was the smell, they stinks real bad, and poop a lot !
I had to clean the cage every single day, it was kind of tired doing that all days,however, they make wonderful pets, but they aren't for everybody. And also, I had my sight fixed in a sugar glider, but somehow I changed my mind and ended up with a baby ferret. Very rewarding pet, but that smell of his.....
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Kim, aren't sugar gliders illegal in MA?
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Kim, aren't sugar gliders illegal in MA?
It says they are illegal in MA, its never a good idea to keep them in non-legal states because it will be hard to find an exotics vet who will treat your animals, or even an exotics vet with glider experience if they are in a non-legal state.
In other glider news... Monkey, Moofys dad was neutered on Friday! Everything went well and he is home now :)
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Yay, how long till moofy is old enough to want to breed?
Would he try to breed Foofy?
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Yay, how long till moofy is old enough to want to breed?
Would he try to breed Foofy?
Get with the times! Moofy was neutered months ago! And if he wouldn't have been neutered he would have tried to breed with both the mom/sister.. and Monkey would have done the same, which is why he is now neutered.
Males are old enough to breed pretty soon, once their scent gland starts to come in is one indication, Moofys never did come in, I took him to get neutered as soon as he dropped.
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