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zarozinia · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject: My first sugar glider

My friend and fellow glider keeper, Sadie very kindly helped out a young lady on another forum by rehoming her abandoned joey and her male glider. The male glider has come to live with me today. Ive not given him a name just yet, I will wait for him to settle in and get to know his personality, but the name Scamp is a possability at this point. He is extremely friendly and trusting, obviously used to human contact. We coaxed him out of Sadies pouch with a little Agave nectar on my finger and popped him in my pouch with a little piece of fleece which I slept with last night : Smile

. Later I offered him a yoggie drop to encourage him to look out of the pouch and see his new cage, he loved that., he explored about a quarter of his cage and discovered the secret santa pressie - a lion off Sadie and John - he whirled around inside it , it looked like he was in a washing machine (hmm more name ideas - Ariel, Bold, Whirlpool : Smile

), lol, then settled down and has been there ever since.
We are at present unsure whether he is neutered or not. Sadie had a look and thought he might be. Also he does not have the bald spot on his head. His fur is a bit ruffled with lots of partings in it, fingers crossed a good diet will help it improve.
Ive made his first meal of blended raspberries, dandelion greens and mango in varying amounts tonight, totaling 1.7:1 which isnt too bad, with some Science plan cat biscuits.
Here are the first photos, I didnt want to take to many in case I frightened him, mind he did not seem at all bothered by me or the camera.
He will be joine by a female glider in 13 days Laughing

- introduced slowly of course.

Here is his cage, I still need to add a branch - I have loads but Im not sure which trees they have come from so need to check first.

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Xx_JoJo_xX · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:49 pm Post subject:

Aww! Gorgeous! Very Happy

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Dan.W · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject:

Love the inquisitive look on his face in that 3rd pic Laughing

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MJ · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:58 pm Post subject:

aww cute Ang real cute Cool

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PaulG · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:11 pm Post subject:

He is great. Very Happy

You may have some babies on ya hands if he is not neutered.
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zarozinia · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject:

jamie_s · Site Moderator Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 1963

nice one angie Wink

my mate has a pair but he finished up getting the male nuetred cos they was churning the babies out and his missis was really picky who had the babies,as you should be with something so coolio
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tommy · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject:

my dad has had a pair of sugar gliders for about 2 years now! if you ever get the chance to hand-rear babies yourself it is great fun watching them grow up and run around non-stop.

Lynne · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:09 am Post subject:

aw how sweet.
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Jezz · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 727

Don't they 'poo' loads?

Well
tis gawjush anyway!!
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