Emino here, Cap'n Eric, reporting for duty!

I think you need to go back, and read line by line. Jit Siong already explain it as clear as he can.

you can try contact kelvin. he provides bonding services too, if im not mistaken.

Funny about this, since you SHOULD think about all this BEFORE buying/keeping a glider.

I do read. You says if you dint have the money, can you compensate some balanced diet with something else.

The thing is, you should not say that at all. To keep a pet, you should always prepare yourself, whether if its in terms of knowledge, mental or financial. I have seen so many new faces comes in here, all excited about getting their glider then dumps them in the adoption thread or reselling it for various ridiculous reasons. Break up with gf lah, new gf dint like glider lah, budget lari lah, nak kawin lah... And so on and so forth.

If you're well prepared, non of the above statement should affect your glider whatsoever.

Unless of course when you said if you dont have enough money is when suddenly you went bankrupt or a fire burned down your house or a family member is gravely ill and you need to cover their medical bills, or something like that, when money is needed for more important thing, then yes, you can compensate the food with something else.

If you have a tight budget, or know that you will be on one, then dont get a glider. or any pet at all. you need to give the best since you're responsible for their lives now. That includes their medication, food, habitat and so on.

This post has been edited by emino: Feb 25 2010, 12:44 PM

1. no. read front page for cages suggestions.
2. no. breeding 2 sugar gliders that stays separately are bad, since it will take both parents to raise the joey.
3. no. inbreeding is always bad.
4. i would suggest you bulk up on glider knowledge because you dint seem like you know a thing about them. They are not from squirrels family, they're marsupials. They needs a whole different kind of care.

That are 2 healthy looking gliders!

i think i have 3/4. need to check back later.

although i only used it one at a time.

yes. multiple times.

if you want to have a glider, that is unavoidable.

if for just 2 weeks, better off just find a sitter, or boarder.

no. unless the male is neutered of course.

else, wait for the female to be around 5-6 months old.

glider is not dogs. they don't really respond to names.

they usually responds to voice though. unfamiliar voices will make them stay inside pouch while familiar ones will make they turn your way.

True. I once brought a GP and 2 gliders for checkup and was only charged 20-something for consultancy.

As Eric said before, they will usually go to the place where they can smell something familiar. Usually their owner's smell.

Taing care of gliders is a long term commitment. You need to remember they lves up to 10-15 years.

All three animals, particularly ferrets has strange and unique odor. So if your dad has 'sensitive nose' for just hamsters then just forget about it

I guess you failed to see that big signature just above your post.

Sugar glider are not suitable for kids, especially one with the age of three. Their claws are quite sharp, they bites and its really quite unhygienic for a kid that age since gliders poo and pee on you like nobody's business.

This post has been edited by emino: Apr 28 2010, 06:43 PM

telur separuh masak la eric

thats not potty training. thats letting it pee before playing with it.

potty training is the glider itself will go to the dedicated toilet when they need to pee or poo.