I was at Ikano's Pet Safari earlier and I saw at the Reptile Section got a mirror box thing (dunno what it's called) and inside it got 8 sugar gliders, all very young only.

There is a bright light shining down. I asked the man in charge, arent these nocturnal? Dont they sleep during the day? He replied yes. Then I was wondering why the lights? Because I can see all 8 of them snuggling up and hiding under shed and shadows, all facing down - possibly due to the light.

Then he said without the lights, they'd all die of cold. So the light is a must. RM700 per pair is best price offered.

I asked him to take out one of the young ones. He put it on my hand and I didnt dare to move. Neither did it. Then it moved to one corner of my hand and make squeeky sound when my sister wanted to touch it. Then when I look closer, I can feel the nails suddenly clawing tightly on my hand. Not pain but can feel the pokey.

Then quickly put it back. My sister and I also wanted to keep sugar gliders. We love them except for the fact that:

1. They cannot be toilet trained
2. They eat worms and crickets which is quite gelifying. No other source of protein?

OK, back to two important questions (I probably asked this before but I forgot the answer, dont mind some of you repeat and those of you never seen this before, can help educate me too!)

1. How much does it cost to keep a pair of sugar gliders... The cost of their supplement, grooming, food, cleaning - EACH MONTH?
2. Is it safe to put the cage outside? I know some of you had answered this with cold wind, raining and musang. What if there's cover (raincoat type of cloth) and there is a padlock at the cage door. Wouldnt that "solve" everything?

It's kind of hard to keep a caged animal indoor. My house already got two Westie, tambah somemore, sure kena whack!

I know la. Hahaha... I came so close to buying it from crazymouse_yyh last time and last minute I had to cancel. House not much cicak leh. The bloody worm and cricket are super gelifying. Luckily there are alternatives.


Chicken and eggs are a good source of protein for them eh? OK, but can they live solely on chicken and eggs as a source of protein? A lifetime without wormie and crickets, just eggs / chicken - can? If can, then it's one problem solved!

How do you avoid getting pee / poo on each time you take it out?


Hah! I'm back at the sugar glider thread again! Been wanting a pair for so so long! I think what jitshiong say is right, they dont want to give them a proper housing because they want it to be on display for the customers.

When you said mealworms and crickets are still the best. Do you mean to say that chicken and eggs' protein is insufficient? Probably not as good as raw meat (worm and cricket)?? If possible, I'd like to feed them chicken / egg all their life (if I ever get a pair, that is), without mealworms or crickets. Is that possible?

My God... the remains of the cicak sure is gross!! Anyway, I think you are right about how they want the gliders to be displayed and it's difficult to take it out once they are comfortable in the pouch.

Like me, pee on me... What is this man...

Just curious - is there a lot of cleaning up to do?

They eat worms and crickets.
They poo / pee as they like.
They live in a cage.

Is there a lot of cleaning to do? Like cricket leftovers? Worms internal? etc? Can I just wipe the cage with Dettol or something on the weekend, air it for few hours and put them back inside?

Hi Hun,

Thank you for educating me, again. It's good that they dont dirty their cage so badly. Sometimes, quite lazy to clean also but once a week is fair enough.

What do you mean by substrate? Is that newspaper or do you mean things like those errr... wood wood stuff ppl put for their hamster to reduce odour?

When do you think the sugar gliders will be available?



OK... now this is interesting. Thank you for sharing. I just home they wont make me smell like them!! Hahaha...

Ok, is Litter Star / Breeders Celect available here? Where to buy and what's the price? How long can a pack last?
Yes, i will make sure there is a gap between them and the substrate.

How much is Breeders Celect and Litter Star? How much is a bag and how long does it last?

Hun, you got PM.

KP,
Thank you for replying. I've read most general information about sugar gliders but stuff like pricing and how long it last just isnt there in the first page. Finally saw your post at #900. It's helpful and thank you. Sorry for not searching it first.


Yes yes, saw it already.

OK, so its another RM13 per month added to my expense list. Thank you!

Silly question. Do female gliders bleed when they are having period? Sorry I had to ask this because I never knew dogs bleed until much later in life.

By the way, is there anything such as staple diet or supplement which we can get in Australia but not here? My sister in coming back in June and that's about when I will get a pair of gliders of my own. Is there is anything we can find there and not here, please advise. I will try to ask my sister help buy for everyone who is interested.

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Can you guys answer my question if you dont mind?

Silly question. Do female gliders bleed when they are having period? Sorry I had to ask this because I never knew dogs bleed until much later in life.

By the way, is there anything such as staple diet or supplement which we can get in Australia but not here? My sister in coming back in June and that's about when I will get a pair of gliders of my own. Is there is anything we can find there and not here, please advise. I will try to ask my sister help buy for everyone who is interested.

OK, the term is on heat, like for dogs. Got it. Thanks.

OK, I read through about 30 pages tonight and see that Hun had fed sugar gliders with canned food for cats? How about those for dogs? Is it suitable?

It cannot be staple food, right? Staple food will still have to be consist of fruits / eggs / boiled chicken / vege? I think I can blend some of them myself but need some advise later on.

*I just want to apologize if some of these has been asked before but I'm excited and curious. Thank you for answering. From now onwards, I will be posting a whole lot more questions, hope you dont mind.

This is the ultimate poison... So chubby and cute!!! Alamak, how come no picture... I was refering to post #781

This post has been edited by Pennywise: Apr 9 2008, 02:10 AM

Today, I had a 20 minutes phone conversation with crazymouse_yyh and learnt extra things about how to care for my pair of gliders which is coming soon.

I just want to extend my gratitude to Hun for educating me and correcting where I was wrong. Lots to learn still. I hope my pair of joey comes soon.

Dowan, I scared later I fall in love with her... Hahahaha.. Not this time, dude. Next trip, I'll probably join.

Hi silverwineus,
Thank you for your encouragement and positivity. I appreciate it. I'm a dog lover but it only began last year. I am OK with dogs but I hope to do better with gliders since they are such tiny creature. Looks fragile to me and the worrisome part is we will never know when they're sick until it's too late some times (read somewhere on the internet).

I also waiting for the joeys. I am getting them from Hun, the source I trust.

I hope you dont mind me busy body or what. I am new to this community too and I would suggest charging adoption fees, even for a small price like RM300 for two. Why? I kind of feel that people will only appreciate things when they need to dig out money from their pockets rather than take it for free ala take it for granted.

I think she's leaving for overseas studies if I am not mistaken.

Maybe your gliders have a taste for older women? Who knows..? The older female can nurse him, mother him.

Hahahaha... that's what I wanted to say.

If you're a newbie like me, you should not take a unhealthy glider and try to make it healthy. To maintain and keep the healthy ones living is already a challenging and time demanding task. What more to say is an unhealthy one.

Its OK if you get it from a friend but please, like Hun said do not do this with pet shop. This will only encourage them to repeat their sick actions more as the sick gliders also can get sold, OK la, can produce more underaged sick gliders.


How true, cruel to be kind. If we encourage it, the cycle never stops.

Taman Sentosa as in the one near Klang?

BMI is often not accurate, even for humans. Some are heavy boned and water retention, etc.

I think a much more reliable way is to touch their body and see if you can feel their ribs? This method works for dogs but since I'm a newbie in this community, I'm not sure if its applicable.

BMI is height x weight leh... how to count for glider, I really dont know.

Stop it... it's poison to my eyes... Oh my God, I cannot wait for my pair!

12 weeks from now... They should be 8 - 10 weeks OOP then.

Joan's geography very good!~