Last week was our county fair. I am pretty busy at it as I help supervise the two different poultry shows. One of my 4-Hers sold his lambs & had enough money to buy a sugar glider. I got to see it & hold it. They are so cute and lovable. Here is a link to one on flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/aliciakidd/437202533/in/set-72157600899907162///
Sugar gliders are from Australia and New Guinea. They are possums. Now possums are different than opossums like we are use to in the south. Sugar gliders are marsupials which means they have a pouch. I have heard that the babies are about the size of a grain of rice. They have a 16 day gestation in the uterus & then they move to the pouch. They attach to a nipple (or a nibble, as my boys use to call it!) and remain in the pouch for 60 days. Sugar gliders are very scent oriented so one way to help them become bonded to you is to put a shirt you have worn in their sleeping pouch. Another way is to carry them with you in a small pouch during the day. They are nocturnal so they can be packed around quite easily.
Sugar gliders are quite pricey. I am trying to figure out how to get one for cheap. I have heard they are often impulse buys and when some people get them home, they don't like all the work they involve. If you know of a sugar glider that is looking for a new home, I would be interested in it!!
I think I will build my own cage as I do enjoy doing that. I can customise it that way. It also looks like I can make it lots of toys & pouches with the stuff around my house.
Now to think of a name....
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When I was in college my roommate and I saw a sugar glider in the pet store and she wanted one so bad. But they are, as you say, expensive. She still doesn't have one. They sure are cute though! And now I know something about them I didn't know before.
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