All ABout Sugar Glider

emino

Sugar gliders aku semua dah lebih setahun setengah da... Bukan babies lagi. Especially si Teddy tu, dah dekat 2 tahun setengah dah! Kekeke

emino

Treats untuk suggies aku tonight.

chibio

bonai..nak tanya sikit..mcm mana nak tau kalau sg tu dh pregnant??since td terbaca sg pregnancy is only 16days??apa clue2 dia ey??

baru je bela spasang sg..so curious nak tau so that i can provide them with needed vits and care during pregnancy

chibio

bonai..nak tanya sikit..mcm mana nak tau kalau sg tu dh pregnant??since td terbaca sg pregnancy is only 16days??apa clue2 dia ey??

baru je bela spasang sg..so curious nak tau so that i can provide them with needed vits and care during pregnancy

emino

Memang takkan tau kalau pregnant. Sebab sugar glider adalah marsupial. Marsupials ni cam kanggaroo. Marsupials lahirkan anak dia time masih janin lagi. Anak dia akan merangkak naik ke pouch and lekatkan mulut dia ke nenen ibu.

So after that sampai ke around 2 bulan, dia akan duduk dalam kangtung mak dia. time ni maybe akan nampak bump kat sugar glider tu. DO NOT attempt to take a peek. Ini akan buat si ibu stress. And jangan asingkan bapak dia. Si bapak sugar glider ni akan tolong mak dia jaga si baby.

Lepas 2 bulan baru dia akan kuar dari pouch. Tu  pun takleh asingkan, sebab dia akan perlukan susu mak dia lagi. Lepas dua bulan keluar pouch (OOP) baru boleh diasingkan untuk hidup sendiri. Kene asingkan agar inbreeding tak berlaku.

The whole breeding sugar glider ni leceh, and susah. And kene sentiasa prepared for the worse. So better just get same sex pair, or neuter your male gliders. My Teddy is neutered, and Haru will be neutered this Friday. Vicky takyah neuterr la sebab dio betino. Hehe

Neutering elak banyak penyakit kelamin sugar glider, elak testacular cancer and sugar glider jantan takkan nampak kotor (stained) and botak. Dia jugak akan kurang bau dari hormon yang dia guna untuk tanda kawasan. Neutered gliders jugak hidup lebih lama. Ini juga helps si betina, sebab pregnancy takes a toll on the mum's health. And takde jangkitan penyakit kelamin jugak. And si jantan akan kurang agresif, and lebih jinak, so si betna takkan asyik kene harrass sebab jantan nakkan seks je sentiasa.

chibio

thanks a lot emino for d detailed explanation..i tgk kat website pet shack ada WPH for pregnant suggies..which means WPH tu kena bg time janin tu still dlm kantung ke?

teringin nak tgk my suggies ada baby..after that baru i neuter..hehe

oh btw my suggies name are ELMO and THUMBELINA

emino

HPW. Bukan WPH. HPW ni High Protein Wommbaroo solution. HPW yg special untuk glider tu khasiat dia lebih sikit, tapi kalo x pregnant, terlebih khasiat pun bahaya gak.

HPW for pregnant gliders elok bagi dari time janin (joey) dalam kantung, sampai la dia dah keluar and makan solid food. Usually dalam 2 months after joiey tu kuar dari pouch.

Post la gambar glider you!

aviero_666

aku nak tanye ni..mcm ne eh penjagaan sg ni?..tuk penjagaan yg baru mcm aku ni.. coz aku baru plan nak bela la..sngkar die nak besa mane?..ape yg die suke..ape yg die x suke..ade x sape2 bleh bg advice skit..help me..

emino

Dia nye suggested cages untuk starter kene 3 feet tall. Time memula bela Teddy sekor dulu aku gune cage camni:



Then after a few months, aku beli bigger cage. Size around mini fridge. Which was perfect since tak lama lepas tu aku tambah lagi sekor. And recently lagi sekor lagi.



Sini aku ade post mengenai cages ni - http://emino.info/2008/04/14/teddys-updates/ .

aviero_666

slalu nye, sg ni akan lahirkan bape ekor joey eh?..

then, parents die akan makan x joey2 die yg baru lahir tu?..takut la mcm tu..huhu..

emino

sebab tu aku x syorkan ko breed.

aku dah bela 2 tahun pun x berani nak breed. banyak bende kene belajar.

chibio

emino..i xreti post gambar..hehe sorry!

oh btw i nk tanya..u ni org petshack ke??cos i nk order the wodent wheel senior online tapi out of stock?

emino

i bukan orang petshack. tapi i kenal staff dia. selalu join glider gathering.
nanti i riki sama staff dia tanya.

chibio

ohh ok..thanks ya..i xde masa lagi nk gi pet shack..so thought about buying online je..pity my suggies

emino

GliderVet Newsletter #99 - Aku repost untuk non-subcriber.
Fun Animal Videos
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by Lisa

I get some of the coolest links sent to me of some really awesome
animal videos and I'm sure you do too.  Most of them are not about
sugar gliders, so I never really thought they would be appropriate
to share in the newsletter.  As video websites like You Tube become
more popular, I think it would be great to offer videos of glider
interest from time to time, so please feel free to send me links
that you've come across.

Now having just said that I think it appropriate that we feature
some cool glider videos from time to time, I'm going to share a
non glider video with you.  Forgive me on this 99th issue of the
GliderVet news for being a bit self indulgent; I thought it would
be fun to share some fun facts about my family.  You see, everyone
in my family loves animals.  It's part of our rules for admission
into the family!  Now my sister in law has two types of animals
in her home that are not great to keep with sugar gliders. OK,
see now, I'm not totally ignoring sugar gliders as a topic. Cari
has a Jack Russell terrier who would find my sugar gliders nothing
short of yummy and she has a parrot that was blown out of a tree
and her husband (my brother Ray) brought it home to her to nurse
and to raise.  His name is Yoshi.

Now a lot of you know that I'm originally from New Orleans and I've
not sent any love or shoutouts to my home town football team for
winning the Super Bowl this year and for those who know me, this
was a really really really big deal to me as I've been a fan since
day one for the Saints.  My youngest dog is named Breesy in honor
the Saints quarterback!  So try as I might to send my heartiest
congratulations to my home town and the New Orleans Saints . Yoshi
says it best.  If you like fun animal videos, check out my sister
in law and her bird buddy Yoshi here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QsIlWysWZI

And if you find video links that you would like to share, even your
own, please send them to me.  We'll be happy to share any message
that in some way supports the Thrive versus Survive approach to
sugar glider care we support:

<http://www.sugar-gliders.com/glidervet-98.htm#thrive>

And please remember that birds and sugar gliders are natural enemies,
so keeping them in the same room is not a good idea. Also, certain
breeds of dogs, cats and ferrets are not good mixes with sugar
gliders as they are natural hunters and may try to harm or kill
sugar gliders.


A Newbie's Take on Bonding
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By Sommer C

Lisa's Intro: I don't think I need to add much to this; Sommer's
perspective is fresh and being brand new to sugar gliders, I find
her an incredibly intuitive and wise young lady.  So I am just
printing her letter verbatim with no comment.  Enjoy.

So, I'm a new mommy to three sugar gliders named Rhiona, Zoey and
Jasper. Our boy Jasper has a way of telling us that he's not happy
but as far as I can tell he's bottom rung in the pack.  Our girls
are a little closer in rank even though our little Zoey is more for
the quiet resolve than her sister is.  I have been spending a lot
of time with them and have made a lot of observations I believe to
be relevant to their bonding.  I've noticed for the most part that
their behavior is much like siblings in a human family.

I have always liked the dynamics of a social hierarchy within the
animal kingdom, this is just a really hard way of saying that I
like the way animals set up their families.  Pack animals have
always been my favorite because I grew up in a big family and can
see the similarities.  Now, when most people think of pack animals
our brains go to wolf packs.  These have a rigid social structure
in which the weak are killed off and the strong are in command. What
most people don't realize is that the non-predator social groups are
a lot more relaxed.  There will often still be one leader but it's
not named through some fury version of the gladiator, more commonly
than not this position goes to the loudest most confident animal in
the area.  Our families and friends are the same.  We don't really
fight each other for power but the strongest personality in the
room usually takes the lead.

I want you to think of your own families and friends and how
they fit together.  As humans we are social and most of us need a
little interaction to survive.  Not unlike our little friend the
sugar gliders.  In my own social circle I'm the scout.  I'm that
friend/sister that goes out and seeks out other people.  I checkout
the kinds of people and places that my sister and brother would
never even think of approaching, I then report back.  If I like
what I see the next time I go to that place my sister or brother
might follow me.

I'm fun and trusting and my sisters and brother believe that if
I end up getting in trouble for my efforts then its par for the
course.  This is how our girl Zoey handles us.  She checks us out
with just the smallest amount of pensive thought and then reports
back to her sister and brother.  She tells them we're not so bad
and progressively they start to trust her judgment.

Jasper like my youngest brother is our daredevil.  He's a sweet boy
for all intents and purposes but he puts on that "You can't hurt
me" face to the world.  To put this in a way that most people can
understand, he's that friend or family member that yells, "Look what
I can do!" quickly followed by a three hour wait at the ER. Jasper
is loud and quick to bow up like he's going to pick a fight but if
you have the patience to wait him out he's a big softy. He can be
loud but he doesn't bother his sisters too much and when they look
at him just the right way he shuts up.  He likes to run around the
cage and try to get his sisters all stirred up but since he's just
the annoying little brother he doesn't get too much off a result.
He's low man in the pack but Rhiona will still jump to protect him
if she has to.

That brings us to our champion.  In a normal group this is the
type of person that is the mothering type.  When you go out to the
bar she is the person that keeps everyone in line and makes sure
everyone gets home.  She is the worst critic of everyone's behavior
but only she is allowed to make fun of the people she loves.
We named Rhiona because it means queen and that's what she is.
She is the protector of the others.  Whenever we open the bonding
pouch to pick them up she starts crabbing and yelling at us to step
off. She even stands on top of her sister and brother as if telling
us, "If you want them, you'll have to get through me."

I can tell already that she's going to be my hard sell.  She is so
concerned with how her siblings are doing she has trouble bonding
or trusting us for herself.  She does however play a very important
role in the bonding process.  Most people have heard the saying
"control the head, control the body".  Well it works the same in
social dynamics.  If you convert the leader than the followers will
come with her.  She will inevitably be my hardest challenge but
once she is bonded I have a feeling it will be the strongest bond.

I believe that it will help a lot of new parents if they start to
think of their sugar gliders as a little people rather than little
animals.  They have personalities just as complex as humans do and
they will react just as differently to stressful situations as humans
would.  When you take the time to figure out their personalities
it's a lot easier to bond with as little stress as possible.

From Lisa: Thanks so much Sommer!

emino

A Sugar Glider Afraid of the Dark?
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by Lisa

Dear Lisa and Arnold,

How are you?  I have funny, funny story! (Can't stop laughing)
My question is, are sugar gliders afraid of the dark?  This is
what happened.  Last night the electric was to be shut off in
my town between the hrs of 12 thirty am to 5 thirty am!  I was a
little concerned for Furby (glider), but didn't think too much of it!
About 1 thirty am Furby is barking like crazy (woke me up). Electric
was out.  Furby was in his cage barking and barking. So I went
to his cage to calm him down he was running all over (I was still
laughing).  I tried to give him a cookie or a snack to quiet him.
Well this went on for an hour and a half on and off! I assumed he
was scared of the dark!

His cage is across from the bedroom so I went back to bed figuring
this was going to be a looooong night!  I figure I will use the
light from the cell phone to give his some light.  When there was
some light Furby stopped barking but every time I nodded off the
phone light went off and he would start barking again.

This went on till about 2:30 am!

Finally the electric went back on and I got up to make sure he
was ok.  He was hanging out on top of the bedroom door!  When he
saw me he jumped on me all happy and then took off and didn't hear
him for rest of night!  It was the funniest thing.

I keep a small lamp on in living room along with TV on low
for noise and light above stove gives off light also.  So when
everything went dark and quiet, I am going to take his barking
as crying! Poor baby!  He didn't know what went on when electric
went out! I didn't figure gliders would be scared of the dark!
Which makes this story toooo funny!

Maybe he's just spoiled?  Lmao!  I just wanted to know what you
make of this?  I have been laughing all morning!  I was telling my
daughter and she was like yea, I heard him barking like crazy and
she started laughing!  It was really funny!

Thank god this only went on for under 2 hrs!
Lol.....Linda.....

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Dear Linda,

That's funny .... you paint a very vivid picture.

OK, here's my two cents worth.  I don't think he's afraid of the
dark, but he might be afraid of the quiet.  Electricity does have
a sound to it really with appliances buzzing, fans spinning, air
conditioners blowing, etc ... He may have heard predatory sounds
from outside in the still quiet that were freaking him out. Change
is stressful and going from soft background sounds to nothing was
probably a lot more dramatic for him than for you because hearing is
not one of our primary senses.  I think smell and hearing outrank
vision with sugar gliders, so changes in those areas will have a
bigger impact than we might be able to relate to.

Now you also mention that you keep some light on for him at night. I
hear from a lot of people they do this to control barking. You
also keep a low TV on, so there is background noise.  Both of these
things changed that fearful and funny night.

Arnold says to tell you to get one of those Guardian generators,
'cuz if Furby wants TV, he should have it no matter what.  And Arnold
thinks Furby was acting out in this way because he was just about
to find out whodoneit on his favorite TV show and then BAM!...off
the TV went.  So a guardian generator will solve the problem!

I always listen to Arnold, but I don't always take his advice.

May the light be with you! Lisa and Arnold

Lisa
SunCoast Sugar Gliders

aviero_666

emm..nak tanya..sg ni kalo mlm, die bising x?..

aviero_666

emm..nak tanya..sg ni kalo mlm, die bising x?..

aviero_666

emm..nak tanya..sg ni kalo mlm, die bising x?..

aviero_666

MYTH:  “You absolutely MUST have at least two Gliders or they will die of loneliness…”  “Human contact is no substitute for  their own kind…”  “You have to spend a minimum of 12-14 hours a day with a sugar glider or it will self-mutilate or die…”           
           
           
                                         
         

REALITY:  It is true that Sugar Gliders are very social animals by nature, and they make excellent “family pets” because they tend to want to bond to a whole “group” of people.  In other words, they’re not usually a “one person animal” – and this is primarily due to the fact that in the wild they live in “colonies” of 10-15 other Gliders (and are instinctively very “communal”).

betul ke sg glider x bleh bela sekor?..nnt die mati..tol ke?..