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Message: In Reply to: Sleeping habits posted by Stephanie on March 28, 1998 at 09:12:37:
: I know that Sugar Gliders are nocturnal, but I want to know if they are up at all during the day. I hear that you should give them at least 2 hours a day of attention, but is that supposed to be during the night when they are up or can it be during the daytime? Well, Stephanie... I find that the best time to play with my little guy is in the evening when it starts to get dark. He is only 2 months old, so I'm still feeding him twice a day... I wake him up in the morning before I go to work (around 9am) just long enough to give him food, or occasionally let him sit in my hand to eat if he seems awake and I have time. Then I get him up when I come home in the evening and check my email and he runs all over my like I'm a toy. For the first week or so that I had him, I couldn't resist waking him up in the middle of the morning or afternoon to show my friends, and it didn't seem to really affect him, except that once I let him sleep once again for a full day, that evening and the next morning he was lethargic trying to re-adjust to his new schedule. It is possible to get gliders to the point where they are awake all day and asleep all night, but it's best to liken it to humans. It is quite possible for someone to work the night shift and sleep through the day, but they don't sleep as well in bright light, and get bags under their eyes, and need more sleep in general, and get headaches, etc. In the long run, for your glider's health and happiness, stick to a nightly schedule. Just wait till it's dark or until it's almost dark to get him out. Kim
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