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Subject: Re: GETTING A SUGAR GLIDER
Posted by Susan Smith on December 29, 1998 at 13:40:27:
In Reply to: Re: GETTING A SUGAR GLIDER posted by cuddlez on December 18, 1998 at 14:51:23:
I paid $250 each for my sugar gliders, then I bought a $100 cage, all the supplies and toys and taxes - oh my. They were from pet stores. Breeders are probably a better bet. One, it's probably cheaper, the pet store has to increase the cost to get their money. Plus, most pet stores don't know what they're doing and the poor things are traumatized and inadvertently abused. If it's that old, it may have been there for quite a while and pet store workers usually are afraid to handle them due to inexperience.
: $150 is a really good deal for a sugar glider! I got my Daquiri for $130 including the cage and a nesting box. Some people actually try to sell gliders for $300+.!!!
: Check out www.herpeton.com and many other glider sites. You can order a kit from herpeton including a cage and all. I wouldn't recomend buying a shipped glider, iv'e heard nasty stories about the affects of shipping them! www.briskey.com also sells special glider diet and treats and toys and all the good stuff! There is also a book by Coroline McPherson that you might want to get. glider gossip also answers just about every question too.
: Ferret cages work good as long as the wiring is small enough. Iv'e seen chinchilla cages that would work great too, the double decker(2 story)0nes look neat and would work great. Daquiri likes her hammock, I took the design from the pet store ferret hammocks and made my own. I used flannel and matal shower clips.
: I have a dachshund and a big fat yellow tabby. They keep there distance from each other. Just watch them carefully!!!
: hope I can help in any way!
: cuddlez and Daquiri