I will be bringing home my baby boy probably end of month (10 wks oop) possibly 12. Depending of course on If he's ready and eating so on and so on. What I'd really like to know is once he is home how long should I wait to get him a friend? Meaning a second glider and what's the best age range to get? I want him to have a companion for sure but I've read that he needs to be a little older to make sure he can defend himself. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for all of your suggestions.

If your breeder has a second joey ready to go, bring two home together.

Getting 2 gliders from the same breeder saves the expense of buying a second cage (and everything else) for the second glider's 30 day quarantine and eliminates the hassle of doing introductions.

If you cannot get two at the same time, go ahead and start your search for a second glider right away since the 30 day quarantine will keep them apart at least that long.

The waiting until he can defend himself is more of a preaution if you are putting him with an older/bigger glider. If whoever you are getting him from has another glider in the same age range, you can get them at the same time and avoid quarantine this way (you would still have to do introductions unless they are siblings)if he has a sibiling you could bring them both home together and avoid both.

Unfortunately getting a sibling is not an option. I have already begun my search for a companion. What about age range for the new friend?

Size is more important than age but if there is only a month or so difference in age they should be fine.

I find it is much easier to introduce young joeys than older adult gliders. Adults are less interested in accepting a new comer to THEIR territory. Joeys do not seem to have established as much of a territorial attitude.

My Luna is 4.5 months old. I've been trying to get her a friend for the past month. (I've had her for 2.5 months). Ideally I'd like to find a glider who is no older than 1yr. I'm meeting a 10 month old glider this weekend, whom I'm really excited about. I would assume you don't want more than a year between ages. I've never asked anyone experienced about that though. I just figured that within a 12 month age difference, there wouldn't be too much of a difference in temperance or size.

I would start looking NOW though. I've been on a serious hunt for a second glider for a month, and I still haven't found a suitable one. Sugar, the glider I'm meeting this weekend, and her owners seem very normal and promising. But it's taken me a month to even find a glider I feel MAYBE will be a good fit. So many people just stop replying to me, or seem really sketchy, or have sickly gliders, or want to ship me a glider (I insist on meeting a glider in person first). Plus you have to get a second cage all set up for quarantine and introductions, and that takes time. I would suggest starting the process now. Plus I know that even if I bring Sugar into our home, it will still be a solid month and a vet visit for each glider before the two can ever meet.