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Suggieluver02 DID sell her sugar glider after placing that ad on this site. Then she got selfish and asked to buy him back! Such a shame.... the home he went to was a home with other gliders too. Error, missing URL.
p kyro298 Glider Sprinkles      CO, USA 15262 Posts
Rita Glider Sprinkles MO, USA 12214 Posts I have been at work all day and had some things to do this evening. I come back to find all hell has broke loose and I am appalled by it. Ive been here everyday since June 27, 2006 and can honestly say I have NEVER witnessed a group of new people so dead set on starting trouble as I am seeing over the past few weeks. Im going to say something that will not make me very popular but Im not here to win a popularity contest. I will place a bet right now that 90% of you will not be here in 6 months. And it wont be because someone was rude and ran you off - it will be because you have totally lost interest in your gliders. They will either be sold, placed in rescue or dead. Those of us who have been here a long time have seen this all before. and it makes us really sad. We are here to educate new glider owners. We are not pulling information out of our butts. We have spent many, many hours reading, talking about and learning all we can about gliders. And we are not going to tell you something is OK if it isnt. What good would that do anyone? And it certainly wouldnt be good for the gliders. And after all, the gliders are why we are here. Some of you need to overcome this "they were rude to me so I will punish my gliders by doing whatever I want with them" bull. Why are you here? Again, if you dont want an honest answer, then dont ask because honest is what you are going to get. Sugar Gliders are not anything like hamsters or gerbils (not that there is anything wrong with hamsters or gerbils). They are EXOTIC animals and have special needs. When you choose to take a sugar glider home, then it became your responsibility to take care of it. We are trying our best to help you do that. When you think someone is being rude, stop and realize this is the internet. Everything is in flat black and white. You see no facial expressions or hear any inflection in the voice. If you spoke to us in person, I guarantee we could say the same thing to you face to face and you would not take it as being rude. And unless someone is name calling or attacking you personally, the advice we are giving IS NOT PERSONAL. Why are you all be rude to Ambie420? She asked a question about bonding with her ONE glider. If she has only had him for a few weeks she has plenty of time to get another. I had my glider by himself for a year before I got another and he is fine. He loves having a new friend now but was fine by himself. Can't someone just answer her question? Yoshi Glider LA, USA 87 Posts quote:
Originally posted by Gizmo-n-Roos Mommy
This makes me so sad and I wish that I had taken pics of my Gizmo after he started to Self Mutilate and stay awake during the day staring into space. I kid you not --You could actually SEE the SADNESS and LONLINESS in his eyes. He looked so pathetic I really thought he might die.
I got Roo (didn't know about quarrantines & intros) and the very next day he was back to his old self.
This depression did not happen right after I got him -- I had him for six months before there were any signs at all and I thought he was "happy & healthy". After all, I work at home and spent most of every day with him.
It did happen almost overnight though when I could see the signs that he was depressed and sick. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOUR GLIDER GETS DEPRESSED. It may not work out as well for your baby as it did for Gizmo.
I've experienced this too, with my Shady. I had her for about 2 months and she was fine then one day she wouldn't play with me in the tent she just sat there. Then the next day I went to get her pouch out of the cage and I realized that she wasn't sleeping she was just sitting in there awake doing nothing I guess she couldnt' sleep. I held her pouch and she just stared at me for hours and I definitely know what you mean about being able to see the sadness in her eyes. I thought she was going to die. She stopped grooming herself, she would just have food stuck in her hair and her fur all matted up. She wouldn't eat. I could tell she looked thin and i noticed she wasn't eating her food, the only way I could get her to eat was to put the bml on my finger and she would lick it off, if I just left it in the cage she wouldn't touch it. Then I got Behbet and she was totally fine. But I still kind of hate myself for putting her through that in the first place. Glider depression is not pretty and it's not a joke I would never wish that on anyone or their glider. Please don't think, "oh my glider's fine, he doesn't need a friend' even if your glider is fine now, you still need to get a friend ASAP because you never know when that day might come that your glider just basically loses the will to live. Moriko Face Hugger AL, USA 943 Posts Depression does not have a time clock set on it, people. Like those crazy commercials say on T.V. "Depression can strike at any time!" This is correct with gliders, also. A lone glider owner might have 6 months before the glider starts getting depression, or 1 month. I wouldn't tell people, "oh, don't worry, you have plenty of time!" Another thing is that all gliders are different(Please don't start with "since gliders are all different, mine can be alone!" It's proven that gliders are colony animals, get that into your head, please. :D), just because your glider didn't start to get depressed and self-mutilate right off the bat doesn't mean someone's glider with a total different personality is not going to start right from the beginning. Come on, people, learn some responsibility... at least for your animals. *edited for spelling and diction errors, I can't spell when I rant! 
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go girl ur doin fine
kk got my white flag so i don't get attacked I have neutered male glider I've had him for six months and he is alone without a cage mate im not taking sides here but heres my story.. my boy is alone and yes im almost certain that he is "Healthy and Happy" he is never less than excited to come pounce and play and run and lick he also just recently started grooming me (yay) but thats a different story I feed him a well balanced diet of bml and fruits && veggies that keep the ratio good and his stool always looks good and he's never lethargic unless i just wake him up but who isn't if they get woken up in the middle of their night so yes on this rare occassion I feel he is fine without a friend however I do suggest getting your glider a friend as I will be very soon even though as I just stated he seems to be a very happy little man I will do anything to make him just a little happier also on the whole money issue I am 14 and do not have much money at all... therefore I babysit and do tons of odd jobs around the house and I also ask for money for my birthday at the moment I have 270 dollars.. 80% of that will be spent on my boy. Okay I hope this message is recieved well best wishes to everyone - Cassy
k sorry back on topic :P