I went with the four year male. I got him home and he is the biggest sweetie!! BUT he is in bad shape. His coat looks awful and his butt and tail are alost bald. She has been feeding him the bml diet with a little bit of corn on the side. So i have to get a vet to check him. I really think he was over grooming cause he was so lonely. Its so sad because he is so sweet. By the way im in VA for whoever asked.

Good luck with him, I bet with vet checks and a friend and of course your loving care he will be much happier and healthier.

I hope so his coat looks so bad. Its like it dont all lay down or something. Not good

I bet having a friend is going to make a HUGE difference for him. If he hasn't had BML the correct way, his coat will look bad. BML is great, so long as it's followed as written! My gliders have very lovely, silky coats on it. However, if he hasn't had a lot of attention, and no friend, he's probably overgrooming out of depression and boredom.

Is he neutered? Be careful when you do get him neutered if he isn't already. In fact, I would highly recommend getting a laser neutering. My reason for saying this is that if he has a tendency to overgroom, it's my experience that he may be more prone to self-mutilating. I experienced this with Hercules after his neutering. He had a "normal" surgical neuter. It was a bit of a nightmare, because he pulled all the stitches out over night, and I had to take him back into the vet the very next morning for another surgery.

Anyhow, your vet will most likely want to wait to do a neuter for at least thirty days, which is what my newer vet does. She wants two clean fecals before adding the stress of a neuter to a new glider.

Congratulations, and I am sure he will be much happier with good food, a good vet, and of course a loving family!

I hope he is gonna be ok. I will post pics up tomorrow so you can see exactly how bad it looks. Poor guy he is so sweet. I cant see how anyone could mis treat a sweet animals like them. so sad

By the way he is not neutered yet, but i think i plan on it to cut down on his scent glands

Good luck with everything, if you have any questions what so ever, please ask! Also, please keep us updated. I know I want to know how everything goes with your new little friend. Thank you very much for saving this little guy's life.

I think you made the right choice. Here's an inspiring story for you: http://www.sugarglider.com/glidergossip/topic.asp?whichpage=1&topic_id=20771&forum_id=6&cat_id=2 It sounds like you've got the same situation. I know you'll do just as good a job with yours, too. Good luck, and thank you so much for taking him in!

I also forgot to mention that he is fairly skinny, and he didnt eat all that much lastnite. I really hope he is gonna be ok.

Give him a few days and I bet he starts eating like a pig. He needs time to adjust. Yes take him to the vet for his exam. Good luck and thanks for the update.