Handout Templates

The following is a list of templates that one can use to create handouts and fliers. These can be handed out to people at various events, such as at fairs, home and garden shows, flea markets, or other such events that draw large crowds of families. Other distribution options include leaving the fliers on windshields, at vet offices, laundry mats, or anywhere a bulletin board can be found.

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Virtually all the sugar gliders sold at flea markets, fairs or home shows come from glider mills, which are just like puppy mills.
Animal mills are breeding grounds for infections, parasites and communicable diseases.
A sugar glider that is old enough to be taken from its mother will have a bushy tail and be highly active
Sugar gliders are high maintenance pets that require specialized diets, large cages, and a lot of time.
Sugar gliders need veterinary care. We recommend wellness exams twice a year.
Small animals such as sugar gliders do not "play well" with dogs, cats or other animals.
Sugar gliders are high maintenance animals. You will need to spend a lot of time with them and they need special diets, toys and large cages.
Sugar gliders don't make good pets for children. Gliders can live up to 15 years and most children will loose interest before then.

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*Animal Comparison*
	Sugar Gliders	Hamster	Dog
Active during Day?	No	No	Yes
Active during Night?	Yes	Yes	sometimes!
Special diet?	Yes	Yes¹	Dog food
Longevity	10+ years	2 to 3 years	10 to 13 years
Cleanliness	Poo and pee everywhere, even on you,	sorta messy, but not as bad as sugar gliders	Outside in the grass
Bite	Normally they use their teeth to pry bark off of trees, skin is much softer than bark	Yes, can bite	Generally, no
Loudness	Can be very loud at night, has a high pitched 'bark'	Quiet	Dogs do bark, but personality can depend on the breed

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Say “No” to Mill Breeders There are hundreds of sugar gliders that need loving homes. Rescue before supporting a mill breeding operation.

Yes, Gliders are awesome pets, but they are a lot of work and a lot of responsibility. Don’t think they are the ‘perfect’ pet, they aren’t.

1) Sugar gliders CAN NOT be feed a captive/pelleted diet-they require fresh fruits, veggies, and protein. They are omnivorous sap suckers in the wild and will die on a dry pelleted diet.

2) Sugar gliders still have wild instincts, they can bite, do produce an odor, and can be loud if they want to be. Though they usually won’t, a glider can easily use their razor sharp teeth or pinlike nails to hurt someone.

3) Sugar gliders should not be with other animals. Yes they are not rodents. Yes, a cat will normally chase after anything that moves and is smaller then them, so yes your dog or cat could easily eat a glider. And yes sugar gliders eat birds in the wild. Birds can become restless and hurt themselves if housed in the same room with gliders.

4) Sugar gliders SHOULD NOT be housed alone. They are colony animals, and should be housed with at least one other glider. They can easily self mutilate or die without companionship.

5) Sugar gliders ARE NOT a pet you can just leave in a cage. They are highly social, intelligent creatures who love to be on you during the day and play with you at night. They are not fish, and do not survive well just sitting in a cage to look pretty.

Please do your research before getting a glider. They may be very cute, but are a lifelong commitment. They can live over ten years and require time and attention; are you willing to provide them with both?

Check out these cool website to learn more about gliders, and remember to support rescues. These gliders are looking for a loving home!

www.millbreederproject.com www.sugarglider.com www.glidercentral.net