Sugar Gliders!?!?

[Louie]

And why not if the person that has them is comited and experienced enough like cnoel08 obviously is?

I think he thought they were illegally taken out of Australia.
I think they have been captive bred for decades now.

Gliders have been lucky because they aren't cheap like let's say a ferret that you can get for $30 or free.

Keeping them over $150 or so has kept them in the hands of mostly good owner's.

 

[Nic]

can you post a video of them playing? and there noise? i miss it....

 

[cnoel08]

can you post a video of them playing? and there noise? i miss it....

i dont have any videos of them playing, sorry no camera

i have sound clips but dont know how to put them up...

 

[Nic]

i got no idea how you would put the clips up....

 

[cnoel08]

i could send them via AIM if you get online

 

[cepon3]

These guys arent really that hard to take care of at all.. alot of people use some scare tactics to deter people from buying them.. i agree they should be kept in groups or pairs singles dont usuall do that well.. i have two boys myself, yogi and marcel. as long as you can provide them with frsh fruit the occasional bug and a large enclosure they are fairly easy to keep.. i let mine run around the house just make sure that you dont pull them out of their pouch, that is usually the time they pee and poop.. they are extremely entertaining and energetic but can smell at times(males have scent glands on their forehead) but thats normal for any small animal.. mine are in a large birdcage and they couldnt be ahppier

 

[cnoel08]

These guys arent really that hard to take care of at all.. alot of people use some scare tactics to deter people from buying them.. i agree they should be kept in groups or pairs singles dont usuall do that well.. i have two boys myself, yogi and marcel. as long as you can provide them with frsh fruit the occasional bug and a large enclosure they are fairly easy to keep.. i let mine run around the house just make sure that you dont pull them out of their pouch, that is usually the time they pee and poop.. they are extremely entertaining and energetic but can smell at times(males have scent glands on their forehead) but thats normal for any small animal.. mine are in a large birdcage and they couldnt be ahppier

this is not true!! they need more than just fruit and the occasional bug!! they need plenty of protein and calcium and need vegetables more than fruit. They do not need to be allowed to just run around the house. there are so many places that they can get into and get stuck or eat something poisonous to them. since you have males they will smell more than females but they will not smell nearly as bad if you have them on a decent diet. the males also have sent glands on their chests... since you have them in a bird cage if it has a door that slides up and down then you need to lock it somehow because they are very smart and will learn how to open it! please do your research.

 

[instantthc]

i wish i could keep one. they are illegal in pa. they passed this ban at the same pointof the hedgehog one. and i've had hedgehogs and loved them. i don't see why they did this but...

 

[chrisdef15]

Well since they are bred in captivity that makes them domestic since humans control its life cicle I think they are a lovely alternative pet to our normal pet cenario Its so sad that in some contrys and states some people are sooooooo narrow minded to the poind of making them ilegal to have based on completly atrocious misconseptions Ferrets often sufer the same fate I think they should be readly avaible to anyone with the means to take well care of them

Some serious generalizations there. So would you say lions bred in captivity are domestic animals?? That was just a stupid comment to make. It take hundreds of generations before animals can truly be considered "domestic".
Its also fairly wrong to consider them a common alternative to cats and dogs as there care is quite abit more specialized.
I agree they should be available as pets the same with any other animal that isnt endangered and can easily be bred but there should be licences involved atleast and rules on cage sizes, food and care ect with punishments for anyone who doesnt follow those rules.

 

[Louie]

i wish i could keep one. they are illegal in pa. they passed this ban at the same pointof the hedgehog one. and i've had hedgehogs and loved them. i don't see why they did this but...

I am surprised as PA winter would kill them they couldn't establish themselves there.