I have been reading different websites about the sugar gliders and it says if you have one alone, they can get depressed and die. What are the symptoms of depression. I only got one little guy and he seems to be ok. I just want to know what to watch for. I feel like a first time mom who goes in to watch her baby breath in the middle of the night to make sure they are still alive. I put him in the pouch a good portion of the day and I play with him whenever he is awake. Am I doing the right things.?
I would recommend getting another glider. Usually the depression start by not eating as much. Soon you may see him not sleeping in his pouch. It is a quick road down hill after that.
Most of the time my glider will eat. But lately he's only been eating if i give it to him. Also he's being very picky on what he will eat, he will eat corn which he loves, also mealworms, and peanuts. I also give him cantople, tofo, apples, oranges, ect. But some days it seems like he hasen't touched anything. I know that this isn't good and it worries me. I'm tring to find him a mate, but Im tring to find him a mate for free its really hard to find this in my area. I don't belive that its good for them to be shipped, besides i would like to see where my new baby would be coming from. I have had him for about a month. Mostly he sleeps during the day. Is this normal? He does get out in the house in his ball, which he seems to enjoy. Sometimes i will get him out of his cage during the day and put him in a bonding bag and let him lay with me. Does it sound like hes doing fine? What else should I do to make it better for him? please help me! my e- mail address is shehmango@aol.com
While gliders are generally happier in pairs or colonies, if he seems to be doing fine (which he sounds to be by the way you've described it) , there is really not a need to get another if it doesnt work out with you. If however you start to see changes in his routine,(eating less, getting up later or just looking overall sad,when you have changed nothing with his schedhule), it is likely he is lonely. If he devolops any of these type symptoms,first get him checked out by a vet and if his physical health is fine, you may want to start looking for a companion glider. A big warning sign of a depressed glider is having the ears flat down while awake. if it does fit in with your life and you have the extra time and money for a second glider and you think you should,then by all means do. A good place to look is petfinder.com. There is also another glider board that usually has gliders for sale by pickup in multiple regions if you feel shipping is harmful. www.sugarglider.net
my sugar glider micci will sit in the middle of his cage and look downwards and at night latly he's been making a chirruping nose and the only way he'll stop is if I make noises back to him he seems lonly and i play with him all the time about five to eight hours a day/night if I need another sugar glider how will I buy it I don't have the money and my parents woudn't have bought one in the first place they did'nt even think I could save up the money to get him in the first place. What do I do? I'm saving up right now but it will be awhile until I have 200$
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dudemonster wrote:We were advised that male/male pairs will fight and possibly kill one another as they begin to mature and feel competitive.
I am very concerned about this. I obtained another male glider and company for mine as I'd heard just the opposite: that gliders cohabitating of either gender get along equally well. Now I have the pair and am getting worried: they're not behaving agressively yet as I can tell, one just seems very curious about the other and wants to sniff and (it looks like) groom him. Sometimes the argue over who gets the wheel.
Should I separate them right away? Is there a source of information about glider pairs more in depth on the web? My books don't really address it except one which says what I mentioned above.
Thanks!!
Joe