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Sugar Gliders: Cages
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Sugar gliders demand extreme amounts of time and energy in maintaining a healthy diet regimen, environmental stimulation, and general nurture. In order to be humane, cages must be large, and are generally extremely difficult to clean each week. Add this to the prospect of the longevity of life, and sugar gliders end up in bad situations. What may have been easy for a human caretaker for the first five years may become impossible due to lifestyle changes, onset of physical disability, change of living arrangements, or a variety of other factors. It is at that point that the beloved pet ends up neglected or mistreated--even if only because the owner is physically unable to do so.
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Sugar gliders do well in relatively small environments if they are allowed ample exercise outside of their cage daily. Only tame sugar gliders should be allowed this freedom. Wire cages are preferable but must be placed in an area free of direct sunlight and drafts. The openings in the wire mesh should not exceed 1 inch by 1/2 inch. Bird cages designed for finches often work well. The absolute minimum size for the cage should be 2 cubic feet per animal, but sugar gliders certainly enjoy larger cages.
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Sugar gliders have fixed teeth, incisors, molars, and premolars. You should not trim your sugar glider's teeth. Unlike some species, such as guinea pigs, their teeth do not continue to grow once mature. If a tooth falls out, it is not replaced. Wild gliders chew on branches and in the process, clean their teeth. Gliders in cages will ... chew on branches.
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Sugar Gliders are social animals. If you cannot spend a minimum of 2 hours a day playing with your glider you should get a second one to keep it company. Without social interaction they will become depressed and die. They live in captivity up to 15 years, so be sure you will be able to keep the entire commitment before purchasing a sugar glider. They can be complicated and can have expensive needs. It is not an animal that is put in a cage, fed and forgotten about.
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Sugar gliders require as tall a cage as possible. They feel safer up high because they are normally tree-dwellers. 30 inches tall is usually the bare minimum for a sugar glider cage, but most breeders and sugar glider experts recommend cages 4 feet tall or higher. Many sugar glider owners buy flight cages designed for finches and other small birds. The flight cages are tall enough and roomy enough for a sugar glider. It is ... recommended that sugar glider owners permit their gliders supervised play time in a glider-safe room for at least several hours a day.
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Sugar gliders enjoy building a bed in their nest. Make drainage holes in the bottom of the nest if it is not of absorbent material like wood. Place small amounts of hay, paper, quilt batting and leaves in the bottom of the cage; the sugar gliders will spend hours shredding these items and taking them to their nests. Do not use paper with colored ink as some inks can be toxic.
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