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Sugar Gliders: Male Sugar Gliders
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Sugar gliders are very social and need and crave lots of companionship. This makes them bond well to their owners, and if you can provide a lot of attention and spend the necessary time with your glider, keeping a single glider can work. Otherwise, consider keeping more than one glider, ideally a same sex pair (or a female and neutered male) to prevent repeated breeding. Introducing adults is difficult though so it is best to raise them together from a young age.
kaylabutler04.jpg Remember that sugar gliders will breed if sexually-complete males and females are left together. Don’t be an “accidental breeder”! Breeding should be done carefully, with an eye toward creating healthy sugar gliders. Talk with experienced breeders before you make the decision to breed. Breeding is a time-consuming, expensive process that requires considerable devotion to and understanding of the species.
If you have a male and a female Sugar Glider, they will almost certainly breed at the right age. Two requirements for them to breed and have success in raising their babies are warmth and a proper diet. They will breed at all times of the year when given this environment. They have one or two babies at a time and if not given a break, will have a little over two pregnancies a year. So, you certainly can have babies with your pair of Sugar Gliders, but be sure you have a method for placing your babies. You do not have to have any license or permits to own Sugar Gliders (although there are some places you cannot have them legally) but you do have to have a USDA license to be able to sell them.
Some glider owners say that two male sugar gliders will fight (especially if they are already adults), while other owners report no such problems. Neutering the males beforehand will help reduce or eliminate any fighting tendencies. In general, it is not recommended that you spay a female sugar glider. It is a much more complicated operation than the male neutering is, and will require a longer recovery time.
A sugar glider's gender is easily distinguished. Males have a pendulous scrotum located cranial to their bifurcated penis; females have a ventral abdominal pouch that opens forward. Both sexes have a cloaca into which the reproductive, urinary, and gastrointestinal tracts all open. The reproductive tracts of sugar gliders are typical of marsupials and are described in detail below. Sugar gliders possess an enlarged cecum that may assist in digesting gum from acacia trees.'
A New Owner's Guide to Sugar Gliders (New Owners Guide) There is a smell that comes with the sugar glider, as they do have sent glands. There are things you can do, such as, having a male fixed, using ferret cage deodorizer, or use Elimina or Premira on their food. Also regular cage cleaning is a must. A male may mark you with his scent to claim you as his. Some owners add a few drops of apple cider vinegar to neutralize the urine and musky smell with some success.
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