Would a sugar glider make a good pet ?
That depends on you. 1. Sugar gliders are expensive…figure in about 500 to buy and set them up correctly and 15 a week for proper feeding, supplements and toys will be extra. PROPER feeding involves home mixing an expensive diet NOT buying these complete pellets you can get which are unhealthy and can shorten a gliders lifespan by 10 years. Also, vet fees can be thousands for these little animals if they need vet treatment. YOU MUST BUY TWO SUGAR GLIDERS IT IS CRUEL TO KEEP THEM ALONE IT CAN KILL THEM!!! So two sugar gliders effectively doubles your feeding and vet costs. 2. Sugar gliders are time consuming. You need an hour daily to allow them to bond to you when they are sleeping, or at least three times a week. You have to supervise them for 3 hours every night to let them out of their cage to jump around, and there is abot 15 minutes of food preparation every night, shopping on line and in pet shops and supermarkets for supplies can also be time consuming. 3. Sugar gliders are wi
