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Sugar Gliders...
Anonymous
Several things you should know.
1. They aren't cage animals. They require an entire aviary or equivalent of space. Basically, half of, or all of, an entire room. They are *extremely agile* and will jump from area to area, sometimes getting to places you can't reach easily. They can effortlessly do a back flip and hang from something three feet above them, in a little more time than it takes to blink.
2. They cannot be trained to defecate or urinate in one place, and they will throw feces, and leave it *everywhere*, including on you and your clothing.
3. They need to be fed a *variety* of things, not just meal worms. You will have to "cook" for them for at least 15 minutes every day, mixing fruits and vegetables, and meal worms together. This alone can get expensive.
4. They can be difficult to find a vet for. They are an "exotic" pet, and not every vet will treat them. Many just aren't trained for it. The ones that will see them, often charge a lot.
5. They will chirp all night. Maybe not all the time, but loud enough that you will *not* want them in your bedroom.
6. You will want to get TWO OR MORE of them, as they live in packs of more than twenty in the wild. They will become lonely if alone, and MANY (almost all) of them will mutilate themselves in one way or another (ripping out fur, tearing their testicles off/out), and may even die of self-inflicted injury.
7. They will grow to be anti-social if you do not spend a LOT of time every day tending to them. This means wearing a sack with them in it around your neck, every day for several hours, for several weeks. You will likely be bitten, and it *does* hurt despite what people tell you. You may think you're too fast, but they can grab with with their hands very quickly and navigate their mouth around your finger.
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