Saturday, April 5, 2008
Sugar glider
Proudly introduce my new pet - Bao Bao.He is a male sugar glider and his fur is soft grey with a black stripe running down their back, and a gliding membrane he use much as a flying squirrel does. If high enough, he can glide as far as 150 ft. Adult gliders weigh about 120 - 135g and are about 10 - 14 inches long with about 6-8 inches of that being tail. His tails are used for balance and steering when gliding, but not much else. Gliders have odd qualities such as opposable fingers and toes and forked genitalia (in both male and female.) They also make a wide range of sounds such as chirping, barking, chattering, crabbing and other odd sounds that are hard to describe. Gliders can live 10 to 15 years if well cared for.
Since they are social creatures, sugar gliders need lots of attention. This attention can include running around in a glider-proofed room, finger-wrestling, and riding around on your shoulder, or in your hair. If you have a single glider, you need to pay attention to it at least two hours everyday. If the sugar glider becomes lonely, it will become depressed and eventually die. They are not the kind of animal you can put in a cage, feed & forget about. If you can't always play with them everyday for at least two hours it is essential to get another sugar glider for company.. Since they live up to 15 years, you have to be willing to take care of it for that long. You also have to make sure you have someone to take care of them when you go on vacation. If you are buying a sugar glider for your children, remember that you will have to take care of it if they lose interest. Please make sure you can handle this kind of commitment.
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