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How Much Attention Does a Sugar Glider Need?

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Summary: Learn how much attention and care a sugar glider really needs in this free pet care video on caring for sugar gliders taught by a sugar glider lover and enthusiast.

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Elizabeth Cantu Elizabeth Cantu has owned and been working with parrots since 1994. She has been active in captive parrot rescue and rehabilitation. She works with an avian v... read more

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How Much Attention Does a Sugar Glider Need?

Hi my name is Elizabeth Cantu and I am speaking on behalf of Expert Village. Today we are talking about sugar gliders and how time and attention they require as pets. These guys if kept in a large colony of gliders which is generally a rare case for most people that is a zoo type situation. It would take about 20 minutes a day worth of time for food preparation and just general maintenance care. Most people either have one or two of these animals and they require a decent amount of time outside of their cages. In the wild they have a gliding membrane so they need to be let out of their cage anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour at least in a supervised area where they cannot get into any harm. They like to ride around on your body especially if you have a single sugar glider they require a lot of one on one attention so they do not become lonely. I suggest that if you are going to have a single glider you need to seriously consider spending about four hours a day with them. I know that sounds excessive but these guys are very attention needy and they will become depressed and stop eating if they are kept alone without enough attention.

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