sugar glider vs Giant Mealworm

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Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• sugar
• glider
• giant
• mealworm

[CrasieKitten]

To anybody thinking of buying a sugar glider: DO YOUR RESEARCH!!! These pets are NOT like a hamster, guinea pig, chinchilla or anything else. They are so much more work! Their nutritional and mental needs are far more complex. If you plan on getting one, you need to be prepared ahead of time. They aren't good pets to have around small children, NEVER own a ferret and a sugar glider, keep fat in their diet to a minimum, need a large cage, ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST TWO!, do NOT buy from PocketPets.

[reaperflynn3]

man how long did it take you to find it after that lol

[xJezika]

@MsSteelersFan21

Pocket pets is a disgusting mill, tonnes of people have gotten ill gliders off them that subsequently die. They sell gliders that are malnourished and too young to be seperated from their parents. Also, they spread fake infomation about how to look after sugar gliders. They are VERY difficult pets to care for, unlike Pocket Pets suggests.

[Animacrossinglver]

@CrasieKitten vet says smaller cage acctually does better...just saying..

[MsSteelersFan21]

@CrasieKitten Why not buy from pocketpets?

[KibaAkamaruFan4Life]

@CrasieKitten Oh, gosh. Scary image. Poor glider.

[CrasieKitten]

@CrasieKitten places like PocketPets*

[CrasieKitten]

@AZombieProduction Sometimes places PocketPets get approved even when they shouldn't. It seems like it would impossible, but it happens all the time. I encourage you to do your own research if you're considering buying gliders. Forums are great, because you hear real owners' opinions and experiences instead of just the breeders'. Glider Gossip and Glider Central are two good ones.

[CrasieKitten]

@Gnarvazhog It's really sad, but mill breeders get approved all the time. There's puppy mills, horse mills, etc. I wonder, too, how they get approved, but it has to be through loopholes and by hiding their real procedures. It really is upsetting, but it's entirely true.

[CrasieKitten]

@bubblezpoprox Rockin is right. They're mill breeders and only in the business to make money. You can tell a breeder isn't safe if when you ask them to tell you about the animal, EVERYTHING they say is positive. They'll make it sound like the easiest and simplest thing in the world. A good breeder will give all the pros AND cons, so that you can make an educated decision of whether or not it's the right animal for you. Good breeders are concerned about the animal's welfare above all else.

[CrasieKitten]

@Mrcastleskeep Just keep trying at it. When they're together in the pouch, gradually get to where you can put your hand in there with them, and just let it sit there. Then get to where you can pet the first one. Eventually try to be able to pouch the first one separately from the second one, and repeat the process. Then get to where you're holding him in your hand, but still in the pouch. At some point, he should let you take him out. Just be very patient and give it time.

[CrasieKitten]

@KibaAkamaruFan4Life Ferrets and sugar gliders are very similar, especially in that they're both master minds at finding their way out of places. Ferrets, however, will hunt a sugar glider. So what that adds up to is that, even if you keep them entirely separate and both safely in their habitats, if one or the other escapes and a sugar glider meets a ferret...well..it can be extremely bad news for the glider.