It's Never to Early for Christmas Gifts!

As the title implies this post is about some great Christmas ideas for the sugar glider and/or sugie lovers in your lives!  These products all come from Pocket Pets because I trust them with making sugar glider-safe products.



This hat is absolutely adorable and I want to get one for my sister!

http://www.sugargliderinfo.org/store/glide-r-hattm.html

These bears are super cute and brand new to the Pocket Pets website.  They come in a pack of two, which is perfect because I can give one to Tinki and one to Telly!

http://www.sugargliderinfo.org/store/snug-l-bears-1.html

The bears even come in four different colors.

Pocket Pets offers a great supply of sugar glider safe toys that sugies will love to climb, swing, and play on.  This particular package of toys is the largest package that they offer and it also comes with a "Cal-C-Yum" vitamin toy so sugies can snack and play at the same time!

http://www.sugargliderinfo.org/store/swing-n-things-3-and-4-piece-toy-set-and-calcium-kabob-combo.html

The Cal-C-Yum kabob toy.

Lastly, I think that I want to get Tinki and Telly some "Yum-E-Treats" from Pocket Pets.  Yum-E-Treats snack mix is a mixture of dehydrated fruits and other sweets that are completely sugar glider safe.  What makes Yum-E-Treats different from similar foods that you could buy at a supermarket is that the ingredients in Yum-E-Treats are 100% Certified Organic; and do not contain Sulfur and other chemical preservatives which can be harmful to Gliders.  So far my sister and I have only given Tinki and Telly fresh fruit and plain yogurt as treats, but I think that they will appreciate (and devour) this mixture.

http://www.sugargliderinfo.org/store/yummy-treats-organic-snack-mix.html

The Set-Up

            Pocket Pets requires all new sugie owners to purchase their "Start-R-Kit" along with their new pet to ensure that their new sugar glider will be properly housed and taken care of.  Therefore, when my sister and I got Telly, we bought the Pocket Pets "Start-R-Kit" along with an extra two year supply of food and vitamins.  At first, I was slightly annoyed that they forced you to buy their specific set-up, but looking back it was a great choice because not only are the products that they sell proven to be safe for sugar gliders, it also meant that Telly had a home as soon as we got him.

The Pocket Pets "Start-R-Kit includes:

• one-month supply of Glide-R-Chow™ (for 2 animals)
• one-month supply of Glide-A-Mins™  (for 2 animals)
• 4oz., “Non-Tip” Food Bowl
• 4oz. Water Dispenser with Cage Hanger
• GliderSafe™, ATR (Auto-Temperature-Regulated) Heat Rock

The Pocket Pets Start-R-Kit

            As I mentioned before, my sister and I bought an additional two year supply of food and vitamins when we got Telly.  While it was convenient to buy the extra food and vitamins on the spot, it was not necessary because the Pocket Pets website sells the two year packaged supply, making it easy to restock at anytime (just make sure to remember to calculate shipping time if you need the food right away).

Two-year supply of food and vitamins.

            The Pocket Pets website is also great if you are interested in buying toys and additional treats for your sugar gliders.  I have not bought any toys from their website, but they have a great selection.  I have bought toys and cage accessories from Pet Smart and Wal-Mart.  One of my favorite cage accessories that I have gotten Tinki and Telly is a little hammock that is intended for ferrets, but works for sugar gliders as well.  They use the hammock to nap on from time to time, but they prefer to curl up in a sheet on the bottom of their cage near their heat rock.

This is similar to the hammock that
I got for Tinki and Telly.

Diet

Theoretically, there are many different diets that sugar gliders can eat.  Personally, I follow the diet that was recommended/endorsed by Pocket Pets.  This diet includes pellet food, vitamins, “Glider Gravy”, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and sometimes yogurt.  The reason that my sister and I chose to put our sugies on this diet is because it is an all-around healthy diet, is odor-free, and is easily accessible to get my hands on. 

The main food source that my sugies eat is pellet food.  I buy the pellet food straight from the Pocket Pets website in a combo package along with the vitamins.  The Pocket Pets pellet food and vitamins costs about $3.50 per month, which in comparison to other kinds of animal food is very inexpensive. 

The Pocket Pets Food & Vitamins

Along with a daily fresh source of pellet food, I give my sugar gliders a serving of fresh fruit (or sometimes vegetables) every night.  Tinki and Telly’s favorite fruit treat is by far green grapes.  Since Tinki and Telly are so small, I dice up the fruit that I give them and serve it to them in a second food dish.  Every other night (as directed by Pocket Pets), I sprinkle their vitamins on top of their fruit.  I put it on their fruit to make sure that they are consuming it as they love their nightly fruit treats.  Before I give my sugar gliders anything new fruit or vegetable to eat, I research it to make sure that it is sugar glider safe.

This is how I chop up the fruit/vegetables that I give Tinki and Telly.

In addition to the regular servings of pellet food and fruit/vegetables, I will sometimes give my sugar gliders plain yogurt.  They go absolutely crazy for it!  I will also mix in some powdered “Glider Gravy” which is another Pocket Pets product that provides additional vitamins and minerals.

This picture shows the powdered "Glider Gravy".

As for liquids, I give my sugar gliders a 50/50 combination of water and 100% apple juice.  I give them this combination, rather than plain water because the apple juice provides extra sugar for energy as well as sensory appeal.  I do not believe that my sugies would stay as hydrated as they are if they only had plain water because they (as all sugar gliders do) love sweet things.  I give them their water/apple juice in a typical “rodent” water bottle, attached to the outside of their cage.

The exact water bottle that I use for Tinki and Telly.

The Pocket Pets Website

The Pocket Pets logo

                                           
                   Click here to visit the Pocket Pets Website!


            This is the website for the company, Pocket Pets, that my sister and I bought our sugar gliders from. They do not sell baby sugar gliders directly from their website, however they do provide some very useful information for potential buyers and curious individuals.  As I mentioned in my previous entry, my sister and I bought our sugar gliders from Pocket Pets in person when they were visiting the Manchester, New Hampshire mall.
            The Pocket Pets website does sell accessories for sugar gliders; including various cages, pouches, and toys.  The website also sells the Pocket Pets brand of pellet food that has been prove to be a safe and nutritious diet for the exotic sugar gliders.  This is the food that my sister and I feed our little babies.  Pocket Pets also sells additional nutrients, such as vitamins and healthy treats.
            In addition to selling various products for sugar gliders, the Pocket Pets website is a great resource for reliable information about sugar gliders.  The website specifically provides advice about how to interact with your new sugar gliders and how to understand their unique behaviors.  And of course the website also contains many adorable pictures of sugar gliders.