Thursday, June 6, 2013

Cage Intended For Sugar Gliders

By Cassandra Spell


A lot of people that is not from Australia, Papua New Guinea, Tasmania and other arts of Asia are not familiar with waht sugar gliders are simply because these animals that belong to the marsupial infraclass are typically found in the mentioned countries and places. Sugar gliders are animals that eat both plants and meat and are normally small-sized and have soft fur coats with color that ranges from yellow, tan and blue-gray. Almost half of a sugar gliders body is made up of their tails and they have highly interactive nature, cushy fur and lovable looks making them a popular pet in most states in the Us but not in Hawaii, Massachusetts, California and Alaska.

Choosing the right cage is vital when planning to take sugar gliders as pet to ensure that they will be happy, safe and healthy.

When choosing the right cage for your sugar glider, it is important to consider these vital factors:

-Since a sugar glider is normally a very active animal, it is very important to provide a cage that has appropriate height for him to be able to move, run, climb, jump and glide. Picking up a cage that is almost similar to their natural habitat is is recommended. Providing adequate vertical space for a sugar glider's cage is more important than horizontal space. The height of a sugar glider's cage should be more that 3 feet.

-The spacing between the bars of the base of the cage. Because sugar gliders have small feet, you have to ensure that they will not fall off or slip between the bars at the same time making sure that they can move independently and easily. Thus you need to make sure that the space between the bars is not more that 0.5 inches.

-Another important thing to consider in choosing the right sugar glider cage is the material that it is made of. It is important to choose a material that will not irritate the sugar glider, allows them to move around freely by allowing them to hold and climb using their cage, provides safety to your sugar glider pet and can be cleaned easily. The most recommended type of material to be used for your sugar glider cage are those made up of powder or vinyl-coated wire.

-As pet owner of the sugar glider, it is important to provide them with a cage that has a latch and lock that is not easily opened to ensure that your sugar glider will not be able to get out of his cage.

Sugar gliders are accustomed to living in the wide areas of the forest thus deciding to have them as a pet requires a lot of thinking. Once you have decided to take sugar gliders as pet, be sure to provide them with a cage that is almost similar to their natural habitat to ensure that your pet will grow , adapt and develop properly into their new home.




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