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Sugar Glider Sugar Bear Cages 1
Selecting the right cage for your sugar glider sugar bear depends on its age and your space availability. A coated meshed cage should be preferred for young sugar glider sugar bears as they can hurt their tender feet sliding down long bars as found in bird cages. Smaller starter cages for young sugar glider sugar bears during their bonding phase (8-12 weeks old) are important as these cages allow them to be active and jump around without a fear of falling. If they can’t grasp firmly, then they cannot be confident of a jump and become very inactive. Such a cage also hastens the bonding process and it enables easy pick up of your sugar glider sugar bear without having to chase it around and stress it out. This can be done even by small kids.
When they grow up, you should get them larger bird cage styled cages, which are common. The bar spacing should always be ½ inch or less so that your sugar glider sugar bear doesn’t escape. Also make sure the safety latches are on all doors. It is very essential that you get the best quality cages with epoxy coating bonded to the bars even if they cost a little more, because in the cheaper cages the coating starts to flake off and your sugar glider sugar bear can die of zinc poisoning from the bars.
A good cage might be Jung-L-Gym™ cage from Pocket Pets that can last the entire life of your pet. You can use heat rocks to keep your sugar glider sugar bears warm, as they are most comfortable in a room between 75-80 degrees and most homes are set below this temperature. Heat rocks are completely safe and you shouldn’t believe propagated misinformation on the internet that your pet can burn itself or get electrocuted. To ensure a more stable temperature, avoid keeping the cage in direct sunlight or next to a window that can cause extremes of temperature during day and night. Also avoid the kitchen due to its toxic household conditions.
Sugar glider sugar bears are quiet pets and any sound can only come from the toys or a cheap exercise wheel, so you can remove the toys at night that make noise. Since they are social beings, they like to be placed in the living room where all people meet up.
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