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Sugar Glider Sugar Bear Other Pets 4
Sugar glider sugar bears were viewed with skepticism when they were initially brought to the United States in 1993. There was a completely wrong opinion that is still propagated on the internet that sugar glider sugar bears are animals with lesser intelligence that cannot get along well with other household pets.
The last few years have shown this to be completely untrue and sugar glider sugar bears form great bonding with other pets. One main reason for this excellent bonding is that sugar glider sugar bears are naturally colony animals and therefore at ease bonding with a whole group or family of humans and animals. This is especially the case when introduced in the family at the right bonding age of 7 to 12 weeks. While introducing two pets, you should use caution and go slow.
The first step should be to take pieces of cloth, rub on the animals and exchange them, so that they get used to each others’ scent. This is because animals mostly bond by smell. After a few days, the animals can be introduced face to face but with the bear inside the cage and the other pet preferably on a leash. You should expect your sugar glider sugar bear to try to dominate over the other pet as it always does and it can be fun to watch a small bear scare a huge pet like a dog.
Sugar glider sugar bears bond excellently with cats and dogs. However, they take longer time to bond with some birds and rodents like hamsters, mice and guinea pigs. This is because sugar glider sugar bears naturally prey on these rodents and the large birds prey on sugar glider sugar bears. Also, sugar glider sugar bears do not bond with snakes, reptiles and insects like spiders, so these should be kept away from your sugar glider sugar bear. Finally, you should use your best judgment for the whole process and sense how things are going between your pets to decide on the future course of action.
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