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Sugar Glider Sugar Bear Other Pets 5

 

There was a lot of misconception when sugar glider sugar bears were first brought to the United States and unfortunately a lot of it is still propagated on the internet. They were thought to be unintelligent animals that cannot bond with other household pets. However, the last few years have shown ample proof that they form such great bonds with the other pets. One of the main reasons for this is that sugar glider sugar bears are naturally colony animals. Therefore they are very efficient at forming strong bonds with the entire family and other pets as well, without playing favorites. This can be strongly observed when sugar glider sugar bears are introduced in the family at the right bonding age of 7 to 12 weeks out of the pouch.

 

When you want to introduce your sugar glider sugar bear to your pet, you must go slowly. Animals bond mainly through smell, and therefore the first thing to do is to acquaint the animals of each others’ smell. This can be done by taking pieces of cloth, rubbing them on the animals and exchanging them. After these initial few days, you can bring the animals face to face but slowly – the sugar glider sugar bear in a cage and the other animals preferably on a leash. At this moment, it is quite natural for the sugar glider sugar bear to make a huge fuss as it charges by standing up on its hind legs, at the other pet.

 

It can be entertaining to watch a huge dog or cat get scared by a tiny sugar glider sugar bear, but do remember that sugar glider sugar bears try to dominate over other pets and also humans. Sugar glider sugar bears bond very well with cats and dogs. In the wild, sugar glider sugar bears prey upon smaller rodents and eat the eggs of birds. The larger birds prey on sugar glider sugar bears. Therefore they take a longer time to bond with birds and rodents like hamsters, guinea pigs and mice. Also, sugar glider sugar bears do not bond with reptiles, snakes and insects like spiders, so these pets should be separated. 


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