I tried to reply to the existing thread but for some reason I wasn’t able to. Let me start out by saying that I have never owned a sugar glider, and neither has anyone that I personally know.
What I do know is that I was absolutely horrified to see this company selling their animals and the home and garden show I went to this past weekend at our community expo center. People were there looking for workers to hire to landscape their yard, replace their roof or maybe to help with a kitchen or bathroom remodel. Amongst all these booths was this company trying to get people to take home these little creatures…..AS AN IMPULSE PURCHASE!
Are you kidding me?!?!?! At their booth, they had a book setup in front of a cage that was about 2×2×2. The book had pictures of all different sugar gliders playing with dogs and cats. I’m certain, knowing dogs and cats pretty well that these were very rare exception- type cases of interspecies bonding rather than normal ones.
Inside the cage itself I could see at least two tails sticking out from under a piece of felt that was covering who knows how many animals crowded together at the bottom of the cage. I was told that they could be sold individually for just $450 I could have the pellets, a heated rock, a cage (same size as all the available pets were being held it….together…) and if I wanted to add a second one, you know, just so they wouldn’t be lonely, they’d only charge me an additional $250. I was told that they would play and just be thrilled to be in that little cage, especially if they had a friend.
I didn’t buy one, I was interested in them, because well, they’re freakin’ cute! So I came home and did some research. A lot of what I found out deepened my feelings of discomfort about the way that the company, Perfect Pocket pets was conducting themselves.
