Articles for tag: Sugar Gliders

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Southern Flying Squirrels Make Great Pets

Have you ever considered buying a Southern Flying Squirrel? They make wonderful pets because of the strong bond it forms with its owners. The scientific name is Glaucomys Volans. You can expect this type of squirrel to live between 10 and 12 years. It weighs between 2-4 ounces and uses a membrane called the patagium, ...

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7 Exotic Pets You Can Safely Adopt

Short of a Madagascar hissing cockroach, tarantula or python, are there any exotic pets you can safely adopt? Some people claim that bears, alpacas and llama are excellent options, but I don’t fancy snuggling up to one. Believe it or not, there’s even a hippopotamus on the list of exotic pets around the world. But ...

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How to Introduce Sugar Gliders

Many first time owners will purchase a single sugar glider, and add a companion glider once they have bonded with the first. Some owners will bring two sugar gliders who have never met into their home at the same time, and sometimes a new sugar glider is brought into the home after the death of ...

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Three of the Best Pet Stores in Richmond, VA

Growing up, I remember my parents always looking for a new pet store when we moved. Most the time we would find a couple that we would go to for different items. For example, one pet store would have more dog items, while another had all we needed for our birds, but it took time ...

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Exotic but Easy to Find Pets

If dogs and cats just aren’t good enough for you, don’t despair. There’s a ton of different exotic pets out there you can own and make your friends envious with. Let’s look at three really cool and easy to find exotic pets you can get. Sugar Gliders Imagine someone took the cutest features of a ...

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Sugar Glider Facts and Information

The Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a native animal of New Guinea, parts of Indonesia and the continent of Australia. They are small furry animals and are called sugar gliders because they eat almost anything sweet tasting and possess a thin layer of tissue stretching along their feet to their hands which allows them to ...