What NOT to Do with Pet Sugar Gliders

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Elizabeth. I'm speaking on behalf of Expert Village and we're talking about things that you absolutely don't want to do with your Sugar Glider. You don't ever want to take your Sugar Glider outside, I don't care how well bonded you think your animal is to you, it just takes on quick predator, dog, to jump up and snatch it. Or for them to get into a tree and be able to move way faster than you can catch these guys. You don't want to use any sort of leash on your Sugar Glider, I have seen them sold at different places. The problem with these guys is that they have a very delicate membrane, right around their skin, underneath their arms and if you try to put a leash on them you can cut into that tissue. Also it can cut into the tissue around their neck; they just don't understand the concept of restraint. Leashes are just not safe for them; you need to instead have a confined safe place to keep these animals in. The other things you do not want to do with these guys, you don't want to feed them any chocolate, alcohol, or any caffeine. You also want to stay away from purely sugary unhealthy food like cheetos, or cheese, candy, and any other sort of refined sugars. You want to stick to the basic diet because if you throw off the balance too much it can make them very sick."