I can never understand people who do not research an animal before deciding to get a pet.

I look at it like this: I don't want my fur babies to just survive, I want them to thrive.

Thank you for taking this seriously and addressing all of this, I’ve always felt that taking care of exotic animals is not always hugs and smiles, it takes a lot of work and research beforehand and you have to take it seriously since these animals are in your hands. But with the true right care and prior knowledge not only are you going to have a “cool” pet but a best friend (friends plural for sugar gliders)

Im currently 13 and LOVE sugar gliders but i definitely want to wait till im in my 20s to get them.

I got 2 for my birthday when I was 12 and my parents made me do 6 months of research on them so I would know how to care for them

There are no bad pets, Just incompetent owners. -me, being a smartass

Why am I watching this I don’t have a sugar glider 😂

I would honestly love to just see you sit down actually talk about your routine with your sugar gliders along with what you feed them and why on a day to day basis along with how many times you feed them.

“Sugar gliders are little trash cans.” Yep, these are my soul animals.

I love when my babies bark. It’s the cutest little sound ever. Even at 4 am. 😂

I love this video so far. Especially since I'm planning on getting one when I'm older. It's been really informative and I can't wait to try living with these guys!

Glad you made this video, I felt commited to having sugar gliders and I still am but it's always good to be able to find someone to explain why you should take your time, so I'm gonna take my time and wait until I can be totally prepared for it!

Sugar gliders may not be everyone’s ideal pet, but you shouldn’t call them bad pets

I have 4 sugar gliders, and they are honeslty the best pets and so much fun.

AWESOME video to spread awareness.... this video literally just brought 2 lonely Sugar Gliders together.... as new owners of a rescue we bought a second one within 5 minutes of seeing this video. We LOVE our sugar babies and look forward to the next 10-15 years as roommates. We spare no expense when it comes to our animals which are FAMILY5o us.... I would have NEVER purchased a pet like this... however rescuing 2 has been one of the best decisions i've ever made. Learning as we go... videos like yours are AMAZING... you are improving quality of life for those WITHOUT a voice. Thanks soooo much for your honesty and taking the time to share your knowledge.

Thank you for this information. Probably the best I've seen on these pets.

I'm practically nocturnal as well so 👏🏼

In my opinion Australia has some of the coolest animals!!❤️

Good informational video. We can see your love for them and your passion in hoping everyone will hear this and be responsible. ❤️ Thank you!

Awesome video! Thank you for educating people on caring for these adorable little creatures

Good and bad is "subjective". I don't like being that guy, but it bothered me.

About the “two or none” situation one time I got a guinea pig. Later I learned that they need to be in pairs, I found out that I couldn’t keep two and then I later rehomed it I don’t regret it because I gave it a new home where she got a companion

i got my sugar glider when i was 8, i don’t regret getting him because now he brings so much joy to me however, me nor my family did much research at all, we just thought they needed to bond with a human and not another sugar glider, we had him for 5 years and then eventually i made the call to get another one year old boy who also was alone and needed a better home then the one he was in, so we took him in. i feel so bad that i didn’t know there needed to be two😕. but i’m glad to say they are best friends and i have two happy sugar baby’s

I really enjoyed your video I didn’t know a single thing about these animals . I learned alot from you . I like you being very frank about every aspect of the upkeep and care of the sugar glider . It has made me really want to find out All that I can before my bf commits to owning 2 of these sweet creatures! Thank you and I’ll be sure to check out all of your videos !!

I used to breed them for 15 years but are not for most homes. Glad you're getting the care information out there!

We were given a single sugar glider as a gift from our son and we ended up buying another one.

thank you so much this way rlly helpful. i always come to your channel for advice before getting my pets and you always help out❤️❤️

Great video, really helpful for anyone with no clue what they're getting into. Thanks!

My mom was gonna buy me a sugar glider for my 18th birthday, which is 2 months away. So, I decided to do some research. I’m so glad that you shared that you can’t just get 1 sugar glider, I’ll most definitely share that information with her.

Thank you so much for this, I've loved sugar gliders for years and am still learning things about them.

This is a very forthright care review for SGs. very good and honest and helpful.

I have a colony (six) of my little sky rats, and I love them all. Never get them if you're not willing to put in a ton of work, though!

We learned a lot the first year having sugar gliders. WOW, we found out we were doing all the wrong stuff with them. We did a lot of research and thanks to our vet we were able to start doing the right stuff. HPW now has a complete mix that your don't have to add all the other stuff. Plus they have pellets as well that we put out if they want to nibble on it. I love my gliders and they are so much fun to raise! I am so glad to have found this video! Thank you.

I was thinking about buying one and this video is really helpful , I'm happy that I know that it's necessary to have two . Thank you

I’ve been wanting to adopt sugar gliders for 3 years now I always found them interesting and adorable and this video was very informational thank you for posting this :) (talked to my parents about it and I might be able to adopt 2 in 3 years just to be prepared

Am I the only one who felt a very strong symmetry between learning about owning a sugar glider and trying to prep for a newborn baby? Hahahah "oh man I have to feed it 5 times a day" "oh no, it's different from other people's and I have to raise it differently" "ugh it's awake all night"

I love this video, very informative and I wish I had done more extensive research before getting sugar gliders, as my 14 year old self didn’t know what I was thinking. But now 3 years later and all 5 of them are the what makes my world go round! ❤️ But as to your comments on the ‘two or none’, this is usually and normally what goes. But there have been few cases reported in the sugar glider community, where a glider simply doesn’t get along with the sugar gliders they’ve been introduced to and have gone through months of trying to bond them. Nevertheless had lived a happy and healthy life in solitude. I’m nowhere near being an expert,- I’ve only heard of a handful of these stories, and still are wary of them, but it is something to take note on as knowledge of suggies expand! ❤️

YES THANK YOU!! Finally someone being completely real about what it is like to have sugar gliders. I got mine 2 years ago from an abusive home and I'm still working on their health. Calcium deficiency and bad diet right from when they were born has actually stunted their growth and when I got them, they weighed only 40 grams each. I see facebook adds pretty much every day of people seeking sugar gliders without knowing how to care for them properly and people selling their sugar gliders they have had for a few weeks to a year because they didn't realize the amount of time they need. It must be really sad lives the poor animals have being moved from one neglectful home to another.

Thank you for the diet tips will be ordering the powder today so I can have it for them before they get home

Thank you for the information. I've wanted "a" sugar glider for a long time but hearing this, I realize I'm not ready for sugar gliders at this time.

Thank you for the info. We sort of inherited a sugar glider and have been researching on how to properly care for it. We have been feeding it dried meal worms, fresh fruit and vegetables and now adding the pellets into his food. Guess we should be looking at getting him a cage mate in the near future.

Hey, i feel like someone should mention how sometimes, a SPECIFIC pet that is a social/colony animal can't live in groups. Sometimes because of trama, abuse, or just regular personality, some pets need to ne alone. Ive had agressive colony animals before who hated being with their own kind, but did fine on there own. Now i agree with always keeping colony animals together, but circumstances arent always the same.

Here in Bangkok the average life of Sugar Gliders is around 4-6 years. I was given a glider about nine months old because the person didn't want to care for it any longer. I raised it alone without other gliders. I spent around 14 hours a day with this animal. My glider "Queen Snook" had no cage she lived in my room. I'm nocturnal as well, I sleep all day. She died at age nine which in this part of the world is considered old. She ate wax worms, crickets, gecko's, moths, watermelon, corn, apple. The amount of time and effort was massive. She would try and kill other gliders its why I never got another one for her. She bonded to me very strongly. She slowly became old and died in her sleep. I would never recommend a sugar to anyone as a pet unless you're prepared to look after it probably. Here in Thailand many gliders are not cared for correctly its very sad.

Thank you so much for this video. My husband just got me 2 sugar gliders for my birthday! I'm soooo excited. I've been obsessively researching them for YEARS and we just bought a house so now we have plenty of space for a pet. I like the information about their diet as well. I like to cook and it sounds like I can kind of meal prep for them as well so thats exciting. Anyways thanks for the video!

Instead of accusing animal abuse when owning a single sugar glider you should give examples of the effects of a glider when it is kept solitary. This would help skeptical people take your advise.

I plan on getting a pair of females in a few months with a huge cage with toys and pouches. I have done research and from what I have found the hpw and blm die are the most popular . I’m ok with the insects as I have reptiles I’m also fine with making fresh fruits and veggies. I also have an exotic vet near ms that sees sugar gliders I’m also 15 and homeschooled and plan to go to college for herpetology and zoology I have 2 leopard geckos 1 crested gecko 1 Kenyan sand boa 1 ball python 1 adult tegu and 1 Guinea pig and a skinny pig . I put my all into my animals.

This is a geat video!!!! I can tell this lady loves and respects all animals ,and cares for their well being and safety. A must watch if you are deciding to perchase a sugar glider.

Thanks so much for this! I’ve been considering them for years but only just started doing research - definitely now on my list of possibilities for retirement companions!

I feel like any animal can be a “good” or “bad” pet. If the pet is well taken care of then it won’t feel like a burden to the owner. Now if they aren’t even taken care of properly, then yeah that person will feel that they are bad

My parents got two over groomed ones(they had no ears) and they said they'd take care of them but I ended up feeding them and bonding with them instead and now they live in my room and I take care of them

Thank you for all that info!

Love the Rose Breasted Galah in the beginning! So pretty!

The "two+ or none" is the same with Chinchillas, Gerbils and Degus. I am in different FBgroups and I always think it is horrible to see so many of them living alone.

I have 2 and i cant get over how CUTE!! They are i love them

When I was getting a new Betta fish I was binge watching all kinds videos and learning how to take care of them 😂

Thanks for this video it was very informative and I have definitely decided it’s not good for our family. I appreciate your time.

This is an awesome video. I am a breeder and this is sooo what I tell the people adopting. Sadly a lot a people choose not to listen because they want that animal so bad after watching the cute videos ont YT!

Thank you for this information! I absolutely would love to own sugar gliders. Thank you so much for telling me these tips. You just earned a new subscriber!

I have 3 sugar gliders and I can’t imagine being without them. They’re just so loving with all their “kisses” and “grooming” they give ❤️

Awesome video!!! Very informative!!!

They ARE adorable, cant deny that 😍

I was given a sugar glider once. I was told she was fighting with her other sugar glider so she separated them. I decided to rehome her because I found out they shouldn't be alone. It hurt and I felt like a terrible pet owner. But I had to do what was best for her.

You are so right. I like your honesty and realistic views.

Omg, you and that bird are looking like twins 😍 so cute

I remember when I was a kid, my cousins had a single sugar glider and kept it in a cloth bag and a sock most of the time. No cage. It's so upsetting knowing how wrong that was now that I'm older

I agree that they are not everyone’s ideal pet.A lot of people think it’s just a “flying squirrel “and only eat honey and don’t need a lot of space to roam(at least that’s what people think in my school).Even other youtubers are not being responsible about them!Thank you for putting this out there so maybe this will stop people for caring for sugar gliders improperly.

I like how frank you are! No bullshit, only pure facts.

Thanks for clearing the air

THANK GOD YOU MADE THIS 👏 I've been getting tired of posting on videos that involve Suggies about how they aren't pets for everyone. My comment on your last video grabbed a lot of attention, and I'm glad you went more in depth to inform people why these animals aren't for everyone. I'll just link this video now when the discussion comes up about Gliders instead of wasting time typing.

There is an exception to the one glider rule: a glider who is incompatible with other gliders. This is usually a glider who has been injured in a way that will not fully heal (such as losing an eye), and pushed out of the colony. The colony no longer accepts this glider and will attack. This glider will become an only glider and will need lots of extra attention and companionship from their owner. Out of a massive population, there are a few antisocial gliders who simply don't seem to get along with any potential cagemates. These are very rare and often the result of their bonded companion dying; they will not accept new companions. Fortunately, this almost never happens, but compatibility issues do occur. No matter how well you do the introduction, once a colony has more than two members, they can afford to reject another glider they think will disrupt their hierarchy. While males are reputed as aggressive, don't think that females are not. Female sugar gliders don't usually live as happy equals under a shared male, one of them must be Queen. Usually the best chance for them to get along and accept the hierarchy is introduction at early age or being related and together from the start.

Love the pink hair! You would look so cute with bangs!

I like how the bird matches your chair

“Sugar gliders are little trash cans”. I think these are my spirit animals

I’ve had sugar gliders for years and recently I bought 2 from separate breeders and one of the males did not like the other one. It would scratch and bite the other and I had to return the other one, which was really weird. 1 year later I still have him and he seems perfectly fine no signs of stress or depression.

I love it when they crab 😂 when I got my first two sugar gliders, it took forever for one of them to bond to me and she'd crab at me all the time for months. I'll admit, it was scary at first, but now I think it's adorable 😂❤️

Thank you so much for all your information. I have done about 4 months of research and I work from home refurbishing things and then selling them, so I have gotten their cage ready to go, I did find a great breeder who is reputable and I have already purchased my babies just waiting now for them to be old enough to take home. The breeder did state it was always best to get 2 or more she did say one if you can invest all your time with them. But through my research it stated to at least get 2 which I did. They are both girls which I already found a vet for them and researched the food needed as well as what to place in their cage. Which I suffer from insomnia and up at night so I will plan to have them out with me as much as possible. I do have kids but they are older my daughter being 10 and my step son 16. But like your dad this is more for me then the kids which they will be apart of but for the most part the care will be on me. Anyone deciding to get these guys please do as much research as you can to make sure this is the pet that you want and that you can provide a good home for them. They are a lot of money for 2 I have spent 650 dollars on the girls, this is not including their cage which I saved a bit because I know how to build my own but even still that was about 350 bucks in making a proper cage for them with plenty of room and things to climb. So if you plan this just know it will be a thousand bucks to start. To purchase the animals plus get their cage. But just like other animals they will need to go to the vet for check ups and tests so that will also cost money. So please these are wonderful animals and I have been wanting a pair for quite some time but had to wait till my finances where right.

I was tempted by them because of their cuteness, but I researched them very well before ever buying one and knew they were not for *me*.

i’ve done so much research and i really want one, the thing is finding one in my area… that’s kind of impossible for me

Omg I thought the crabbing was the squeaking that made me jump😭

Thanks for the video. I am thinking about getting some, and watching this and already knowing the things you mentioned makes me feel a bit more confident about it. Do you have any recommendations/links for their diet, I do want to feed them what they need and having a document or something would be more helpful.

I was really looking into sugar gliders a while back. The diet did seem really complex and to be honest I was turned off by the noise they supposedly make at night. As well as the smell. I read numerous things saying they smell stronger than ferrets. They are cute little guys but I felt like I wouldn’t like dealing with the cons. Thanks for another great video

I'm not planning on getting a sugar glider, I've never wanted one, and I don't even particularly like them. Why am I watching this? haha

Was just looking but very good info to know before I proceed any further

I love sugar glider one of the best pet for me. They are very good nice video my dear petfriend. Thank you so much.

So ur telling me David dobrik did the lil homie wrong :/

I tried telling this to people who saw rats I had years ago and wanted one, I tells them "ya need two at least". If someone wants one pet then get a snake, most of them are solitary animals and it's recommended they be housed individually. Of coarse do your research either way. Worst thing one can do with any pet is impulse buy. Great video. Gliders are cute but I don't think they're the pet for me.

One of mine passed away. Im working on finding my remaining glider a friend

This video was very informative and I just learnt today that you can keep them as pets! I am from Poland and maybe that is why.

I just got my first sugar gliders at the Nashville Exotic pet expo after about 2 years of research and many opportunities to get a pair. They are definitely good pets but not for everybody. I started thinking of just getting two but ended up getting four. I have a lot of other exotics and they eat the leftover produce and insects. I think they are just like rats do smart and friendly.

Thank you for providing the best information and not sugar coating it. Especially when it comes to pets that MUST have a companion. People give so many excuses and that's just it. It's about the pet not the owner. Animals that live in groups MUST be in groups. There is no excuse, your pet is not special and needs to be alone, you need to change the environment or figure out what you are doing wrong. If you can't afford to properly and fully set up an animal then it's not the time for you to own that animal. No excuses. And there are so many animals that belong with a same species companion. It's sad to see it when they are alone because it is animal abuse and it is selfish. Haters going to hate. You're wonderful and real about the quality of life with your pets!

They’re so beautiful I have 2 rabbits n have always wanted to have exotic animals since I’ve grown up around reptiles and birds my whole life. Very educational, n these pets are couple pets which I love. 3 is SO CUTE 😍

I have 2 sugar gliders and they’re by far the best pets I’ve had, they’re a lot of work, but so rewarding.

What should you do if you only have 2 sugar gliders but one of them dies? Should you try to rehome them with a friend that has sugar gliders until you can get another one, or should you just keep them solitary until you get another. Would there be issues rehoming them temporarily with another colony?

To me sugar gliders smell like Heaven! 😍 To avoid them overmarking their territory make sure that you never clean the cage 100% - the cleaner the cage is the worse the smell will be the next day. I always leave a couple smelly items inside their cage after cleaning and that helps a lot.

the breeder i’m getting a sugar glider from, they only have one, and he’s only 4 months. They say when he gets older to get another for him since obviously they can’t live by themselves

This was very informative 👏👏👏

The man that I love have 2 beautiful sugar gliders 😄💜💕

Heyyyyy....love the pink hair btw!! OK so, this is NOT one of those 'what if's' questions you were talking about regarding getting 0 or 2 gliders....BUT...Wait please keep reading, I need advice! My father just recently passed away and I am his only daughter trying to keep up with his house and everything he has left behind but most importantly I have adopted his sugar glider Tigger! Now I love Tigger and have been researching and watching videos and trying to gain every knowledgeable piece of info about them since I only knew the basics. With that being said, I would like very much to keep him but I want him to be happy as he already is struggling as to why my father has up and left him! Tigger and we have came along way already in our personal bonding and I was happy to see that I'm pretty much on target with the care and diet etc as I watched your video, except for one thing...I only have Tigger!!! So should I begin looking for a friend for him immediately?! Here is some background info on Tigger to better advise me hopefully. He is an adult male (around 4-5 years old), I am 99% sure he is not neutered. My Father had two sugar gliders to begin with I remember, but shortly after he noticed they had a baby (Tigger), then decided to sell the parents and keep the baby...so Tigger has really been by himself this whole time :(. I am willing to get another one or whatever it takes I just do not want to make a rushed or wrong decision. Do you have any advice on what route I should go? Do I get female as a companion, right cuz males will fight?! Do I keep them apart but next to each other in separate cages at first? Do I possibly not get another one since it's been too long? I'm still educating myself but your video stood out to me esp since this was the only thing/requirement that I hadn't met yet and your seriousness has me rushing for answers! Thanks so much! Love, Tigger's adoptive Mom or Sister or...shit maybe I shouldn't title myself, that's kinda confusing lol! Oh and thanks for such the educational video, helps tremendously!

hi megan! :) to keep calcium in a sugar glider's diet do you give them calcium suppliments like with reptiles like dusting them in calcium powder? i love your videos you are o helpful and educational i hope you have a good day

THEY SOUND LIKE A GAME BOY WHEN SHOOTING SOMETHING IN A GAME! 😂