Hello, I'm new to this board..but I have 2 female sugargliders myself and I just found out that one of my daughters friends' has a male sugarglider about 18 months old who needs rescuing. When they first got him, he was sweet and friendly. Now due to neglect, he has become aggressive and bites. They do not take him out of his cage, nor play with him. So he is alone in his cage all the time. I offered to take him, the lady said I could have him for $200, which includes his cage, water bottle, feeding trays and accessories. I dont mind paying the 200, but I am not looking for another glider, just wanting to help this one in find a good home. I am located in Big Stone Gap, Virgina. Wanting to find him a good home before I brought him to my house if possible. Can someone please help and take this little guy? Feel free to contact me here or email me at mb_cp at yahoo dot com thanks.
I am familiar with the unwanted sugar glider world and $200 is ridiculous. You(they) cant get your money out of an unwanted pet. That is their problem to worry about not yours. But you may need to just forget about it because some people will remain stubborn.
The good news is that if you get him, after an expensive neuter, he most likely will go in with your girls with little hassle or issue. His remaining days would be much happier and it just wont matter if he still bites after that.
The neuter will cost $200, so you could offer that if they get him neutered, you'd happily pay $200, otherwise, you may be around to take him in once they cant find some other new home.
NOBODY wants second hand gliders, especially ones that are intact and bite.
Good luck with it. I wish somebody would write up a document that deals with the concept of asking way too much money for a sad unwanted animal. I mean seriously, what did you(they) think you(they) were getting into when you(they) impulse dished out $500 for an animal? Sure isnt a smart short-term investment.
First I believe you got the wrong idea of what I am trying to do here. The money, I could care less about, as it is my money....it's the life I would be sparing from what it is enduring right now. I have extensive sugar glider experience and know what I am getting into. This is not my glider. My gliders are happy and well taken care of. This glider I came across and honestly want to help be somewhere it is wanted and appreciated. I am looking to see if someone out there would like to house this glider and allow it to lead the kind of life it should have. I did not ask for money in return for what I would be paying for him and by the way it actually becomes MY problem when I know of an animal in trouble and if I am able to help in anyway I will do so....if you were a true animal/sugarglider lover you would understand and be more compassionate. Thank you for your "words of wisdom" of what you believe is true...
I have added to my post above. None of what I said was directed at you, I was thinking out loud in my head and typed what came out. The "you" was directed at the typical owner who keeps gliders for 6 to 18 months and then wants out asap with all their investment back.
I think that concept is one of the goals of the community here, to inform would-be owners to only get into sugar gliders with a well-vetted long term outlook.
I'd like to find some way to have would-be owners come to understand that asking for their investment back on a pet is an unacceptable thing to do, especially since it seems that nobody wants a non-baby second-hand sugar glider that might even have some issues such as biting...
My fingers seem more dramatic than my brain. Maybe one of these days I'll fully connect the two so that ideas can flow out correctly.