You will want to start with two cages as described above. Now let’s suppose that you have an older female and want to bring in a young joey to eventually become your female’s companion. You can create the neutral cage by sterilizing the cage you intend to use and its contents so the predominant scent of no one glider is established. Once they realize that this could be the beginning of a lovely relationship, you may want to put them in a neutral cage to let them start off on brand new turf together. Every day or two, try introducing them outside of the cage until they “connect”. You are likely to observe that they will begin to “talk” to each other. On a nightly basis, swap their sleeping pouches or nest boxes so they become familiar with each other’s scent. Set the cages side by side, but not close enough that they can reach each other. In almost every instance, they will take to each other like bees and honey! If any signs of possible fighting are observed, then you will need to set up separate cages and take the introductions a bit slower. We suggest you introduce the joeys to each other outside of the cage, under your control, and on neutral territory. If the joeys are 8-10 weeks OOP (Out of Pouch), you can expect a fairly quick and painless process to ensue. Joeys tend to accept each other pretty quickly.

First of all, getting two joeys (babies) at the same time or close to the same time is by far the easiest situation. So let’s run through a couple of different situations and what you can do to handle the introductions properly. Baby sugar gliders are incapable of protecting themselves if the established glider does attack. Sugar gliders can react quickly and at times fiercely towards intruders. If the established glider decides it wants to “defend the territory”, a baby will not stand a chance in that encounter. And you can’t just bring a baby home and put it in with a full-sized glider. Usually when you deal with a sugar glider breeder, the only sugar gliders that are normally available are babies. Do you have any babies ready to go to new homes?” Human calls and says “I have a one year old sugar glider and I really think my glider needs a buddy. Sugar gliders are territorial, so bringing a new glider into an established glider’s domain can lead to stress and fighting. There are issues, however, that must be considered before you just go out, get another glider, and put them in a cage together. As you get to know more about sugar gliders, you will discover that they are much happier with a companion.Ī lot of people that we have the opportunity to correspond with approach us because they have a single glider and have come to realize that their glider would be much, much happier with a buddy around.

If you have had the opportunity to deal with us one on one, then you know that we will do our best to discourage you from this decision. Many people are inclined to get just one sugar glider so they “can see how it goes first” and then intend to add a second glider later on. During the course of a normal day here at SunCoast Sugar Gliders, we have the opportunity to speak with and e-mail with lots of people who are just beginning to research sugar gliders as pets.