Warning

Sesetengah pasar malam jual sugar glider. So please be careful ! Orang-orang yang macam ni memang niat mereka nak untung and mengharap ada impulse buyers. For example, Uptown Shah Alam ada jual suggie, these "sellers" often come across as very knowledge, charismatic, and nice. Tolong buat research secukupnya dulu sebelum beli. Sugar glider community is relatively small. Ask for references, make use of online sugar glider communities, or even ask other sugar glider breeders. Make an informed decision when buying a sugar glider.

Avoid impulse buying without researching at first ! Kenapa ? Consider these :-

i ) Possibly inbred
Gliders from these vendors are usually housed in colonies and kept together. Little to no effort is made to remove matured offspring from their parents. These gliders usually have no lines and should not be bred. Never buy a sugar glider to breed or with the possibility of breeding without knowing at least the parents names and breeder. Often times they will sell "unrelated" pairs, when in fact they have no clue if they are related or not. There is no way to know if the inbreeding may have negative effects on the sugar gliders health and wellbeing later in life.

ii ) Pulled too young to be sold / Underage joeys
There have been many reports of joeys as young as 4-5 weeks being sold, either by irresponsible breeders or petstores. Joeys sold this young are in danger both physically and emotionally. Joeys should not be pulled from their parents any earlier than 8 weeks.

iii ) Infected with parasites, bacterial infections, or other illnesses have been reported
Gliders from unknown sources are often kept in poor conditions where bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections can spread quickly. Sugar gliders are very much "wild" and will often hide symptoms of illness until they are close to death. When purchasing any sugar gliders, please be sure there is a health guarantee. Make sure they are specific and any agreement is in writing, if possible.

iv ) Drugged to give the appearance of tameness
The use of "calm pet" and similar products are used to affect the calmness of the sugar glider. Some vendors have even used starvation as a way to keep the sugar gliders calm!

v ) Little or NO after sales support
These vendors are often only "in town" for the weekend or for that specific period of sales. These people often are traveling with “excuses” and have little to no time to deal with any issues you may have after you take your new baby home.

vi ) The treatment of the animals before they are sold
These animals are often kept in small cages in colonies. They travel across the country until they are sold, going from market to market. These animals are nocturnal, and kept outside in the hot sun paraded for a potential sale. They are often under fed, under watered, and have little to no forms of stimulation and comfort from toys and pouches.

vii ) False or "sugar coated" information
Everything from sugar gliders are "easy to care for, and low maintenance" to "they eat cat food, raisins, and the occasional fresh fruit – apple will be enuf" have been told to new owners. Things like "they make great pets for kids", and "they have no smell and are easily bonded and handled" have led to many sugar gliders being abandoned and rehomed when the sugar gliders didn't live up to the expectations.

As responsible sugar glider owners/lovers, we must do our best to educate potential owners. Most importantly, don't buy a sugar glider to "save" or "rescue" it. It only gives them room for more! Also, understand that many flea market/trade show vendors may only be guilty of one or two points listed above, others may be much worse.

The THUMB OF RULES is : A good n responsible breeder will be happy n wiling to show their buyer the breeding room n how they keep their glider. Mereka takkan sorokkan apa-apa dari customer, so carilah breeder yang macam ni.