Sugar Gliders & Other Pets

Gliders have practically no fear of most land-dwelling creatures. Because gliders are in no way related to rodents, they do not instinctively smell like prey to other household pets. However, exercise caution. No one knows your pets better than you do. Use good judgement. Do not simply take it for granted that your pets will get along with a glider.

Our history:

We have a golden retriever named Brady. He has been in our family for 5 years now and we got him as a puppy. He has been around gliders all his life and absolutely loves them. The same can be said for our gliders. It is not uncommon for the gliders to hop on and go for a Brady rides around the house from time-to-time.

We had, up until recently, a coatimundi named Mendelson. Mendelson took great interest in our gliders and although we never fully trusted him to be alone with the gliders, he never expressed any interest in harming them.

Most recently we have had a stray cat that frequents our front porch. Well, to make a very long story short, one rainy day Tina felt bad for the cat, let him in the house (he turned out to be a she), fed him, and the rest is history. She liked it so much in our home that she proceeded to slice a convenient opening thru the front screen so she could make herself at home whenever she felt the need. Well, after a bath and trip to the vet, she is now another proud member of the White house! She loves hunting, fills our driveway with dead mice, but again has made herself at home with the gliders. She is intrigued with the gliders but has not expressed any interest in “hunting” them or doing them harm.

Although all of our stories are success stories, just remember all pets have their own dispositions and each case is different.　 Use judgement when introducing other pets to gliders. Monitor them closely, take it slow, and let them get accustomed to each other over time.

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