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Welcome to Granite
State Gliders !
GSG is a Class "A" USDA licensed sugar glider breeder
located in southern New Hampshire. If you live in NH, ME, CT, VT, or Mass, and are interested in finding healthy, hand tame
joeys, sugar glider resources, or glider supplies, you have come to the right place!
Visit our secure on-line store for everything gliders! We have a huge selection of glider only items at the lowest prices around. All items are in stock
and available for immediate shipment.
SPECIAL ALERT: It has been
brought to our attention that a Florida company is selling joeys at home shows in the local area. Although we solely
focus on our customers and our business and we generally do not criticize others, we are compelled to
enlighten prospective glider owners of a few things that we find disturbing about them:
- The cages that they sell
with their gliders are extremely small. Gliders are arboreal and can spend their entire lives in trees. We recommend
a minimum cage height of 3' to give them plenty of room to jump around - They include a heater rock with their
starter. Although we have not seen their joeys, this would indicate that their joeys are too small to be seperated from
their mom and not properly weaned. - The practice they show on their website to "de-pee and de-pop" their
gliders is entirely inaccurate. When a glider is taken out of their pouch it is a simple practice to let them hang
out inside the cage for 5 minutes or so before handling them. The first thing they do when they wake is to
"do their business". There is no need to pin them down and wipe their private areas with a wet rag. - They
sell a 2 year supply of pellets with their gliders and mention "that is all they need". Although this
is true, imagine if you had no choice in food except Ramen noodles day after day after day. It would get pretty boring.
Food is not only a source of nourishment for gliders, it is also a source of entertainment. We recommend
a three-part daily diet to include fresh water, a fruit or vegetable source, and a protein source. If anyone has any questions
regarding a healthy glider diet, please feel free to contact us for further information. - The most disturbing thing
we saw on their website was a training video to discourage biting. They recommend sticking your thumb deep in their
mouth to make biting as uncomfortable as possible. First, in our opinion this borders on cruelty to animals but
more importantly, this shows that their gliders see limited human interaction before they are taken away from their parents
and shipped off to their new owners. Our gliders are handled every day starting with the first day they open their eyes.
By the time they are released to their new homes they are entirely acclimated to the human touch and do not bite. If anyone purchases gliders at a home show and has any problems, questions, or comments, please feel free
to contact us. We are here to educate and help in any way possible. Thanks... Don, Tina, and Chris !
Thanks for visiting us. We hope you fine what you are looking for and enjoy navigating around our site!
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