We Had a Baby & Didn't Know We were Pregnant / myLot

United States

January 3, 2020 2:02am CST

Our flying squirrels have a new baby! It's too early to know if it's a boy or girl, but it decided to come out of its mama's pouch to meet us. The baby sugar glider loves to stay warm in my tshirt or curl up in my hair. As much as I am completely in love with the baby she/he will have to be sold so it doesn't inbreed with its parents. Isn't it the cutest? What a beautiful surprise!

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112962)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Jan 20

Poor thing. I didn't know the US had marsupials.

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Naka Chan

@Nakachan (165)

• United States

3 Jan 20

She/he seems quite content. The gliders are happy as long as they have companionship. Her parents will hang out in a shirt pocket and crawl all over us when they are awake during the day. We have an 10 foot tall enclosure in the house for them with fake tree branches, tubes, and running wheels they play in. We just need to find the baby a good home before she is ready to breed.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112962)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Jan 20

I love animals so to me it's an animal that should be in the wild @Nakachan of course I understand that none of your's could be let out in the wild as they wouldn't survive. How long is their life span?

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Naka Chan

@Nakachan (165)

• United States

3 Jan 20

@rebelann this is my first time owning gliders, but I've been told they can live up to 14 years.

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