NOT that anyone really cares, but do love my little sugar gliders. Their names: Xena - the warrior marsupial & the mighty Hercules. Why would I name them such? hahahaha... well.... I got the girl first and on the first day, named her Sugar. Changed it the very next day because she was NOT bonded and therefore, NOT tame in any way, shape, or form. In a way, you do NOT want a glider that is "tame", that means it's bonded with someone else and you've ripped them from someone they "think" is their "home". HOWEVER, if they have NOT been tamed, you're in for a ride. I'm friends with the breeder, he was upset that he got so many gliders returned because the owners got fed up trying to tame their gliders. My obsessive nature couldn't possibly be the reason I was eventually successful. Kinda like when you tell your villagers, you WILL learn. I was bound and determined come (blank) or high water, she WOULD bond to me. And, in two months time, she did. I suffered MANY a bite and they BITE ... oh boy, can they bite. Those teeth may be tiny but STAB yourself HARD!! with a thick needle... not pleasant. Pretty much all my fingers were sore by the first week. Was told by the breeder, they may be a 1/3 or 1/4 a size of an adult rat, but they can kill an adult rat and eat it. IF.. you get a "tame" one, my second one, (not happy with the breeder on that one) was "tame" - the breeder took it upon himself to bond with him (that's another story)... grrr... the problem is, the "tame" one will not bond to you like an untamed/unbonded one will. It's NOT the same bond. He rarely bites me, (unless he's trying to sleep or being protective of Joey's) but... he's never going to be bonded to me like Xena. Which brings me back to her name... my little warrior... she fought me tooth and nail till she became bonded. However, once bonded - always bonded. I "could" have changed her name back to "Sugar" after that first two months.. but the irony of a 3oz animal being a "warrior"... too cute to pass. And OF COURSE, if she's Xena, the male HAS to be Hercules. In keeping with my theme, the breeder even named the first male Joey I gave him, Zeus. Ideal name for a 1oz animal (at the time)... wouldn't want to give the little guy a complex.
