They Were
Surrendered.
Now They
Fly.
Every glider in our care came with clipped wings or cage-bar scars. We built rope bridges through sunrooms so they could learn to leap again. Now we're finding them the forever pouches they deserve.
One Day in the Pouch
By the time you reach midnight, you'll know everything you need to know about caring for a glider — without reading a single care sheet.
Pouch Time
You unzip the fleece cube. Two pairs of eyes — still half-asleep — blink up at you from a nest of shredded paper towel. Maple yawns, showing teeth no bigger than apple seeds. Fern tucks her nose under Maple's ear. Neither moves. Neither needs to. This is the hour they live for: warm, still, and yours.
Care NoteGliders sleep 12–14 hrs in a dark, enclosed pouch. Never wake them forcibly — let them emerge on their own schedule.
Enrichment Hour
The mealworm puzzle feeder goes in. Within 45 seconds, Maple has dismantled the first chamber. Fern takes a different approach — she climbs the outside of the feeder, hangs upside down, and waits for gravity to do her work. It does. They're problem-solvers. They're tiny, opinionated engineers.
Care NoteEnrichment prevents cage stress. Rotate 3–4 puzzle feeders weekly. Live insects 3× per week stimulate foraging instinct.
Shoulder Time
You sit down to watch something. Fern climbs from your wrist to your collar to your ear in under six seconds, then decides your shoulder is the optimal observation deck. She watches the TV with you. Maple is already in your hoodie pocket, asleep again. You don't move for two hours. You don't want to.
Care NoteDaily out-of-cage time (minimum 2 hours) builds the bond. Bonding pouches worn against your body during the day accelerate trust.
Midnight Zoomies
You hear it before you see it — the wheel spinning at full speed, then the thud of a landing on the rope bridge, then silence, then the wheel again. You turn on the red-light lamp. Maple launches from the top platform, patagium wide, and lands four feet away on the cork bark wall without even looking. Fern is already waiting there. They planned this.
Care NoteWheel diameter minimum 11" (no center bar). Cage height matters more than floor space — build vertical. Rope bridges and cork bark are non-negotiable.
Meet Your Glider
Each profile below is a glider already mid-story. You're not the beginning — you're the chapter they've been waiting for.
Maple
2 yrsWants to be in your pouch at all times. Will crab once if you put her down, then immediately climb back up.
Fern
2 yrsMaps every inch of new territory within 10 minutes. Then decides your shoulder is the best observation deck.
Biscuit
3 yrsWill perform any trick for a mealworm. Has independently discovered how to open the treat drawer.
Juniper
1.5 yrsSilent by day, Olympic athlete by night. The wheel spinning at 2am is the sound of pure joy.
Clover
4 yrsSlower and wiser. Prefers sitting still in a warm pouch to acrobatics. Perfect for patient first-timers.
Ash
1 yrCame to us cage-bar scarred and crabby. Three months in, he takes treats from fingers. Almost ready.
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The Glider-Ready Kit
Add to your adoption at checkout. Everything is pre-sourced, vet-approved, and sized for sugar gliders specifically — not generic small-animal supplies.
Pouch Set
Handmade fleece bonding pouches, sleeping cubes, and a wrist pouch for daily bonding — everything sewn for glider-safe comfort.
- 2× bonding pouches (sm + lg)
- 1× sleeping cube
- 1× wrist carry pouch
- Washing bag
Glider-Ready Kit
Everything you need for the first 30 days — pouch set, HPW diet starter pack, cage-mount wheel, and our printed care calendar.
- Full pouch set
- HPW diet starter (30-day)
- 11" silent spinner wheel
- Cork bark hide
- Printed care calendar
- 30-min video call with our vet tech
HPW Diet Starter
A month of the Bourbon's Modified BML diet — pre-portioned, frozen, and ready to thaw. Includes the dry supplement mix.
- 30× frozen HPW portions
- Dry supplement mix
- Feeding schedule card
- Mealworm starter bag
All kits ship within 3 business days. Bundles can be added at checkout or ordered independently. Questions? Email hello@gliderescue.org