Other than avoiding dehydration, the most important thing when caring for a newborn sugar glider, as with any infant, is keeping it warm. Baby sugar gliders are too small to be able to generate enough body heat to maintain a temperature around 80 - 85 Fahrenheit - the optimum for growth and comfort. The following Perfect Pocket Pets tips will mean your baby sugar glider shouldn’t have to suffer in this important stage of life.

When carrying your sugar glider with you, keeping it as close to your body as you can will provide an almost perfect source of heat. The chest area is the best option. For example, use a chest pocket or Walkabout bonding pouch. Protecting your new charge from the elements with the usual amount of outer clothing depending on the day’s or your region’s climate will suffice in keeping it warm.

The other challenge is making sure the sugar glider is getting enough heat while indoors at home with you. The Perfect Pocket Pets Starter Kit includes an electric heat rock, which acts like an electric blanket for your baby sugar glider. This is an excellent and safe method to provide the necessary heat for your animal.

Install the rock in the cage by making a hole for the cable to exit the cage wall and pull the rock up to the hole to minimize the amount of cable inside the cage. Cover the rock with a piece of material, e.g. from an old t-shirt, and plug the device in. Your sugar glider will not over heat by spending too much time basking on the rock like a lizard, but can choose the distance at which it rests and sleeps from the rock to obtain the heat it needs using the material as bedding.

If you have ever had a puppy you know that there will be some problem behaviors that have to be corrected. These are always much easier to nip them in the bud while they are young rather than trying to break the bad habits as they grow older.

Jumping up on people is one of the problem behaviors that lots of people inadvertently encourage by mistake. It is cute when it is a small puppy that is jumping and all excited to see you. It makes you feel good that your new puppy has this much affection for you.

While this may be cute on a little puppy when they grow into a large dog it can be quite dangerous for a child or even an adult.

To stop this behavior place the puppy down on its feet gently as soon as it jumps up. Once your puppy remains still for a bit praise them extensively.

It is also helpful to give the puppy an alternative to jumping such as giving you his paw. This allows them to get your attention in a positive way.

Another problem that is much easier addressed earlier than later is teaching your puppy not to pull on the leash. It is definitely much easier to control and train a 10 pound puppy than a 100 pound dog.

The first thing that needs to be taught in any training of a puppy is to heel or walk by you on a loose leash rather pulling and tugging. This is much easier to do by employing a head collaror training collar.

To start just start walking and anytime your puppy decides to charge ahead just change direction and allow some slack as soon as the puppy changes direction to follow you. It is important that you don’t allow the puppy to pull at the lash and try to hold them back as this will teach them the wrong lesson.

Once your puppy understands the heel command you can then consider further training.

Michael Paetzold is the webmaster of youcantrainyourdog.com a site dedicated to providing you with the information you will need to make your puppy or dog a well trained member of your family.