About Kristen Smith Expertise I am available all the time, as I work on a computer all day every day. I can answer questions about caging, temperament, feeding, training, and general care of sugar gliders, fancy mice, rabbits, and I have some knowledge of southern flying squirrels, which is constantly being added to every day as I live with them.
Experience I have owned fancy mice, sugar gliders, rabbits, and up until just recently, 2 southern flying squirrels. I lost them when I had a small fire in the back half of my home.
Question For the second time in as many summers, we've gotten a flying squirrel in the house somehow and we don't know how they're getting in. (Screens on all windows and doors.) Fortunately both squirrels have been able to evade the family cat until we could open a window and allow them to leave on their own terms but we'd sort of like to keep them from getting into the house in the first place. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated as we're stumped. This last one climbed into bed with my step-daughter and she saw it when she turned on the light and later described it as a "giant rat." I was hoping it would turn out to be the much more preferable and cuter squirrel, which it did, but we still need to solve the problem if it's going to keep happening. As much for the squirrel's sake as my step-daughter's. Thanks, Kristen.
P.S. What is a Sugar Glider?
Answer Hmm, I don't really know how to tell you to keep them out, except thoroughly check and make sure there are not any holes or places that they're squeezing through up in the roof or attic. You might want to try contacting a local zoo, fish and game department, wildlife center, or even a wildlife rehabilitator to see if they can give you any tips. I've never had a problem with wild squirrels getting in my house.
A sugar glider is a little marsupial from Australia that resembles a southern flying squirrel. The difference between them and flying squirrels is their color, the fact that sugar gliders have a pouch in which they raise their young, and they smell. Sugar gliders have scent glands that squirrels don't have, and the odor can be offensive to some people. For pictures, go to www.yahoo.com and type sugar glider in the search box. You should get lots of hits.
