AmeliO...NO, AmeliA!!!

Meet Amelia my new exotic pet!! What is she?? She's a sugar glider...basically she glides like a flying squirrell, is small like a hamster, and soft like a chinchilla.

Aaron and Annie gave her to me since they are moving out of the quad cities.

Last night was her first night sleeping at my house. Originally I planned to keep her in my room, but after a noisy night last night, she'll be staying in the guest room. But this will be no ordinary guest room. I will be sugar proofing it. Then I will hang ropes from the ceiling and at night I will let her glide around from rope to rope. It should be pretty entertaining and hilarious. If you think I'm a little crazy about her, you should see some of the things other sugar glider owners do out of their love for their pets.
For example...some people find it necessary to permanently engrave a picture of their sugar glider on their arm in the form of a tattoo. Others carry them around in their pockets all day.

Overall, I've loved having Amelia. In one day I've only had one set back. She kinda got loose in my room...no, she was DEFINATELY loose in my room. I was trying to pet her and so I took her out and had her on my bed and next thing I new she jumped out of her pouch and starting running around my room! And she is FAST!!! I called my brother in. Together we chased her around the room for a good 20-25 minutes. (can you picture this situation?) Finally, I was able to throw a blanket on top of her and then set her down in her cage still inside the blaket. Once I opened the blanket up she flung onto the sides of the cage and then stopped briefly for a drink of water. It was an experience...and I'm sure there will be many more in the future.