I've been struggling with this for some time now. Ever since Noid died last year, Soleil has been on her own and just hasn't seemed as happy. Sugar gliders are really social creatures and seem to thrive on the company of others. I've tried to increase the amount of time I spend with her as a result of her lost companion but I doubt it's a suitable replacement. I decided recently that I either had to get her a new friend of put her up for adpotion.

This was a tough call to make because I really like Soleil as a pet, but with my new job I'm travelling a lot and gone for extended periods and I feel like that's not fair to them, even if I had a second glider.

Just as I was struggling with this decision, I met a woman from El Paso who is trying to bootstrap a sugar glider breeding business. She also lost one of her gliders recently and is now left without a breeding female. I've decided to let her adopt Soleil. She's got a great habitat setup and is clearly very excited about providing a good home for the gliders. It's going to be a real bummer letting her go, but I think it's probably best for Soleil. I'm going to drive down to El Paso on Friday with the glider and and assortment of her favorite toys. *sniff*