Show tt--t' i t m rw : Page 22— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday April 5 2000 -- craze Scripps Howard News Sendee ‘Her droppings aren't mesiy at 811“ 7 She haa bred and raised a couple dozen Megan said" And when she wets it’s only gliden over the past four years and almost ST PETERSBURG Fla! — Many teens a few drops gave it up because of abuse and neglect by Want to be the first bn the block to own a pet owners “I’ve seen some horrible situ long for wheels for their 16th birthday but : r' v' sugar glider? They’ll cost anywhere from tions where people are raising them in Megan Luke wanted something that flies “She begged us for a year" said her about $75 to $400 But there are some 7 aquariums or in tiny little bird cages? ' She said large wire cages are necessary ( mother Sheila Luke “She did a lot of things about sugar glider care that you ' to the want to know first 7 research We thought this through careful-mig- ' gliders can climb just as they would ? seventh-gradin Johnnie nature She gives new owners a proper at Sansonea ly” Two weeks ago Megan's dream came Safety Harbor Middle School became cage samples of food information sheets true She became the proud owner of a somewhat of an expert on sugar gliders and the name and number of a veterinarian strange looking creature called a sugar glid- - when he acquired the three Rs: Ruby Ras- - who specializes in their care cal and Roxie er She calls it Baby Jill Bender 39 of Largo Fla also The had to learn to prepare a breeds gliders as a hobby Lately though It seems these cuddly creatures with big' low-fe diet that was 75 percent fruit and she has rescued about a dozenblack eyes ears and chinchilla-sof- t ' coats are becoming the exotic pet to have vegetables and 25 percent protein He had “People think these creatures are just like to devote a couple of hours evoy evening hamsters that you can put in a little cage and to hold At 5 to 6 inches long they're small enough to cany in a shirt pocket and to handling the gliders so they’d remain ' feed pet store food and play with it now unique attracting plenty of attention Many tame Cages had to be cleaned weekly and and then You just can’t do that" she said' their claws had to be clipped V:’ “People who want to own them must be owners just don’t leave home without them T-Johnnie learned about nutritional defi-- :: educated and committed?:'''-- ' £ taken her to school youth group She said gliden have been poisoned by and the movies’’ said Megan a Country- - ' ciencies when one of his sugar gliders died' side High School sophomore ‘‘The only He had to nurse another back to health by their bedding Cedar chips and some papers v it powdered milk formula with inks are toxic to gliders she said She time it was bad was when I took her to the dropper-feedin- g 7 movie theater she started making loud 0ois 20 times a day When he found the two said she has seen gliders with daws so long females injured in the cage (either by each that the tips become embedded in the skin es and I had to run out of the movie” To ensure that she gives proper care to nocturnal other or by the male) there was a $400 vet : Sugar gliden are x marsupials whose original habitats include £ bill to pay V Baby Megan visited Diane Perry a After owning the gliden for about two" Dunedin veterinarian at the Feline Avian Australia Indonesia and New Guinea and Exotic Animal Hospital' In the car called because sugar gliden They’re they years he decided to sell them y : ' love “It was a big responsibility for a kid” he Baby rode in a soft cloth pouch so she sweets and possess a gliding mem- v woukta’t become a driving distraction : brane similar to a flying squirrel which " “id vs 4 That doesn’t mean he is glad they’re allows them to leap long distances Females Perry said she began seeing gliden about Ttarry their young in a pouch Most are sik gone “I miss them” he said "They were five yean ago Now she sees about eight to in their cage 7 10 a month ver with a white abdomen and a black so cute hanging upside-dow- n 'J “These pets aren’t for everybody" she livc P to 15 yean in captivity holding mealworms and eating them’k Mcgan Baby nev bites and she 7 Breeder Kandace Whitehurst 54 of said ‘‘They’re for people who have a lot of Dunedin Fla owns seven sugar gliders time to commit for the next 10 to 15 years”' doesn't mind that she isn’t housebroken By ht er r bat-lik- at ! 7Tve ' : tree-dwelli- ng - 1 ’ Scripps Howard photo itinkA I towel by veterinarian dSw Sw’ckKterSpel’s £7 t m illrlitrriMti ’1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 rrntrrrriiri ‘t! tThVrtiiTtt‘ilritiliililirii1iliTirT1'i1'i1tvlitiiv1riliitiliTr ' t '1 ik V- Continued from Page 13 - was pushing an old destination that is rebounding in populari- -' ty But more sites were I ike V Bianchi-Ros- '7 : 3Jai v' si — '’Acapulco ‘ - y r -f 5 : J U i ff i?vrV Sjhi http:wwwpariyschwlcom “ h I which' offered tips on drinking" and hangover cures games ’ “Cancuri tends to be about ? the biggest’’ destination for ' college students said Mary Martin' an agent specializing in international destinations and Cruises at Hobbit Travel in Minneapolis 'They also don’t want Florida and Texas This is just fine with Florida whose Uip spring break destinations deliberatelyr f edged off the college-studeradar years ago The most dra ‘k ' malic change has been Fort dz Lauderdale' where "Where the' Boys Are” was set Starting with d $26 million! bund issue in 1987 Fort Laudspent about five yearsconsolidating beachfront prop- ertics rearranging traffic pat-- 7 s'' v : j t -- r ' ij fcisf' ' ‘I nt - : -- : 5 V f'1 JV I fm - ‘'erdalc - ternsencouragingupscalc 7 7 hotels and restaurants and building a convention center C' and performing arts center : fevThe gamble paid 7vh I''1 ' off"! 68 Grossman said’ Last year 'V million’ visitors came to Greater Fort Lauderdale and spent $386 billion y Ww ¥-- Continurdfrom Page J J 7 11 s 'f of Providence whose poster ‘ft- - i"' ' was also a winning entrant shared a personal experience about the negative effects of smoking When a grandparent was diagnosed with cancer Singleton said his health was so deteriorated because of his addiction that he couldn't even put upa fight Clint Rickson 14 of River Heights whose poster was also chosen for top honors said he has been around extended fam-- ily and friends who chose to smoke But the differences in lifestyle make him more comthe fortable with young man said Rickson Who v I 2'' V' - ' svt' rv XHv V v ' 'V ' r' i - l' Cache Valley Community 7 Gigantic Garage Sale 7 There Will Be A Drawing for Door Prizes Reservation Form - z Name Address non-smoke- rs enjoys rock climbing long walks and bike rides realizes that these activities are impos-"- " sible unhealthy lungs Shandee Opcnshaw IPhone with for someone 15 "I of Nibley said she has been around older kids who smoke and it is easy to recognize the physical dependence addicts have on nicotine "It makes me feel bad because they have to do that to make them feel better" she said The students' posters will he on display in the halls of South Cache as a reminder to their peers to avoid the habit Startling statistics from the Nation- al Center for Tobacco-Fre- e Kids show that they are fighting an uphill battle There arc more than four million smokers under age 18 including 36 r-- i 1 booth I'm a USU Student I've enclosed 15“ for a 7'x7' rThe Herald Journal ii Bridgerland’s Daily A Pancake Breakfast will By THE 3 be Sponsored L0GAFJ LI0FJS VlfeSeive iimiliiiiTrirTTTr new regular daily smokers 77’ booth (Student ID Required) 1 These are the items I would like to list in my ad: percent of high school stu of 18 try their first cigarette and another 3000 kids become i have enclosed 25“ for a j Deadline for Registration: April 14 2000 to: Garage Sale The Herald Journal PO Box 487 Logan UT I I I J 84323-048- 7 |