Pet Sugar Gliders & Hedgehogs

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Gliders as Pets
	Basic Information
	Kids and Gliders
	Right pet for you?
	Laws
	Warning-Vendors
	Choosing a SG
	One or Two?
	Boy or Girl?
	What to Expect
	Common ?'s
Care/Bonding
	Habitat
	Bonding Tips
	Introducing
	Nail Trimming
Diets/Nutrition
	Choosing a Diet
	Foods to Avoid
	Cal:Phos Ratios
	Meal Worm Farm
Breeding/Joeys
	Considering?
	USDA Licenses
	Joey Rejection
	Joey Growth
	Basic Genetics
	Color Breeding
	Sterility & Gliders
	Recessive Genes
	Kinship Chart
Health/Hazards
	Ohio Vets
	First Aid
	Glider Proofing
	Ill or injured?
Available Joeys
	SG Nursery

Below is a kinship chart to help you plan your pairings.

Common Ancestor	Child	Grand child	Gr. Grand child	2x Gr. Grand child	3x Gr. Grand child	4x Gr. Grand child	5x Gr. Grand child	6x Gr. Grand child
Child	Sibling	Niece / Nephew	Grand Niece / Nephew	Gr. Grand Niece / Nephew	2x Gr. Grand Niece / Nephew	3x Gr. Grand Niece / Nephew	4x Grand Niece / Nephew	5x Gr. Grand Niece / Nephew
Grand child	Niece / Nephew	First Cousin	First Cousin 1x Rem.	First Cousin 2x Rem.	First Cousin 3x Rem.	First Cousin 4x Rem.	First Cousin 5x Rem.	First Cousin 6x Rem.
Gr. Grand child	Grand Niece / Nephew	First Cousin 1x Rem.	Second Cousin	Second Cousin 1x Rem.	Second Cousin 2x Rem.	Second Cousin 3x Rem.	Second Cousin 4x Rem.	Second Cousin 5x Rem.
2x Gr. Grand child	Gr. Grand Niece / Nephew	First Cousin 2x Rem.	Second Cousin 1x Rem.	Third Cousin	Third Cousin 1x Rem.	Third Cousin 2x Rem.	Third Cousin 3x Rem.	Third Cousin 4x Rem.
3x Gr. Grand child	2x Gr. Grand Niece / Nephew	First Cousin 3x Rem.	Second Cousin 2x Rem.	Third Cousin 1x Rem.	Fourth Cousin	Fourth Cousin 1x Rem.	Fourth Cousin 2x Rem.	Fourth Cousin 3x Rem.
4x Gr. Grand child	3x Gr. Grand Niece / Nephew	First Cousin 4x Rem.	Second Cousin 3x Rem.	Third Cousin 2x Rem.	Fourth Cousin 1x Rem.	Fifth Cousin	Fifth Cousin 1x Rem.	Fifth Cousin 2x Rem.
5x Gr. Grand child	4x Gr. Grand Niece / Nephew	First Cousin 5x Rem.	Second Cousin 4x Rem.	Third Cousin 3x Rem.	Fourth Cousin 2x Rem.	Fifth Cousin 1x Rem.	Sixth Cousin	Sixth Cousin 1x Rem.
6x Gr. Grand child	5x Gr. Grand Niece / Nephew	First Cousin 6x Rem.	Second Cousin 5x Rem.	Third Cousin 4x Rem.	Fourth Cousin 3x Rem.	Fifth Cousin 2x Rem.	Sixth Cousin 1x Rem.	Seventh Cousin

Abbreviations:

Gr. = "Great"

Rem. = "Removed"

Color	Meaning
	:Inbreeding- These pairings are very close and should be avoided. These pairings have the highest amount of likelihood of genetic defects and issues.
	:Close Line Breeding- Should only be done limitedly when necessary to achieve, perfect, and maintain certain characteristics, but should only be done selectively and responsibly by knowledgeable breeders.
	:Line Breeding- Can be done limitedly to achieve, perfect, and maintain certain characteristics, but should only be done selectively and responsibly by knowledgeable breeders.
	:Distant Line Breeding- At this point some breeders will classify them as "unrelated" and safely paired together with limited possibilities of potential genetic problems.
	:"Unrelated"-Even though they are technically "related", there is enough genetic differences to avoid most all problems related to inbreeding or line breeding.

Excessive Inbreeding
Excessive inbreeding in sugar gliders can lead to several problems. Some we know about, others we are just starting to learn about. We know excessive inbreeding will produce slow producing or sterile males. There has been some evidence that this can be bred out of the line in 4-5 generation of introducing new blood, only time will say for sure.

Lowered immunities, genetic defects, and other health related problems are common among excessively inbred animals. Since sugar gliders are known to cannibalize joeys with health conditions/defects before they make their way out of the pouch, we don't know exactly what they are.

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