Hi, I want to say I'm really sorry to hear about your unfortunate situation. It must be really hard to deal with. However, sugar gliders isn't the only one. I know some people that has mice, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, and much more. Before you read on, please don't take anything I say the wrong way. It's to let you know how I do things here and hopefully it helps. :) I have sugar gliders which I unexpectedly received along with the ferrets in my ferret shelter. It has been about 7 years now and I have no problem. What I do is that they are kept in completely separate rooms on different levels and different bedrooms in order to prevent from any accidents. I also have the door set up when I clean the cage, I have another escapeproof cage to put them in before I take apart the cage to be cleaned. If one of them somehow manages to escape, the door is already closed (not even the open space under the door is open due to my homemade screwed on blocker to prevent them getting under door and leave). I find them and put them back. I have had this happen to me three times over the span of 7 years (overexcited gliders that just cannot relax long enough) and it helps a lot. Gliders' cage is also set up on a high table stand, too. I never like the idea of having a room where there is too many "accidents waiting to happen." The same goes for my ferrets. I set up a room for ferrets where they are to remain in there to play, etc. at all times with everything foolproof, failproof, and ferretproof. The ferrets are always stimulated with endless numbers of toys, playland houses, and much room. I'm in process of setting up slides, short stairs, tubes on walls, etc. for them to continue having fun for hours at best so they do not get bored in one room. Having concentrated vanilla extract added in water when washing these toys make them smell brand new once again for them to continually be interested. I guess you could call me as a paranoid and overprotective mom who always is on guard regardless of animals' relaxed states (they can suddenly become overexcited within seconds). I also always look for every single possible injury/escape/death scenarios of "what ifs." This method helps me to be accident free for the past 16 years (knock on wood). I never believe in having ferrets running freely around the house because bathroom sinks, kitchen sinks have the hole where pipes go into the walls. There's laundry room, basement, and other rooms that are just too dangerous. I always count my noses in a room or in a cage at least two or three times before I go to bed. This way, no one gets lost or loose. I could never sleep until I pick up every sleeping sack, hammock, or blankets to count noses. Let me know if you need help with tips, etc. :) [Posted in FML issue 4697]