Austin Texas Sugar Glider Rescue

12/15/2025

Hey glider family, we’re asking for your help. I’m heartbroken today.

Late yesterday, fellow rescue Bee Pawsitive Animal Rescue reached out to us about a sweet sugar glider named Laverne who was hospitalized at an emergency vet. She was being treated for malnutrition, critically low blood sugar, low calcium, and dangerously high sodium levels.

Bee Pawsitive is primarily a dog and cat rescue and, unfortunately, did not have the personnel to provide the 24/7 around-the-clock care a sugar glider in this condition requires. We agreed to take over her care first thing in the morning and bring her home from the emergency vet.

A little background: Laverne was an approximately 2-year-old glider. Her owner had been feeding an Exotic Nutrition diet and had recently switched to a new brand of nectar pod. On Friday, her cage mate Shirley began having seizures and sadly passed away. In hopes of saving Laverne, the owner made the heartbreaking decision to surrender her to rescue.

When I arrived at the vet, her prognosis was very guarded—but if they’re willing to fight, we fight with them. Sadly, during the nearly 2-hour drive home, wrapped in a bonding pouch against my chest, this sweet girl succumbed to her illness. 💔

We are now asking for help to cover the cost of a necropsy. This will help provide the owner, Bee Pawsitive Animal Rescue, and ourselves with closure—confirmation that nothing more could have been done—and potentially shed light on the cause of her malnutrition and possible dietary toxicity, so we can help prevent this from happening to other gliders in the future.

I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again—
rescue can be just as heartbreaking as it is rewarding. We celebrate our wins when we have them, and we learn from our losses so we can better help the next ones who need us.

The cost of the necropsy with histopathology will be $306, plus an $8 administrative fee. Any help toward covering this cost, or even sharing this post, means more than we can express and helps us continue fighting for the gliders who come after Laverne.

Any support, whether through donations or simply sharing this post, truly means the world to us. Thank you for standing with us, and for caring so deeply about these tiny lives. 🤍

I took this video right before we left the vets office.

Ways to Donate:
👉 CashApp: $atxsgrescue
👉 PayPal: www.paypal.me/atxsgrescu

12/15/2025

🌟 Merchandise Monday! 🌟

We’re just getting started — and we’d LOVE your input!
If you have any merch ideas you’d be willing to share, drop them in the comments! 💬✨

Every purchase helps support the rescue and the gliders in our care, and we’re excited to grow this little shop with your creativity and feedback ❤️

🛍️ Check out our store here:
atx-sugar-glider-rescue.printify.me

Have an idea? Want to see a certain design or product?
Let us know — we’d love to bring it to life! 💛🩶🖤

12/12/2025

🪧 WANTED

FOR CRIMES AGAINST SNACK SECURITY

Name: Unknown Snack Bandit
Alias:
• The Midnight Muncher
• Crumb Pocket Cowboy
• Lil’ Nibbles
• Tiny Outlaw With Big Eyes

Height: smol
Weight: depends how many yogies he just stole
Armed?
Yes — with teeth the size of rice grains and the confidence of a raccoon in a trash can

Charge(s):
• First-degree Snack Hoarding
• Unauthorized Crumb Possession
• Illegal Cheek Pouch Expansion
• Attempted Snack Mugging (no remorse shown)
• Squeaking without a license

Last Seen:
Wrapped in a blankie, clutching stolen snacks like evidence

Reward:
$5 donation to the rescue fund

WARNING
Approach with snacks only.
Subject is considered dangerously adorable and will guilt-stare until tribute is offered.

Turn yourself in, tiny bandit?
Never. He eats free or not at all. 😤✨

Donate your $5 and help stop snack crime today.
Or don’t… and he will steal your crackers. You’ve been warned.

🐾 Ways to Donate:

👉 CashApp: $atxsgrescue
👉 PayPal: www.paypal.me/atxsgrescue

12/10/2025

🌟 Wishlist Wednesday 🌟
Every item on our wishlist helps us provide comfort, care, and enrichment for the sugar gliders in our care💞

Every week, we highlight items that help us care for our furry friends. This week, our rescue could really use the following: HEB Gift cards for food purchases

See our Amazon wishlist here:

https://a.co/hZoIxoB

We still need 4 of these to have enough per cage in case of emergencies or vet visits for the current amount of sugar gliders we have. These carriers are easy to clean, a pouch can be hung in them and they have a little room to move around. These are especially necessary for our location as we get tornadoes

https://www.chewy.com/g/austin-texas-sugar-glider-rescue_b145476909

HEB gift card for fresh and frozen food purchases our email is needed for this: [email protected]

Gift Cards and e Gift Cards for H-E-B and Central Market

Cage sets and bonding pouches, ours have definitely seen better days, we can accept gently used items, and the following vendors will give a discount towards purchasing a cage set for us:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CSBaeqLeR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/share/1GesoBbkXp/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/share/15dwvYqwkB/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/share/18SX5EMtLq/?mibextid=wwXIfr

As a Nonprofit 501c3 we run completely on donations and adoption fees. All donations are tax deductible.

Donations can be made directly to our vets:
For vet visits:
Agave Vet Care and Exotic Animal Hospital at (512) 559-6300

Best Vet Hospital In Leander, TX | Agave Veterinary Care

Or we can accept direct donations:

PayPal: www.paypal.me/atxsgrescue

Cash App: $atxsgrescue

Any funds not specifically used for these gliders will be used for current or future surrenders.

12/08/2025

🌟 Merchandise Monday! 🌟

We’re just getting started — and we’d LOVE your input!
If you have any merch ideas you’d be willing to share, drop them in the comments! 💬✨

Every purchase helps support the rescue and the gliders in our care, and we’re excited to grow this little shop with your creativity and feedback ❤️

🛍️ Check out our store here:
atx-sugar-glider-rescue.printify.me

Have an idea? Want to see a certain design or product?
Let us know — we’d love to bring it to life! 💛🩶🖤

12/05/2025

We call it $5 Friday, but it’s really about teamwork 💪
When everyone chips in just $5, it adds up to vet visits, fresh food, and happy, healthy gliders.

If 50 friends each give $5 — that’s $250 of care this weekend alone! 🙌

As a Nonprofit 501c3 we run completely on donations and adoption fees. All donations are tax deductible.

Donations can be made directly to our vets:
For vet visits:
Agave Vet Care and Exotic Animal Hospital at (512) 559-6300

Best Vet Hospital In Leander, TX | Agave Veterinary Care

Or we can accept direct donations:

PayPal: www.paypal.me/atxsgrescue

Cash App: $atxsgrescue

Any funds not specifically used for these gliders will be used for current or future surrenders.

12/04/2025

Pets Aren’t Presents — They’re a Lifetime Commitment

This holiday season, it’s tempting to surprise a loved one with a furry friend under the tree... but please think twice before giving an animal as a gift.

While the idea may seem heartwarming, many gifted pets end up in shelters when recipients aren’t prepared for the lifelong responsibility.

Here’s Why Pets Shouldn’t Be Gifts:

Animals have physical, emotional, and medical needs that last for years — not just for the holidays.

A pet deserves to bond with an adopter who has made the personal choice to bring them home.

Many gift pets are surrendered when novelty fades or care becomes overwhelming.

Want to give the gift of companionship responsibly?

Offer to cover adoption fees or donate in your loved one’s name.

Give books, supplies, or a “Pet Promise” gift card to adopt later — when the entire household is ready.

Volunteer or foster together as a family to experience the joy of helping animals in need.

Let’s make sure every adoption is for life — not just for a season.

Share this message to help keep animals safe this holiday season.
Visit https://www.rescuemagazine.org and subscribe to our Magazine to learn more about responsible pet adoption.

12/03/2025

Wishlist Wednesday

🌟 Wishlist Wednesday 🌟
Every item on our wishlist helps us provide comfort, care, and enrichment for the sugar gliders in our care💞

Every week, we highlight items that help us care for our furry friends. This week, our rescue could really use the following: HEB Gift cards for food purchases

See our Amazon wishlist here:

https://a.co/hZoIxoB

We still need 4 of these to have enough per cage in case of emergencies or vet visits for the current amount of sugar gliders we have. These carriers are easy to clean, a pouch can be hung in them and they have a little room to move around. These are especially necessary for our location as we get tornadoes

https://www.chewy.com/g/austin-texas-sugar-glider-rescue_b145476909

HEB gift card for fresh and frozen food purchases our email is needed for this: [email protected]

Gift Cards and e Gift Cards for H-E-B and Central Market

Cage sets and bonding pouches, ours have definitely seen better days, we can accept gently used items, and the following vendors will give a discount towards purchasing a cage set for us:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CSBaeqLeR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/share/1GesoBbkXp/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/share/15dwvYqwkB/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/share/18SX5EMtLq/?mibextid=wwXIfr

As a Nonprofit 501c3 we run completely on donations and adoption fees. All donations are tax deductible.

Donations can be made directly to our vets:
For vet visits:
Agave Vet Care and Exotic Animal Hospital at (512) 559-6300

Best Vet Hospital In Leander, TX | Agave Veterinary Care

Or we can accept direct donations:

PayPal: www.paypal.me/atxsgrescue

Cash App: $atxsgrescue

Any funds not specifically used for these gliders will be used for current or future surrenders.

12/02/2025

In rescue, it takes heart, resilience, and a whole lot of love — and for the past 3 years, our sister rescue Sugar Haven Rescue and especiallyLeah Tower has embodied all of that and more.

Thank you for every glider you’ve helped, every late night you’ve powered through, and every life you’ve changed.

Happy 3-year anniversary — the world is better because of you 💛



https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17NfidAJbC/?mibextid=wwXIfr

🎉 Three Years of Sugar Haven Rescue 🎉

Today marks the third anniversary of Sugar Haven Rescue. I technically started the rescue more than a year before that, but I was doing it on my own. December 2 is the day I finally gave it a name and stepped onto social media to ask for community support in my mission.

What an absolutely insane three years it has been. Every single day you blow me away with your incredible support. I know I have said it so many times before, but I truly mean it. You are all seriously the best.

Our slogan is “If not me, then who?” and that question has been at the heart of this rescue since day one. When I first began taking on extreme medical cases and driving across states to pick up gliders who had no one else, people kept asking why. Why I would take on so much. Why I kept doing all these crazy things for these animals. My answer never changed. “If not me, then who?” That mindset is what built Sugar Haven, and it is the same mindset that every single one of you brings to this community.

You give me so much thanks and say so many kind things, but the truth is that you are the ones who hold this together. Yes I do a lot of the grunt work, but without so many of you believing in me, I would have had to quit a long time ago. There is no way this rescue would have grown to the capacity it has without every one of you.

I want you to take a moment and reflect on how amazing you are. Think about how you show up when it really counts. It is easy to assume the next person will step in. The next person will help with that transport. The next person will cover that emergency. But time and time again, you choose to say, “If not me, then who?” and that is exactly why this rescue continues to thrive.

Thank you for three unforgettable years. Thank you for choosing to show up. Thank you for believing in this mission and in me.

Here is to everything we have already accomplished together, and to everything we will continue to do.

12/02/2025

It’s Giving Tuesday 💛
Today, we’re asking our community to help us keep saving sugar gliders in need. Every donation — no matter the size — helps provide food, vet care, safe housing, and second chances for the little ones who rely on us.

Today is Giving Tuesday, and we’re celebrating the incredible community that keeps this rescue going. Whether you donate, share our posts, foster, or simply cheer us on — YOU are the reason we can keep helping gliders in need.

On this Giving Tuesday, we’re thinking of every glider who came to us scared, sick, or unwanted — and how your support turned their story around.

Because of you, they heal.
Because of you, they find safety.
Because of you, they get a future.

If you’d like to support the rescue today, we’d be incredibly grateful 💛✨

https://www.facebook.com/donate/1189506005838815/?fundraiser_source=external_url

Direct donations:

PayPal: www.paypal.me/atxsgrescue

Cash App: $atxsgrescue