The title of this post is wonderful. Beautiful mental image.

BOOOOOO!!!!! I own Sugie-bugies and they are wonderful. I let them out to play in my room at night and at my old house I had ropes nailed all over the ceiling for them. The ban is stupid. I know that's not the most intelligent-sounding statement, but it really is. Places like Miami need to have bans like this because exotic pets can often survive and reproduce in that environment. Sugar Gliders will not survive in the wild here. Thus there is NO REASON to ban them. Sure it's sad if somebody abandons their pet outside, but here are a few facts for you: People abandon dogs and cats EVERY DAY and nobody has banned them, feral cats are ONE OF THE BIGGEST THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY THAT EXISTS. WORLDWIDE. And yet everybody thinks it's terrible to suggest shooting feral cats. Or even making it illegal to have your cats outdoors. That would actually do something good. Or how about doing something about all of the red-eared sliders and iguanas that people dump outside constantly? Unfortunately, some people would rather LOOK like they're doing something when they actually haven't even bothered to think it through. I own four sugar gliders. You know what else I own? Iguanas that WERE ABANDONED THAT I ADOPTED, Red-eared sliders for the same reason, ball pythons for the same reasons, red-tailed boas for the same reason, LOTS of Spur-thighed tortoises for the same reason, even an adopted stray cat and an adopted stray dog. So people like me who adopt rejected pets and work hard for the environment can actually get our sugar gliders taken from us. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. They are picking on us because there are fewer of us, not because sugar gliders are a bigger problem than dogs or cats or turtles or fish, etc. In fact, there isn't even any legislation banning people from releasing extremely malignant invasive species such as House Sparrows and Starlings. I would love to see a government that cared and would actually work to solve these issues as opposed to throwing a band-aid on some folks who didn't deserve it. In fact, A portion of my basement is walled off because I have a Savannah Monitor there. He hates people because his species just never enjoys human presence. They get big and mean. But since I didn't want to see him put down just for being who he is, I took him in and I leave him alone other than food, water, and heating. Why don't they ban selling juvenile Anacondas and Nile Monitors and other animals that actually do get huge and actually can hurt people. Maybe you should have to have a license to own those animals. For crying out loud you can still buy ALLIGATORS at pet stores! I also took care of a 5 foot alligator for a while because some idiot thought it was cute and didn't think about what happens when it's 14 feet long and cantankerous. He now lives at an alligator farm but he's there public outreach gator, not one for processing, because he's pretty personable. For an alligator... Anyway, a deep-seated lack of understanding and irresponsibility are behind this ruling. And I'm sick of bearing the brunt, as I'm sure everyone with a sugie-bugie can attest.

i own 2 sugar gliders and a chihuahua, the dog is noisier and messier than the sugar gliders. i think that if the city wants to make a fuss about animals they should look at dangerous animals and the dogs and cats that roam our city with no owners or owners who do not take care of their pets properly. like the previous comment said suggies could not survive in our climate and would die off if released into the wild. i think a big deal is being made out of nothing.

This is ..stupid. Many types of pets wouldn't survive if they were abandoned. Chihuahuas, pet birds.... Hey, it's cold in MN! What a bunch of morons on that city council. Vote them OUT!

i think properly educating people on the care and needs of the animal is better then baning them. now people who really want them will get them anyway and probably less likely to take it to the vet if sick or injured.