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sugar glider
What is a sugar glider?
A sugar glider is a small, nocturnal, arboreal marsupial native to Australia and Indonesia.
Are sugar gliders a good pet for you?
As with any animal, sugar gliders have certain drawbacks that you should consider. Cleaning cages, costs, veterinary access, tempermant and more are all things to be considered. You can read more about the drawbacks of sugar gliders and find more information in the Gliderpedia.
What do I feed my sugar glider?
See Diet in the Gliderpedia.
Where can I learn more about this animal?
The Gliderpedia is a searchable encyclopedia full of information about sugar gliders.
Looking for a sugar glider?
Click here to find homeless sugar gliders.
Looking to buy a cage or other supplies?
We have some links to popular items for keeping sugar gliders as pets.
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Leu to classic grey 100% plat leu het trying to find joey het
 ANicole15 says...
If I’m right it would be 100% leu het right ?
new male lower incisors long and wide apart
 BatGirl says...
Took the family to the local Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians (AEMV) certified vet to get Radarr checked out, and to get the girls done too while I'm there. Doctor Welch with Forest Trails ...
Separate food isn’t helping with food aggression :(
 samanthaldrichx says...
I have 2 neutered boys, both about 6 and a half months now. Pickle is being extremely dominant and I don’t know what to do. 75% of the time he doesn’t let Olive eat, even if I give them separate food,...
Was it constipation?
 Bnaugb says...
My sugar glider Runner is about 2 years old very active and what I call an intermittent eater. By the end of July 2023 I noticed something dark stuck on his cloaca after checking I figured it was dry ...
Starling (on top) Piper (left) and Aerrow (right)
 BatGirl says...
OK - so when I posted this I was very new to sugar gliders - actually an idiot... Postings of photo's here saying 'Starling' (female) are actually of Aerrow (male) Postings of photo's here saying 'Ae...
Advice on new gliders
 kitsunedaemon says...
So a bit of background. I have three gliders at my home right now in two separate cages. Lily had a colony mate until a month ago, he passed away. So I got two more glider friends for her, Harley (F)a...
Fast, uncontrolled tail wagging
 TerryAndBuddy says...
Hello again, unfortunately, he passed away this week. Turned out he had a diaphragmatic hernia from birth which made it hard for him to breathe. Don't know if the tail wagging is related but we now h...
Sugar Glider lost bonded cage mates
 Little_Miss_Glider says...
She still seems very standoffish with me (she has never been very social) I just dont want her to suffer without a glider but also worry if I get another glider and she doesn't accept it then they wil...
Can they get pregnant through cage bars?
 SuggieSlave1991 says...
Female sugar gliders can hold Fertilized eggs on the stasis up for a yea. So if she was caged with a male that was intact before, that's very well. She couldn't have got pregnant then. And she just no...
Help!!! inbred, disabled or just v bad condition…
 SuggieSlave1991 says...
The one is in a e jacket. It is used when a glider is hurt. But no this is definitely not ok. The owner could very well be inbreeding. But this definitely not a responsible owner at all
 

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Meet RADARR - Aerrow's co-pilot!
 BatGirl says...
My suggies are all named after the 'Storm Hawks' TV show about the Sky Knights. The Sky Knights drive motorcycles that they drive off of cliffs that then sprout wings and glide/fly. - remind you of su...
Aerrow's last momments
 BatGirl says...
he's lying on his side in my hand. so old and tired - his tremors have stopped. he jerks and stretches from time to time, off on his last glide into God's heart from mine. he was always the wisest an...
Mean Glider
 Gliderswift says...
Hi! I have two sugar gliders. One is an angel he follows me around and is eating all of the time cuddle bug never built me just the sweetest thing. While the other one is so mean any time I pick him u...
Hair dyed hair strand digested
 Nerodemo says...
Had a recent incident with one of my gliders raiden(11 years old) he seems ok now

I had my hair bleached and dyed a week back and I don't think it was toxic as much as permanent hair dye
Anyways
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New Joey mom, her poop looks strange
 Mc2304 says...
Hi, new Joey mom here! Our baby is 12 week old female and we just lover her so much. I’m just a little worried about some of her poop. Most of it looks totally normal but then a few pieces are round i...
Breeding
 Ebony says...
What color babies can a standard gray and albino make??
Breeding
 Ebony says...
What color babies will a classic and albino glider make??
My sugar glider has a golf ball size swelling above genitalia
 Freyahbing says...
I am at a loss my boy banana is 5 years old on BML diet I rescued him from a pretty bad situation. He had shown no signs of any illness till last month he started to cry when using bathroom & swelling...
Tooth Abscess that won't go away!
 Llllllllllavender says...
I have a sugar glider, Beauty, and she has had a bump under her chin for a while. Every time I take her to the vet she gets a new round of medication for it such as antibiotics and pain relief.. it'll...
Extra food
 Mushu.nala says...
I have a lot of extra food that I not longer need. I have complete diet pellets, HPW powder, dehydrated fruits and veggies and some hpw paste. Please let me know if anyone is interested in it.

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