liski23
make sure you don't do any sudden movements cause that can scare them . Also let them have some time to relax and get used to their new home

ARTIllustrations
I got myself a basic pop up tent, put their small cage inside. I let my little ones settle in for a week before attempting to really interact. Also leave a piece of worn clothing in with them, this cuts down on the bonding time because a huge part of it is that they will get used to your smell. Now my little guys will approach me after 2 weeks of saying hello to them and just sitting around them each day. I've been told that "Bonding is a process, not an event" They will come to trust you. Don't let them intimidate you is true. It's all a big "show" given that they are at the bottom of the food chain and will "crab" and look tough. Showing them you are a good thing by letting them warm up to you is a smart move. They can take anywhere between 2 weeks to up to 3 months to really bond/trust their owners. If they are older and have bonded with someone else before...it'll take longer. Hope this helps :)

krossia
Make sure if they bite, you don't move away. Sit there and take it. I know it sounds crazy, but you need to teach them early on that them biting you has no affect on you. Do not discipline them for it. They do not understand physical discipline like dogs do. It will just make them scared of you. 'PSST'ing is a hard no in glider speak, so use this immediately when they do it or attempt it. It will usually get the glider to back off. Also, they may not be biting at all. They could be tasting you. They can get a scent of you by tasting. They also groom like that, so it could be something of that nature as well. However, don't go in with your hands smelling like food, cause they will chomp to see if it will produce some (gliders do that in the wild with bark to get the sap underneath, so the instinct hasn't left). That being said, they are still very instinctual animals, being prey animals specifically, so I would look up non threatening animal behaviors. Coming to the cage/glider etc with your torso sideways instead of facing them. It's safer looking cause they can reason it that you aren't going to lunge at them. Keep your hands and fingers relaxed, and always move your hand from down to up. Never put moved your hand to them from higher because it looks like a swooping claw is gonna get em. Never keep eye contact in the beginning. Have you ever seen two dogs, or a dog and a squirrel, keep eye contact for long periods, and when someone even flinches, they're off playing, fighting, or running? Same concept. Sugar gliders are prey animals and we are predators. Tension stares will happen in the beginning, especially with the more nervous of the pair. Until they're comfortable with you guys, I would look them directly in the eye, always out of my peripheral. Then, once it's an unchallenged stare, you're good to go. Always move slowly and deliberately. If you move jerky or too fast or hesitantly, it may psych them out that you're swooping for something. Remember: they may be used to humans, but they are used to their humans. You are a totally new being to them so they are gonna act as such. I hope I got everything... I'm a vet tech and we use these behaviors on animals that come in especially nervous or feral, and they typically work. I used them with my gliders and they calmed with me fast I think because of it. That said though, look up more info on their biology and behaviors. There are so many tricks and tips you can learn to do, much more than I stated, by just reading up on how they tick. (Sorry if I misspelled, typed, etc, I'm on mobile and I can only see six words at a time in the comment box, lol.)