White Faced Female Sugar Glider laying on her exersize wheel eating a tasty mealworm.
Sugar gliders can be great pets for the right person. They require daily attention for socialization along with feeding and cleaning. They can form a bond with their care takers that is unmistakable. They are active during the evenings to late night. They are fairly quiet and can be housed in apartments. Please check local laws before purchasing, some cities have passed laws banning them.
Sexing of Gliders: Gliders can be sexed visually. Males develop a diamond shape white patch located on the center on their heads. Females do not have this patch. Please be careful when housing both sexes in the same cage and only one male per colony. Males can be neutered to prevent unwanted breeding. Please be careful when ever breeding gliders. Thier nuttrional needs change dramatically and can die if not properly nurished while pregant.
Feeding Gliders: Sugar Gliders require fresh fruits and insects daily. They eat cantaloupe, honeydew Melon, bananas, pineapple, strawberries, pealed grapes along with mealworm and super worms. They need to be fed at night time because they are nocturnal. They can also eat select vegatbles like carrots.
Cage Requirements: Gliders need a spacious cage allowing free movement. I personally suggest large finch cages for this purpose, the bar spacing should not be larger than 1/2 inch. Using finch cages allow you easy cleaning and the ability to attach perches and hang sleeping pouches. Cages need to be cleaned regularly.
Photo Descriptions: Top Right: 2 Female Gray Joeys. Middle Right: Female White Faced Mother Bottom Right: 8 Week Old White Faced Male Joey Lower Left: White Faced Female Mother Lower Right: White Faced Pair
This is the pair that produced Miley. Miley is a 100% Leucistic Het. located in the top left corner,
This is Sam, our leucistic male glider. He is 24 days old in this photo.
