What is a sugar glider ?

Sugar gliders, intelligent and playful pets are known tocolor. Its underbelly is white and a black stripe runs
have come from Australia. Reputed for being socialfrom the nose through the neck right across the
animals, these soft animals live in groups. Sugar glidersback. Some species also have small black stripes
have been named so for their eating habits - theyrunning down the legs.
love to eat the sugar syrup oozing from the trees.Sugar glider face resembles to that of a bat.
Sugar gliders can be kept on the lines of flyingHowever, large difference lies here - sugar glider
squirrels. Adult sugar gliders can grow to about onelooks very beautiful and cute.
foot or little more, including tail. ThisSugar glider can create a variety of sounds - chirp,
attention-grabbing pet is a great site to watch. Abark, crab, and what not. Never try to put the glider
sugar glider can change your mood instantly with hisin a cage. It is a neat and clear formula for the death
playful attitude. Experts recommend having at leastof this cute and loving pet. Try to build a place of
two sugar gliders as pets. Single sugar glider will needcomfort, more of a house than a cage. Your sugar
all of your attention for the most of the day. If he isglider will feel very comfortable there. Still, if you feel
not given that attention, this may put him to a statethat a cage is needed, it should be large enough to
of depression. This playfulness needs a solid companyoffer adequate space to the animal. There should be
all the time.a swing and a stick for the pet to have some playing
Sugar gliders can glide in the range of 100 - 150 feet.around. Ensure that the cage has litter tray to keep it
This makes them superior to flying squirrels. Sugarhygienic.
glider body construction is unique in itself. That's whySugar glider food must be balanced in terms of
a sugar glider needs special care and attention.water, protein and calcium. Don't overfeed your sugar
Sugar gliders in America are known to have beengliders otherwise they will be smelly. Also, give them
imported from Indonesia, and not Australia. This 150glider food, and not the people food.
gm of pet owns a very soft fur which is gray in