- Sugar gliders are nocturnal. That means they want to sleep during the day (not be bothered) and are active at night.
- Sugar gliders have very special dietary needs. This involves preparing food for them, possibly daily, or knowing how to prepare food in advance, like their very own personal chef.
- Sugar gliders need a space in which to glide and climb. This probably means a small room or a very VERY large enclosure. Less than this is not fair to them.
- These strange gliding marsupials make a very odd sounds when distressed, kind of like an old fashioned kids ray-gun.
- Did I just mention sugar gliders are marsupials? Yes, they are. Just like a kangaroo or an opossum, their babies are born very premature and need to develop in the mom’s pouch.
- Common medical issues of sugar gliders: injuries from unsafe enclosures/insufficient space to glide, nutritional diseases from poor diet, and respiratory and intestinal infections.
6 Things Every Sugar Glider Owner Should Know