Obesity is a serious problem with improperly fed Sugar Gliders and can shorten your pets life expectancy by many years. Their fat intake should be kept to an absolute minimum! Even though they look very cute eating cookies, doughnuts, and candy, this will severely stress out your Gliders digestive system and can even kill them. This means that they mostly eat fruit, nectar, and sap and also insects and small animals/reptiles. First, in the wild, they have been found to have a 75% fruit/veggie/sap and 25% protein diet. When deciding what to feed your Sugar Glider there are a few things to keep in mind. They will become very stressed and ill if they never have any place to retreat to and hide. This will be a safe place for it and is very important to your Gliders mental well being. A wooden hiding box or a cloth pouch works well. You also need to give your Sugar Glider a hiding place to sleep in. Remember, though if you aren't ABSOLUTLY sure about the species of the tree DON'T use the branches! Here are some trees to AVOID - Almond, Apricot, Black Walnut, Cherry, and Peach. Some types of trees that are fine to use are: Apple, Aspen, Beech, Birch, Crabapple, Dogwood, Elm, Fir, Magnolia, Pine, Poplar, and Willow. You can put branches in for your Sugar Glider to climb on but be VERY careful what type of wood it is. Sugar Gliders can catch their long tails in the smaller wheels and hurt themselves. You can also put an exercise wheel in the cage but make sure it is the larger, guinea pig size, NOT the smaller gerbil type. Large parrot toys, thick ropes, and ladders make good toys. You can give your Sugar Glider toys to play with.
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The temperature should be kept between 60-90 degrees Fin an area free from drafts and heating/air conditioning vents. A 2' by 2 1/2' by 6' cage is ideal for one to five Gliders to have plenty of running room.
The cage should be as large as possible to allow for the Glider to jump and play. The wire spacing should be no more than 1" by 1/2'' wide. Your Sugar Glider should have a cage large enough to allow plenty of room for exercise. Unfortunately poor care and/or companionship can severely cut the Sugar Gliders life expectancy. Sugar Gliders can live from 12 to 20 years with proper food, housing, and companionship. A minimum of 2 hours a day is recommended, but more time is always better. How close your pet bonds with you will depend on the time you spend together. They adapt well to humans and can develop strong bonds to their owners, but this takes time and patience. They are communal animals and live in the wild in groups of 4 to 40 animals.
Sugar Gliders are nocturnal and are usually most active at night. Sugar Gliders have a thin membrane that stretches from their wrists to their ankles and allows them to glide from branch to branch like a flying squirrel. Adults weigh about 90 to 130 grams and measure about 12" from nose to tail tip. Sugar Gliders are tree dwelling marsupials from Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
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