| Many people are searching for different means to | | | | quarter of it is black, often with a white tip. The |
| have pets. Dogs and cats are not always the best | | | | muzzle is short and rounded. Northern forms tend to |
| choice of pets for everyone. Here is an amazingly | | | | be brown colored rather than grey and, as predicted |
| different type of pet. A Pocket Pet! A Sugar Glider. | | | | by Bergmann's Rule, smaller. |
| The Sugar Glider is a popular pet because of its | | | | The most noticeable features of its anatomy, |
| sweet, lively, inquisitive nature, but is illegal in certain | | | | however, are the twin skin membranes called |
| jurisdictions, such as California. | | | | "patagium"s which extend from the fifth finger of the |
| Do gliders make sounds? Sugar gliders are very social | | | | forelimb back to the first toe of the hind foot. These |
| creatures and make many sounds, including barking, | | | | are inconspicuous when the Sugar Glider is at rest it |
| crabbing, clicking, and chattering. | | | | merely looks a little flabby, as though it had lost a lot |
| Are gliders rodents? No. Sugar gliders are marsupials | | | | of weight recently but immediately obvious when it |
| (mammals that carry their young in a pouch); they | | | | takes flight. The membranes are used to glide |
| are in the same family as the koala bear and the | | | | between trees: when fully extended they form an |
| kangaroo. | | | | aerodynamic surface the size of a large handkerchief. |
| I have gathered some information, and done some | | | | Sugar Gliders can occupy any area where there are |
| research. Perhaps this will be the answer for many | | | | tree hollows for shelter and sufficient food. Their diet |
| wishing to own a different kind of a pet. | | | | varies considerably with both geography and the |
| Sugar Gliders make excellent pets. They adapt very | | | | changing seasons, but the main items are the sap of |
| readily to captivity and can develop very strong | | | | acacias and certain eucalupts, nectar, pollen, and |
| relationships with their human keepers. This is why | | | | arthropods. They are difficult to see in the wild, being |
| they would be great for people who cannot have big | | | | small, wary, and nocturnal, but a sure sign of their |
| pets. They are small in size, are very intelligent and | | | | presence is the stripping of bark and tooth marks |
| love to play. They are much smarter than a hamster | | | | left in the soft, green shoots of acacia trees. |
| or rat and have a much longer life-span, most living | | | | Sugar gliders love human attention and they love to |
| to be 10 or older if taken care of properly. Although | | | | play. This is what makes them special. Make sure you |
| nocturnal, this can be of benefit. | | | | bond with the little ones when you bring them home. |
| Sugar Gliders love human attention. And they really | | | | Since they sleep in the daytime, you can bond with |
| are so cute. They also develop very strong bonds | | | | them by letting them sleep in your pocket, but dont |
| with their owners. | | | | sit on your glider! Sugar gliders will form very strong |
| An adult sugar glider is approximately 11 inches long | | | | bonds with their owners. One article says that they |
| from his nose to the tip of his tail, but most of that | | | | love to play hide and go seek. |
| (6 or 7 inches) is tail. They have similarities with our | | | | They love it when you come home at night; they are |
| flying squirrel. The fur is very soft. Here is more | | | | so excited to see you! |
| information I have researched. | | | | Please buy them from a reputable breeder. You can |
| It is around 16 to 20 cm (6.3 to 7.5 in) in length, with | | | | expect to pay from $200 to $400 for them. I |
| a slightly longer tail, and weighs between 90 and 150 | | | | recommend starting with a baby since they do form |
| grams (3 to 5.3 oz). The fur is generally pearl grey, | | | | much stronger bonds with you. And as always, study |
| with black and cream patches at the base of the | | | | and gather the right information to have a safe and |
| pink ears. The tail tapers only moderately and the last | | | | healthy pet. |