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Sugar Gliders: Owners
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Sugar gliders are naturally social animals and need to have a lot of contact with their owner in order to be socially fulfilled. Sugar gliders are nocturnal (awake at night), so it is better to have at least 2 sugar gliders so that they can keep each other company at night while you are asleep and they are awake. Although they are nocturnal, there is still plenty of time to spend with your glider during the day. Because they are marsupials, they like to be snuggled up in a pouch during the daytime while they sleep. It is very simple to carry your glider with you almost anywhere you go. I oft-times bring mine to work with me. They are so small and quiet during the daytime, that most people would not even be aware that you have them with you. They are almost always willing to wake up for a bit of attention from you during the daytime.
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Sugar gliders make interesting pets. They are marsupials, about the size of a hamster with soft fur. They are very social animals and are best kept with at least one other sugar glider. If kept alone, they require considerable playing attention and social interaction with their owners.
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Sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps) are tiny marsupials, native to New Guinea and Australia. The most significant recommendation that one can make to sugar glider owners concerns the captive diet, because many common disease conditions are the result of improper feeding. Free-ranging sugar gliders are omnivorous, and a glider's natural diet consists of arthropods, acacia gum, eucalyptus phloem and sap; with manna, honeydew, nectar and pollen as only minor components of their diet.
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Sugar Gliders should be socialized by the breeder when they are very young. They usually are not provoked to bite, although they may investigate fingers with their mouth. Tame sugar gliders bond with their owners and like to ride around in pockets.
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Many sugar glider owners feed their gliders live insects, such as crickets or grasshoppers. Gliders are amazingly fast at catching their prey! But you should not overdo it when feeding insects to your glider. For example, mealworms are very high in fat, and a sugar glider who eats a lot of them will become obese. Additionally, their calcium to phosphorus content is skewed in favor of phosphorus. Many breeders feed crickets or mealworms only every other day.
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Sugar gliders are nocturnal so they will be most active during the night. They will usually be happy to spend time with their owners during the day though - sleeping in a pocket or bonding pouch.
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