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Sugar Gliders: Pets
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Sugar gliders are marsupials that are native to eastern Australia, Papua New Guinea and parts of Indonesia. These nocturnal pets love to climb, jump and glide. A membrane called a patagium stretches from their wrists to their ankles and allows them to glide, and they use their long tails to steer in mid-air. Sugar gliders are very sociable animals that crave companionship, whether that is with you or other sugar gliders. Though they do best when housed with other sugar gliders, it is possible to own just a single sugar glider if you purchase him at a young age and spend a lot of time bonding with him. If you are willing to put in the time and effort with your sugar glider, he will make a wonderful pet.
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Sugar gliders are nocturnal marsupials that make unusual and rewarding family pets. They are communicative animals that bond closely with their human caretakers. They need considerable social interaction and ideally another sugar glider for company. Given appropriate care and handling, sugar gliders can live up to 12 years.
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Sugar gliders are a species of opossum that have been imported from Indonesia and New Guinea since 1994. They resemble flying squirrels, although there is no relation. Now easily bred in captivity and for sale at local pet stores, sugar gliders have rapidly become the pets to own.
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Checking with wildlife officials in Australia, the St. Paul leaders got the same word: that sugar gliders are not good house pets. But yesterday’s Star-Tribune news story on the issue ... found people in Minnesota who have a lot of sugar gliders in their home. A St. Paul woman has six of the animals in her home while a married couple in Lino Lakes, who breed the animals for sale, has 34. On the market, a sugar glider goes for about $200.
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Sugar gliders are exotic pets, and they have an exotic diet. They don't get all the nutrients they need just with kibble, and when a sugar glider doesn't get the right balance of nutrients, particularly a proper ratio of calcium to phosphorus, he can develop a metabolic bone disease known as nutritional osteodystrophy. This can be prevented by feeding a proper, well-balanced diet and supplementing your sugar glider's daily diet with vitamins and minerals.
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Potential for domestication has led many pet lovers to adopt sugar gliders bred specifically for captivity. In the United States, as pets they are categorized as an "exotic" creature, and each state has its own regulations for these animals. For instance, California forbids breeding or owning sugar gliders, as well as ferrets, while Texas allows it. These friendly gliders are trainable, cute, talkative, and live about fifteen years, much longer than other small pets. However, the decision to own a sugar glider cannot be undertaken lightly, as they require much attention and care.
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