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Things to Know about Sugar Gliders

Updated: Jan 21, 2020



Sugar gliders are small animals that people usually keep as pets. They are mainly found in amny places in the wolrd including; Indonesia, New Guinea, and Tasmania. Sugar gliders got their name because they are fond of sweet food and also love to glide from a height. These animals are small in size to the extent that they can be kept in a pocket or pouches, and for that reason, they are known as pocket pets. These animals are marsupials, they are born immature and develop in the mothers' pouch like the kangaroo. Here are some more facts to learn about sugar gliders.


The first thing that you should know about sugar gliders is that they can be kept as house pets. Like dogs, cats, and any other animal can be kept as a house pet, and sugar gliders can also be kept as a house pet. The main reason why sugar glider can be kept as a house is that they are friendly, meaning that they are not known to cause any danger to human beings. The polite nature of the sugar gliders makes people keep them as pets for their small children since they cannot even harm little kids. Like any other pet, sugar glider will need a spacious area to live, and so you need a cage that will provide it with enough space. But unlike other pets, they can be adjusted to stay anywhere in the house.


The other thing that you should know about sugar glider is that they are small in size. Sugar gliders are small animals, and that is why there are known as pocket pets. Sugar gliders are referred to as pocket pets also because many owners like to keep them in pockets or pouches when moving around with them. The sugar glider is 5 to 6 inches long and weighs about 4 to 6 ounces. Find out more at www.sugargliderinfo.org/pages/questions-answers.


The third important thing you should know about sugar gliders is their diet. Sugar gliders got their name from their diet; these animals like to feed on food full of sugars; therefore, if you keep one as a pet, you will be required to provide it with a diet full of sugar. Apart from sugar, animals also will need some extra dietary calcium to achieve optimum health. Therefore, if you own a sugar glider, make sure you know the right diet to feed it on so that it may live long. Read more about these sugar gliders at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_glider.

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