Sugar Gliders
Habitat
Sugar gliders are marsupials native to Australia. There habitat is very hot. As a pets, sugar gliders do not need to be kept at high temperatures. I keep mine at room temperature. They are very family oriented animals. You must own more than one or it will not be happy. I own four sugar gliders and keep them in a cage in my live room. They need to be kept entertained so their cage is filled with many toys. Sugar gliders need a lot of attention, so they need to be in an area where they will come in contact with people often. They are nocturnal and make a lot of noise at night and run on their wheel. They stay up until it gets light in the morning, then go to sleep in their pouch.
Diet
Sugar gliders' natural diet consist mostly of insects. Large amounts of protein are essential for breeding. Sugar gliders will rely on other food sources as the abundance of insects decrease in the colder winter months. Plant products such acacia gum, eucalyptus sap and other nectars make up the majority of this seasonal diet. In the wild, sugar gliders' eat many different kinds of sap from trees and flowers. They also eat a lot of fruits and vegetables including: blueberries, mango, oranges, apples, pears, watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, carrots, or kiwi. As a substitute for all the sugar glider eats, I feed mine baby food. I also feed them fresh fruits, vegetables, and super worms. Sugar gliders eat baby food and yogurt as pets. I mix baby food and yogurt in a bowl for my sugar gliders every night. They are given a different flavor every couple of days. In the mornings, their left overs are removed to ensure they do not eat rotten food. Their diet needs to be switched up constantly to keep them from getting a nutrition deficiency and from getting bored.
Breeding
As marsupials, the female sugar gliders is constantly pregnant. She breeds with her one mate and the baby begins to develop. The fetus develops for about 16 days. After this period, the joey will crawl into her pouch and stay inside for approximately 9 weeks. Once the joeys are out of the pouch you can begin to bond with them. The joey bond with whatever it spends most of its time with. While the mother goes out of the nest for food, the father will take care of the joeys. He has a very important role in the care taking for his babies. The father has a serious role, once the mother moves her joeys out of the pouch she has a new set coming in. The sugar gliders will breed again. While they are caring for their new babies, they are getting ready for new ones to come out of the pouch once again.