Raising and Caring for Sugar Gliders: A Beginner's Guide

Cute Animals > Raising and Caring for Sugar Gliders: A Beginner's Guide
07/08/2024 15:00

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Things beginners want to know about raising sugar gliders often include questions like:

What can they eat?
Are they hard to take care of?
Do they make noise?
Do they smell bad?
When do they sleep?
How to set up their cage?

Today we will clarify these questions together.

1. Are sugar gliders hard to take care of?

Sugar gliders are animals that like to sleep during the day and are active and jump around at night. Therefore, we should have appropriate time to play with them in the evening or at night. People who work during the day can easily take care of them.

2. Do sugar gliders smell?

The answer is that sugar gliders have their own unique smell and can be quite strong if kept together in large numbers. However, if kept 1-2, the smell is not much of a concern. Cleaning can be done by bathing males, but it is not recommended to bathe females as water may enter their pouches, causing dampness and diseases. However, if cleaned and dried properly, they can be bathed as well.

3. What can sugar gliders eat?

They can eat all kinds of seasonal fruits in Thailand that are sweet. Protein-rich foods are also important and should be given regularly, about 1-2 times a week, such as crickets, mealworms, waxworms, or other protein-rich worms that animals can eat. Sugar gliders like them all.

4. Do sugar gliders make noise?

For those worried about noise, you can mostly put that concern aside because they hardly make any noise. Except for some barking while playing with friends late at night, but it won't be too long or loud enough to alarm the neighbors.

5. How to set up a sugar glider's cage?

Their habitat is important for their mental health. It should not be too narrow or too wide and should have branches crossing at various angles for them to jump around and sharpen their teeth.