Download Sugar Glider Without Food. Sugar gliders make for playful, curious, and social pets. But they do require frequent handling to keep them tame, along with ample space for exercise.
The sugar glider (petaurus breviceps) is a small marsupial native to australia and new guinea, including the bismarck archipelago.
Before getting a sugar glider, check with local authorities to see if you need a permit. It is for instance illegal to keep them without a permit in their native australia. Pet sugar gliders have been a popular pet in recent years, and we have watched as the research and developing studies have revealed the pet sugar glider care that is necessary to ensure a long and happy life for our pet. During periods of extreme cold or food scarcity, sugar gliders conserve energy by going into torpor for as many as 16 hours per day.5.