How to Raise a Sugar Glider? Detailed Guide to Care Methods and Precautions
The sugar glider's scientific name is Petaurus breviceps. Because they are cute in appearance, fairly clingy, and can be carried around, they are called “little honey” and have become popular all over the world. Today, the editor will tell you how to raise a sugar glider.
1. Diet
Sugar gliders are not animals that like to be active during the day; they generally choose to eat only at night. They also really like sweet-tasting foods, such as flowers, and insects can also be given to them. But nowadays everyone lives in cities, so if you want something more convenient, you can go to a pet store and buy some feed specially made for sugar gliders. Of course, to supplement their nutrition, the owner can add some flowers or fruit to their food. Note that the food must not be too cold, because when these foods enter the sugar glider's stomach and intestines, they will cause physical discomfort. If the diet is improper, in severe cases it can even put the sugar glider's life at risk.
2. Temperature
If you start raising sugar gliders in winter, the temperature is relatively low, which is probably not good for the sugar glider's growth; it is prone to illness, and may even fail to survive. But if you raise it from summer through to winter, you will not need to worry about it getting sick, because sugar gliders have strong adaptability. From summer to autumn and then to winter, as the temperature changes slowly, it will gradually adapt. The sugar glider's body temperature is relatively low, only about 32 degrees Celsius. The keeping conditions require a temperature of 20-30 degrees, and it is best not to exceed 30 degrees. In summer, cooling is needed; you can use a hamster stainless steel cooling metal plate.
3. Keeping
When artificially keeping sugar gliders as pets, at least a pair should be kept. This point is exactly the opposite of hamsters. A sugar glider lacking companions may show self-mutilating behavior because life is boring. With their pleasing appearance, sugar gliders are very easy to tame and really like being close to people. Everyone who has kept them cannot put them down.