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Nowhere in history are animals and pets more important than the present day, with public awareness bringing to the surface the personality and characteristics of cute little animals like the sugar gliders. But the sugar gliders need to be researched thoroughly through informative websites under required Federal USDA Licensing, instead of private sites which are operated by unlicensed individuals and companies who are more interested in selling private breeding stocks than accurately portraying who and what these little pets are. The fact is, with the proper diet and care instruction, the sugar glider pets which come from proper Federally Licensed USDA Breeders make for one of the easiest and most popular pet there is.

FACTS ABOUT THE SUGAR GLIDER

Considered a very small tree-dwelling small arboreal marsupial animal which can live up to 15 years in captivity if they are fed and cared for properly, they live five to seven years in the wild due to diet or predator problems. The sugar glider is known scientifically as the Petaurus Breviceps and is native to the countries of Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea and Indonesia. The sugar gliders love all kinds of sweet food (hence, the name "sugar gliders") with their favorite past time gliding from varied heights with its tail functioning as a directional guide when gliding. Another very popular name for them is "pocket pets" due to their tiny size which allows them to be carried around in their owner's pockets or pouches.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SUGAR GLIDER

The length of the little sugar glider is approximately five to six inches in length with varying sizes, with its tail equal to this in order to assist it in the balance and gliding mechanism. Their average weight can be about 200 grams, with females slightly smaller. With ears that are hairless, they are able to pick up the tiniest of sounds with the ears' independent movements. The colors of the sugar glider range from gray to brown, with a black stripe that runs from the nose to the base of the tail area, with the last inch of the tail black or brown in color. Its underside can be either cream or white in color.

The eyes of the sugar glider are slightly protruding due to their nightly nocturnal lifestyle, in order to be able to see well. As they move through high trees during the night, they have five digits on each forefoot and sharp claws in order to be able to grip the branches better. Granted, they have five digits on their hind feet also, but they have another

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