Sugar Gliders

The Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small gliding marsupial originally native to eastern and northern mainland Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and introduced to Tasmania, Australia.
As of March 2009, they are legal to own as domestic house pets in the U.S.A in 42 of the 48 contiguous states,[8] With Alaska, California,and Idaho not allowing ownership. In Pennsylvania, they are legal as solely house pets, but breeders require a special permit and there are restrictions on the sale. However, individual U.S. cities may prohibit the keeping of Sugar Gliders.[9] They sell for a wide range of prices, from around $150[10] to $600.
Outside Australia, the Sugar Glider is a popular domestic pet because of its lively and inquisitive nature; with plenty of attention (a minimum of 1-2 hours of daily human interaction), it bonds well to human companions. Sugar Gliders are known as "pocket pets" because of their size and natural sociability. Sugar Gliders are also known to be especially intelligent. Where legal, the Sugar Glider is not difficult to breed in captivity under the right conditions. Sugar Gliders are not exotic animals as defined by the USDA,[citation needed] but their breeding is regulated by the USDA.
As of March 2009, they are legal to own as domestic house pets in the U.S.A in 42 of the 48 contiguous states,[8] With Alaska, California,and Idaho not allowing ownership. In Pennsylvania, they are legal as solely house pets, but breeders require a special permit and there are restrictions on the sale. However, individual U.S. cities may prohibit the keeping of Sugar Gliders.[9] They sell for a wide range of prices, from around $150[10] to $600.
Outside Australia, the Sugar Glider is a popular domestic pet because of its lively and inquisitive nature; with plenty of attention (a minimum of 1-2 hours of daily human interaction), it bonds well to human companions. Sugar Gliders are known as "pocket pets" because of their size and natural sociability. Sugar Gliders are also known to be especially intelligent. Where legal, the Sugar Glider is not difficult to breed in captivity under the right conditions. Sugar Gliders are not exotic animals as defined by the USDA,[citation needed] but their breeding is regulated by the USDA.
In the wilds of its native habitat, the Sugar Glider is a tree dwelling creature, often living in groups of 10 to 15.[3] It is active by night when it hunts for insects and small vertebrates and feeds on the sweet sap of certain species of eucalyptus, acacia and gum trees. The Sugar Glider is named for its preference for sweet foods and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel.[4][5]
In suitable habitats it is common, often reaching densities of 1 per 1,000 square metres provided that there are tree hollows available for shelter. It lives in groups of up to seven adults, plus the current season's young, all sharing a nest and defending their territory, an example of helping at the nest. Adult males mark the territory with saliva and with a scent produced by separate glands on the forehead and chest, and also mark members of the group with this scent. Visitors which lack the appropriate scent marking are expelled violently. The dominant male mates more frequently with the female of the group than the other males, and does most of the scent marking. When an adult member of the group dies, it is normally replaced by one of the group's own offspring if female, but by an outsider if male.
In the more temperate south, breeding starts in mid-winter (June or July). In the north, there seems to be no particular breeding season. Two young per female is typical; they remain in the pouch for about 70 days, and after leaving it stays inside the nest for another 40 or 50 days, then begin to forage outside, usually under the care of the mother. The young are normally ejected from the group territory at 7 to 10 months of age. Sometimes they form new groups if an area is vacant, but competition for territory is fierce and not many survive the first months of independent life. In captivity, they may live up to fifteen years.

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[NeverShoutAlyssa321]

they are not hamster like, and they cannot fly. do som research smart on.

[9TaliedHokage]

@NeverShoutAlyssa321

look,i made this when i was in 5th grade.if you bothers you some much i'll change it.

[RemixRampage]

cant fly, but can glide

[amychaogirl]

they're marsupials and have no relation to a hamster XD but they are nocturnal like most hamsters

[Armandocoolio]

instead your discription should be: best pets ever

[xbone360]

sugar gliders glide not fly and you need to interact with them more if you have only one sugar glider but if you have more than one ,also known as a pack then you interact with them for 1-2 hours a day its 2-4 for a single glider.they also have no realation to hamsters but they are in the oppussum family trust i know that as a fact. . i dont suspect you to know all this but if your planning to get one then i suspect you to do a little more research.

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@NeverShoutAlyssa321 yea they do fly

[sweetart94]

@JosieC84 AND as long as they're happy with their owner it shouldn't matter. In the wild they only live around 6 years because they get eaten. In captivity they can live as long as most dogs do.

[sweetart94]

@JosieC84

its the same from any other animal. how do you think people started getting dogs and cats as pets? what about horses, hamsters,mice, ect? all the pets we can own were once wild :P

[Pediatrixia]

@JosieC84

Except that nearly all sugar gliders here are bred in captivity, I've never seen somebody sell a sugar glider taken from the wild.

[rotcafarg]

How did they come to be in the US? It's illegal to keep them as pets in Australia, I can only imagine they are descended from illegally smuggled individuals.

[jacops238]

@9TaliedHokage lol xD dont believe everything the internet says

[JosieC84]

Hope they will ban Sugar gliders as pets over there.They're not suppose to be pets. Yes they're like the cutest things ever but that doesn't mean you have to steal them from their real home and keep them as pets.