Sugar Gliders are friendly, cute and pocket size pets. These exotic pets are covered with membrane or fur from wrist to ankle. This coverage is known as Patagium. This Patagium appears like a parachute when the Sugar Gliders spread out their feet and hands. This feature makes the Sugar Gliders all the more special and also allows them to float in air. Another attraction in Sugar Gliders is their hind feet and the big toes that help them to make a strong grip on branches of trees. The hind feet and toes also assist them in climbing and gliding.

Sugar gliders have been observed as extremely social and lovable pets. They just love lots of people around them and is quite attention seeking. This makes a viable reason for them being close to their owners and families. As a matter of fact, if you are an individual, you should never keep a single sugar glider as pet. It is better that you get another sugar glider so that both can provide each other good company. Another fact about them is that like other pets they cannot adjust just anywhere in house. They need a specially formed space or a cage that is spacious and comfortable to stay in.

Sugar Gliders belong to the Marsupials category. The young ones that are born are quite immature and they develop in the mother’s pouch that is attached the abdomen. They mostly live on tress. Gliders are nocturnal and they like to sleep or rest throughout the day. They usually like to spend time with its owner sleeping in his pocket.

Sugar gliders are scientifically known as Petaurus Brevieps are natives to Indonesia, Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. There is an interesting fact behind the reason of them being called the “Sugar Gliders”. It is their craving towards sweet food and gliding. Sugar Gliders can also be called pocket pets because they love being carried in pockets and also because they like to live in their mother’s pouches.

Sugar gliders have the ability to take out sounds of various frequencies. Some of the sounds that these pets can take out are that of crabbing, chattering and even barking. However, they take out sounds only when they are mistreated, sick and distressed. Anyways, Sugar Gliders are great fun to play with.