The honey glider has a fluffy blue-gray coat, thin and pointed ears, large and round eyes, a light and petite body, and a belly. Cream coloured with a distinctive dark spot running through the back. In the wild, the sugar glider is almost integrated into its natural environment such as leaves and branches, and is difficult to discern with the naked eye. The scrotum of the male glider is located in the center of the lower abdomen, and there are secretory glands on the prothorax and the top of the head to mark its sphere of influence. The midline of the female glider's abdomen has a pouch opening parallel to the body. The honey glider has slender fingers and sharp nails, which are good for climbing. As an arboreal animal, the sugar glider glides from one tall branch to another with a vigorous kick on its powerful hind legs. The long tail helps the glider orient and stabilize its body before landing on its limbs.

The honey glider is a small marsupial, measuring only 8 inches (about 20 centimeters) from head to toe, and only 16 inches (about 20 centimeters) in length if the long tail is included. 40 cm). Adults weigh about 4 to 5.7 ounces (120 to 160 grams). Active in trees most of the time. Gliders are nocturnal animals, active at night and sleeping during the day. Gliders are gregarious animals, typical members of the group, including one highest-status male, two second-ranked males, and four mature females. As long as food is plentiful and family members live in peace, the group may number as many as 12. When captive-bred as pets, at least one pair is required. Sugar gliders that lack companions may self-mutilate because of boredom. It looks lovable, the honey glider is easy to be tamed, it likes to be close to people, and people who have raised it can't put it down.

The honey glider is an omnivorous animal, and its food intake is more focused on protein food and likes to eat sweets. Wild honey gliders like to eat all kinds of insects, especially when they are breeding, the intake of protein food is more than 50%. In addition to insects, they also like to eat fruits and tree honey.

Australian Honey Glider Breeding Points

Honey Glider is a social animal, a typical member of the group, including one male with the highest status, two The second male glider, and four mature female gliders. As long as food is plentiful and family members live in peace, the group may number as many as 12. In other words, when artificially raising honey gliders as pets, at least one pair should be kept . Sugar gliders that lack companions may self-mutilate because of boredom. The newborn honey glider is hairless and weighs only 200 mg. (approximately the size and weight of a small capsule) remains in the mother's belly pouch until the eyes are opened at 70 days of age, and the hair on the body is fully grown. Young gliders at this stage can leave their mother's pouch and explore the environment. Before this age, if the female glider dies unexpectedly, or the young glider accidentally falls out of the belly bag, the chance of survival of the captive hairless young glider is almost zero. Therefore, the owner must not forcibly open the belly bag of the female glider in the swaddling clothes because of a momentary curiosity, so as to avoid the death of the young glider.

The following six feeding points should be paid attention to when feeding the Australian honey glider:

1. Very sensitive to pesticides, pine fir sawdust, poisonous plants, direct sunlight, and other animals .

2. The grid at the bottom of the cage should not be too large, and the distance between the cage wires is preferably between 1 and 1.2 cm.

3. It is best not to use a hole with a circular hole in the cage, which is easy to repel the host. It is best to have two or three sleeping bags made of cotton cloth, and do not use towel cloth, because Fibers can cause injury.

4. Eucalyptus branches must be placed in the cage, which is beneficial to the prevention of dental diseases and the health of the body.

5. 75% of food nutrition is vegetables and fruits, 25% is other protein sources, and occasionally some omnivores and vitamins and minerals.

6. It is best not to use wood chips as bedding materials. First, the volatile oil contained in some wood chips can easily lead to respiratory allergies in honey gliders. Second, honey gliders accidentally eat wood chips and cause intestinal obstruction, which is difficult to treat. !

Australian Honey Glider Breeding Environment

Because the Honey Glider is a daytime resting nocturnal animal, and their unique body There are many special considerations in the purchase of cages and supplies. The Honey Glider is also known as the Australian Flying Kangaroo, Sugar Glider, and Small Flying Squirrel. Cute, sticky, and portable, it has become the "Xiaomi" of more and more people. There is a layer of skin between the fore and hind limbs of the honey glider. This layer of skin allows them to jump from heights and glide up to 50 meters in the air like flying squirrels. It can be seen from this that the larger the breeding environment, the more ideal. Generally speaking, the minimum space for the cages for non-pet gliders is 1.8m-1.2m-1.8m in length-width-height respectively. In order to prevent the honey bag glider from getting out of the cage, the size of the cage net should not be larger than 1X2.5 cm.

1. Water feeder: Although honey bag gliders do not drink a lot of water, the water feeder should be selected according to the number of animals raised.

2. Nest box: The wooden nest box will be bitten by the honey glider. Although it is destroyed quickly, it is very suitable for the honey glider to use, and it is also effective for the health of the teeth. In addition, some habits of the honey glider can easily cause the nest box to be dirty and smelly, so please replace it regularly.

3. Branches: Setting the branches can allow the honey glider to climb and increase the amount of exercise. At the same time, the toenails can also be prevented from being too long by friction with the trees.

4. Feed basin: Honey gliders have the habit of taking food back to a safe nest box, so they should be cleaned every day and fresh feed is provided.

5. Bottom plate: It is recommended to separate the excrement of the honey glider from the living environment. You can use a cage with a mesh bottom, so that the excrement will fall to the plastic tray below, and the plastic tray can be covered with newspaper to absorb water for easy cleaning.

6. Fixed clasp: Maybe you don't believe it, but the hand of the honey glider is really super dexterous and can easily open the cage door, so it is absolutely necessary to lock the clasp for the cage door , so that the honey glider escapes in the dark.

Feeding requirements of the Australian honey glider

The honey glider is an omnivorous animal, and its food content is more focused on protein food and loves sweets. Wild honey gliders like to eat all kinds of insects, especially when they are breeding, the intake of protein food is more than 50%. In addition to insects, they also like to eat fruits and tree honey. Sugar gliders are nocturnal animals, close to herbivorous omnivores, and the best time to feed is in the evening. In the natural environment, they prefer sweet foods, such as flowers, nectar, pollen, etc., and also eat tree buds, sap, leaves, seeds, and insects are also one of their food sources. Under artificial breeding, in addition to supplying commercially available bait, they can refer to their eating habits in the natural environment, and additionally provide their favorite fruits and nectars and other sweets as a supplementary food source, avoid ice food, otherwise it will easily lead to die. Pineapple, peaches, strawberries, melons, papayas, apricots, pumpkins, fruit juices, blueberries, dried fruits, peanuts, raisins, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, dried peas, and almonds can also be properly fed.

Principles to pay attention to when feeding honey gliders: 1. The protein content should not be less than 25%, and it is better to be higher than 50% during the breeding period. 2. Provide clean drinking water at all times. 3. Regularly supplement calcium and other vitamins and minerals. 4. Give less food with high fat and polysaccharide.