Outside Australia, the honey glider has become a popular pet, so more and more people keep the honey glider, but the selection of the honey glider is not very good. Familiar, because it is not very familiar with its shape characteristics. Let's follow the editor to learn about the appearance characteristics of the honey glider!

Honey Glider

The honey glider is covered in a fluffy blue-grey coat, with thin, pointed ears, large and round eyes, a light and petite body, a cream-colored belly, and a distinctive black line running through the back. spot. 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 cm) from head to toe, and only 16 inches (about 20 cm) if you include its long tail. 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 raising honey gliders in captivity as pets, at least one pair should be kept. 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 protein-based and 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.