Lilly and the Sugar Gliders

My sister Danielle has sugar gliders. When she went to North Dakota to visit family this summer, she asked us to watch them. Now she is in Hawaii and we got Sugar Glider duty again.

Lilly is in heaven.

Can you see the brave sugar glider right next to her paw? Pixel wasn't afraid (but Cocoa was hiding).



Lilly thought we brought her new friends. I'm curious how she would react if we took them out of the cage. But those little ladies are dang fast, and I am not going to explain to my sister that I lost one of her babies. So they are staying in the cage.

If this is making you want a sugar glider, don't run out and buy one. They are high maintenance. They need constant care and attention or they can get mean. You also need to buy at least two because they are social creatures (they live in colonies in the wild) and can become depressed. Do your research and be prepared to devote time and resources to them.