The Complete Sugar Glider Owner's Guide

Your comprehensive veterinary guide to keeping healthy sugar gliders — the exotic marsupial that needs more than a bonding pouch. Written by Dr. Rosemary Stolzer-Bolton, DVM, this 38-page guide covers the complex nutritional and social needs of Petaurus breviceps. What's inside: • Introduction — marsupial biology, legal status, nocturnal lifestyle, the glider commitment • Housing — tall cage requirements, bar spacing, pouches, branches, enrichment • Nutrition — BML, TPG, and other balanced diets, the calcium:phosphorus ratio • Calcium & MBD — metabolic bone disease prevention, the #1 killer of pet sugar gliders • Bonding — patience-based bonding, tent time, pouch carrying, trust building • Health — HLP, obesity, dental disease, self-mutilation, parasites • Behavior & communication — crabbing, barking, bonding behaviors, colony dynamics • Breeding — joeys, pouch development, weaning, why breeding requires expertise • Grooming & hygiene — nail trimming, cage cleaning, scent glands • Emergencies & records — hypothermia, seizures, finding an exotic vet, health logs