Housing
Sugar Gliders are best housed in cages large enough for playing, short gliding, and to have enrichment toys and wheels inside. Cages should be 30”x18”x36” or 24”x24”x36” minimum. HQ Cages (Borneo, Congo, Brisbane, and Madagascar), Midwest Double Critter Nation (NOT ferret nation), as well as some Yaheetech and Prevue cages are good cages. The larger the better, but these all fit the minimum. Double Critter Nations and the Borneo can be customized to add more cages and room over time. Bar spacing should be no more than 1/2” to prevent escapees.
In your cage, you should have a minimum of 2 sleeping pouches, 3-4 enrichment toys, and a sugar glider safe wheel.
Our sleeping pouches and cage sets are safe and sewn with no exposed seams so gliders do not catch their nails on them. We also sell a variety of toys and bonding accessories.
Wheels are very important for mental stimulation and glider fitness. We use Free Runner wheels and treadmills. Treadmills are not necessary if you have a wheel, but they are a good extra to have in the cage.
Toys should consist of pulleys, foraging toys, and hideouts. Reset toys are great also, you can set up plastic bracelets, straws, and other small toys that gliders can carry back to the pouch to nest at night. Some gliders are tail carriers, and you can even catch them moving their toys sometimes!
Toys should not be made of metal or wood. Cork, bark, and plastic are good, safe materials. Metal can cause UTIs in gliders, and some types of metal is toxic to gliders. There are some woods that are toxic to gliders, but it is also very likely to trap smells from urine and feces, making it easy to introduce bacteria in the cage.