Sugar Glider Pets New

you animal lovers and want to preserve the unique animals and not "just" that's it? hmm ... what if I introduce with this one exotic animal, named Sugar Glider. Well you know what kind of animal is that?! This is definitely an easy animal human companionship.

Sugar Glider or in Latin Petaurus breviceps is a kind of tree squirrel with a small body size relative to body size of about 24-30 cm with a weight of 4-6 ounces. and because they are often referred to his little pet in saku.Tubuhnya cute face and expression that Unyu-Unyu it easy to make animal lover will fall in love with him. Marsupial this one came from the wilds of Papua, Tasmania Australia, Papua New Guinea. Sugar Glider has toes on the hind feet are large which serves to assist a stronger hold on the tree branches. Unique and again between wrist and ankle Sugar gliders are covered with fur or membrane called Patagium. So when his Sugar gliders spread their arms and legs, it would look like patagium wings that make Sugar glider in the air.

Sugar gliders mature after 2 years for males and for females 7 to 15 months. the females will be pregnant eh pregnant for 14 -16 days later gave birth to half pups, and sometimes up to 3 heads. In the arms of his mother, Sugar glider baby growing up to be able to survive alone.

Sugar Gliders are nocturnal omnivores, actively feed at night. In their natural habitat they are used to hunt small insects such as crickets and small caterpillars, also the sweet sap of the acacia and eucalyptus trees. And that's why he is called sugar gliders, because in addition to the hobby of gliding flight altitude up to taste like Batman, they also liked the food taste sweet.

But it is quite funny Walalupun the eater of everything, but he also had a mood like a man who broke ganjing in choosing foods, such as eating bananas tomorrow today does not necessarily want the same food hihihihihi ... naughty bener ya. So for the daily diet should be given the variation and no rotation, fruits to choose from such as pear, apple, banana, papaya, grapes etc.. While the protein requirements can be obtained from eggs, cheese, pet food (with protein and high calcium but low magnesium content of not more than 0.01% because it was feared could damage the kidneys). In addition to adequate food, this adorable kewan also need a drink, give them boiled water for drinking.

Well, the most frustrating thing is the pup from an animal preserve. Dirt sugar glider will not smell as long as we provide suitable food variety and balanced, if the protein content of the food ration is too high of course the smell will increasingly menyengat.Yang foster kewan most important if this one is give a spacious and comfortable cages, always care hygiene and animal cage and do not forget to check with their health in the nearest vet.

In Indonesia, cute animals this one has not been as popular as guinea pigs and a hedgehog, but lately started a trend there's even talk sugar glider lover community formed (wow this must be the impact of the ya paris Hilton who was also maintain these animals) . Well have thought to start trying to maintain sugar glider or even interested in breeding them. The price is still pretty you know. About a 300 thousand to 700 thousand.

The following will explain more detail about sugar glider animals.

Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a kind of small marsupial originally came from eastern and northern mainland Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago, Tasmania, Australia. But said also that this animal native to Indonesia. we do not know for sure karen number of sources, by the way we proceed

There are seven subspecies of P. breviceps:

* P. b. breviceps (Waterhouse, 1839)

* P. b. longicaudatus (Longman, 1924)

* P. b. ariel (Gould, 1842)

* P. b. flavidus (Tate & Archbold, 1935)

* P. b. papuanus (Thomas, 1888)

* P. b. Tafa (Tate & Archbold, 1935)

* P. b. biacensis (Ulmer, 1940)

HABITAT

In the wild from their natural habitat, Sugar Glider is an animal that lived in the trees, and often live in groups consisting of 10 to 15 individuals.

This animal is active at night when it is time hunting insects and small vertebrates and certain foods from sweet gum eucalyptus kind, acacia and gum trees.

Sugar Glider named this because he is more like sweet foods and its ability to float in the air, like a flying squirrel.

Age of sexual maturity sugar gliders varies slightly between males and females. Males reach maturity between 3-12 months, while females reach maturity between 5-18 months.

The distinctive characteristics that make them reach sexual maturity is "his bald head" at the top of their head which is actually the sweat glands.

In the wild, sugar gliders breed only once a year because of climate and habitat conditions while they can breed up to 4 times per year in captivity

A sugar glider female gestation period lasts only 16 days, after the baby sugar glider will crawl to the mother's pouch for further development.

As a baby

Their eyes will remain closed for 12-14 days. During this time they will begin to develop starting to grow feathers and a gradual increase in the form of his size.

Sugar gliders as pets

Unlike many Australian native animals, particularly smaller ones, Sugar Glider is not so threatened population. Despite the massive loss of natural habitat in Australia over the last 200 years, Sugar Glider is protected by law in Australia, where for maintaining these animals is illegal for those without permits, or to capture or sell them without a license (which is usually only issued for research).

Sugar gliders are also known, especially intelligent. But it is not difficult to breed in captivity under the right conditions.

In March 2009, the animals are legal to own as domestic house pets in the United States but breeders require special permission and there are restrictions on the sale. However, each of the U.S. cities may prohibit maintenance Sugar glider.

Sugar gliders and sold in various prices, from about $ 150 to $ 600.