Why is my Sugar Glider being mean?

Question

I got my first pet sugar glider yesteday from my aunt and it was fine and happy, it crawled all over me and didn't bight or make and warning noises. But this morning when I woke up it was laying on the bottom of the cage with its eyes open wide, When i tried to pick it up it got scared to i used a towel to grab it up. Now when i tried to get it out of its nest it screams and tries to bight me! I'm terrified of it... someone PLEASE help me.

Answer 1

well, to start with, you have only had your glider for a little while. it can take a long time to bond with a glider. as another poster said, they sleep at night, so maybe he wanted to be left alone for a while to sleep. also, he could be pouch protective, which mean he does not like coming into "his" territory.

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Answer 2

Hmm what you you fed it and does it have pouches to go into? Is it colder than 70 in the room? They need to be around 71 to 90 degrees.

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Answer 3

Sugar gliders are nocturnal animals.  In other words, he is awake while you are sleeping and wants to sleep while you are awake.  There are a number of reasons he could be biting.  What are you feeding him? Sugar gliders require a Captive Diet that is not simply bought like a dog or cat. They cannot survive on dry and/or pellet type foods. Sugar gliders are an exotic wild animal and they require an exotic diet that can get complicated. If you are squeamish around mealworms, [[grubs]], [[crickets]] and other bugs, you should not own a sugar glider.

Does he have proper housing? Sugar gliders live in treetops and run and glide large distances every night to feed. Their cage requirements are far beyond what would be needed for a comparable sized domesticated pet such as a hamster, gerbil, ferret, or small birds. A typical "healthy" cage is no less than an AVIARY.  The minimum cage size they require is much larger than what is easily found for sale  is not enough room and therefore not a healthy situation for the animals. The Exel Tower Cage is a popular and acceptable cage for American sugar gliders. Sugar gliders are an exotic wild animal and therefore have instincts to protect. Many people have problems with biters and many of them give up and hand the animals over to rescues thus adding to the number of homeless animals. Some people have needed to get stitches because of how deep a sugar glider can bite. In the wild they normally peel bark off of trees, human skin is much softer and easier for them to bite into. Sugar gliders are a social animal and were not meant to be alone. Human contact is absolutely not a replacement for family of their own kind. A minimum number of animals is two, do not ever plan to have just one. Solitary animals are the ones who largely have health issues, self mutilate or bite DUE TO DEPRESSION. There is no replacement for sleeping with and interfacing with their own kind.