Care Guide Reference

Sugar Glider Quizzes
Petaurus breviceps
New Guinea & Southern Australia

1. What is the scientific name of the Sugar Glider?

2. What does the scientific name translate to?

3. In the wild, gliders consume sap from which trees?

4. What is the name of the sugary substance secreted by aphids that gliders will eat?

5. Sugar Gliders have a gliding membrane, what is the technical name for it?

6. Two of the gliders ‘toes’ are fused together, what is this called?

7. And what are the fused toes used for?

8. Sugar Gliders are of the Order Diprotodontia, what two characteristics make them a member of this order?

9. How many subspecies of Sugar Glider are there?

10. Are branches from cherry trees non toxic and glider safe?

11. What is the ideal ca:p ratio for a Sugar Glider diet?

12. What family of vegetables should you NEVER give to Gliders?

13. African Violet, Christmas Cactus, Christmas Rose, Foxglove, Peach Tree are all plants or trees, but 3 of them are NOT safe for gliders, which 3?

14. What effect will a lack of calcium have on a glider?

15. What effect will an excess of Phosphorus have on a glider?

16. Give three common reasons a Glider may become stressed.

17. Give three indications that a Glider is stressed.

18. How many main scent glands does an adult intact male have and where are they situated?

19. How many main scent glands does a female Glider have and where are they situated?

20. What is the normal weight range of an adult glider?