If you have a sugar glider as a pet, you may know that they are active animals who like a large amount of room to leap and climb about in. Since almost all of their activities are vertical rather than horizontal, you can get by with a cage which has less of floor space and is tall so that they can climb.

A standard measurement for a cage for a couple sugar gliders is twenty-four inches by twenty-four inches for floor space and 36 inches of vertical height to help climbing. However the bigger you can make your cage, the more preferable it is, though the emphasis must always be on height. The spacing for the wire mesh for the cage should not be more than half an in. By an in. And if you are using a bar based cage, make sure that the horizontal bars are spaced correctly at no over than half an in. so that the sugar gliders can climb simply. If the cage gives a few platforms, then it’s a useful addition.

Cages regularly are not manufactured to specifications suitable for sugar gliders, so many owners frequently choose to make their own cages from welded wire mesh. Glider Central has links to pages which contain such instructions. Making the cage sit on a bigger tray made out of either plastic or metal is advisable as droppings and waste might be simply cleaned out by lifting the cage. The cage should have a latch which cannot be simply opened as the gliders are quite clever and will soon figure out ways to open the latch from inside.

The bottom of the cage should be covered with wood chips. While fir or aspen are preferred it should never be from powerful smelling woods like cedar. The slices will help absorb waste and can be cleaned out now and then. You should place the cage in a part of your house which is simply accessible but away from the reach of direct sunlight and drafts. The perfect temperature for gliders is from seventy – 90

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