There is a big difference between the mating process in the wilderness and when you have your gliders kept in a certain set up. It is necessary that you know the various things that will keep you abreast of the possible time for the breeding cycle.
Female sugar gliders are like human beings. They have 28 days of ovulation period which is the onset of the peak for the mating period. It is the very time that the sugar glider has the best capability to produce offspring.
After the first mating of the two mature sugar gliders, it will take 16 days for the female to have the first egg. It will be the start of the gestating period. This time continual mating will add more eggs produced by the sugar gliders.
After birth, the mother will lick some of the fluid from the birthing space and lick it through the pouch which will serve as the pattern for the joey to follow. The young sugar glider will go to the pouch of the mother and get into it for safety.
You will know the best things about your glider if it has given many babies when you can see the swelling of the abdomen of the mother.
In taking care of the young sugar glider, here are some helpful tips to help you:
- The pouch of the mother sugar glider is the place for the young glider. You need to take care that they will not fall from the pouch as that the jaws of the young glider are weak and needs support in climbing to the pouch.
- The process of life for the sugar glider is not in an instant. You need to see to it that as the arms and legs are developed, the young glider will have the best of the nutrient they need. You need to provide the best food for the young sugar glider.
- After two months, the young glider will seek the exploration out of the pouch of the mother. You need to watch the baby sugar glider as it roam the entire cage. You need to see to it that it will not fall from the heights to avoid any breaking of the body of the sugar glider.
Breeding sugar glider is a very thing that pet lovers want to know for the best of their time with sugar gliders.
