Sugar Gliders

Question 1

Captive behavior

Answer 1

Irritable when woken during the day and will vocalize or bark and charge you in the hospital

Question 2

Sugar gliders and cats

Answer 2

Should not house because they are sensitive to toxoplasmosis

Question 3

Sugar gliders and rabbits

Answer 3

Should not be housed with because they are sensitive pasteurella multocida and toxoplasma

Question 4

Anatomic features

Answer 4

Multiple glands (frontal, gular, paracloacal)
Opposable digit 1 and syndactyly of digit 2 and 3
Bifid penis
Pouch
4 teats
Semi-prehensile tail

Question 5

Housing

Answer 5

Well ventilated
If metal cage need to be coated
Very big and tall
78-82 F
Nesting material and nest boxes
Elevated food and water stations
Climbing apparatus
Toys

Question 6

Nutrition

Answer 6

Very complicated
Insectivore diet (75%) with nectar
Limited amount of fruits and vegetables
Eating habits change depending on season

Question 7

Physical exam

Answer 7

Allow to remain in pouch or bag for most of the visit
Protective handling gloves
May need sedation or anesthesia (commonly regurgitate)
Look at toes and limbs for mutilation

Question 8

Injection sites

Answer 8

SQ-> dorsal midline between scapula
IM-> epaxial muscles or quadriceps
Jugular or femoral v for large volumes
Cephalic, lateral saphenous, ventral coccygeal for small volumes\

Question 9

Elective surgery

Answer 9

Testicles are on a stalk and easily removed
OHE not done because complicated anatomy

Question 10

Different nutritional diseases

Answer 10

-Malnutrition
-Obesity
-Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism
-Dental disease