Hi everyone i need advice
I have a male SG bought him when still a baby 2mos old june 22 2018 after few months september 16 2018 i bought a female sugar glider the owner said the age is 1 year and above after 2 weeks in a separate cage both scape and i found them inside the carrier bag sleeping together..now i just noticed there's a small bulge on the tommy of the female one im not sure if shes pregnant or not..if shes pregnant is it ok if the stay together with the male one..i pity her everytime i give food the male one eat most of it sometimes the male one dont give food his angry when the female will get food..so i decided to give bowl of food to the female but the one gaining weight is the male..im scared later if she give birth the male will eat the baby specially its a first time for my male..pls help i need advice..thank u in advance.

You do need to leave daddy in the cage as once the joeys are out of pouch he helps to take care of them. I agree with Karen about feeding them separately.

Try getting the food into the cage before they get up for the night.

Put it in different areas and if possible different levels in the cage.

Keep us posted on how things are going with them.

Food aggression is a problem with my gliders too...

I have one that can't stand to watch the others eat sometimes. So I place the dishes where they can't see each other's dish. I put up partitions to block their view. My dishes are also at different levels in the cage.

Thank u all for the advice very much appreciated..it is really ok to be together for the dad its a firstimer dad..
Ill try the 2 dish inform if its work..😊

Thank u all for the advice very much appreciated..it is really safe to put a firstimer dad together with the pregnant sg..
Ill do the 2 dish for food
Ill inform later if its work
Thank u😊

Forgot to log in sorry im that anonymous one 😅

Yes it is. Dad helps raise the Joeys. He grooms and keeps them warm while Mom is out of the pouch, and as they get older, they take turns carrying them around on their back

Ok karene thank you

Hai everyone i did what u told me and provide 2 bowl for 2 glider(scarlet&loki) but i noticed scarlet not eating she just stay inside pouch. before im not sure if shes pregnant but now im sure she is. I give her apple inside the pouch and she eat it ..i dont know if i need to feed her inside pouch is pregnant sugar gliders like that...and loki is the one getting fat also i think his eating all food 😣..pls help..

Have you tried putting the feeding stations on different levels in the cage?

I have one that stays in the pouch at dinnertime too. I do give her a few pieces of vegetables in her pouch to encourage her to get out and eat. I have also removed the aggressive glider and put her in another cage to let them eat alone. But with joeys on the way, I'm not sure if it's a good idea.


I have also pushed her out of the pouch and encouraged her to her own dish, and watched them eat separately, when my aggressive one tries to move to the other plate, I keep her away with my hand. It won't help later in the night while I'm asleep, but at least I know she got something.


I'm not sure my advise is helpful in this situation. I have never had a pregnant glider.

Thank you ill try to do your advices..yesterday i fed her and she eats well but she stays in her pouch..yes i can handle her shes not bitting ill try to take her out the cage tonight and give her food hopefully she wont run..or ill put her inside tent and feed her there..thanknu everyone😘

I tried putting the other bowl 2nd level of the cage they eat separately now but still the male sugar glider go and eat some of her food but now shes eating and i just saw the female licking her pouch and spread it open i saw have baby inside pouch already so excited its my first time but i dont know how many are there inside her pouch..

I forgot to tell you, with her being pregnant you should be putting enough food in the cage for three gliders. You could try adding another feeding station in a third location in the cage.

Once the joey or joeys are out of pouch you will find that daddy will stay in the pouch with the joey (s) and babysit while momma goes out to eat and play.

Ok noted thank you very much..dinner later ill be putting extra food for them 😊

Hai karen ive been watching them for 4 days already and the female is eating very well now they eat together in one bowl not fighting after they finished i put another one next to the hammock then i put extra food for the female glider..everything went well thank u..

That is awesome!!!

It's a good idea still to offer at least 2 dishes. About the time you take one out, there may be the same issue again. Right when you least expect it.

Mine follow each other from dish to dish too, but having at least 2 of them gives options.

Yah need to observe the man 🤣..thank you once again the dad is not aggressive now i might not giving enough food before but know i add food so maybe thats one of the reason why his aggressive before..after i had given more food both ok now but still im observing them..both happy and im happy too 😊

I don't have any advice because I do not have any experience with joeys, but I wish you luck in raising all of the gliders

Great news!!!

Thanks for the update!

Hai im here again for update for the joey of my sugar glider yesterday (january 31 2019)while the mother is sleeping i saw the joey out fr the pouch but the head still inside pouch(i saw 1 so it means 1 joey only i thought its 2)..but joey still go inside pouce when mothers awake and walking around..today i woke up i saw same the joey out but head inside pouch..can i consider it OOP..and mark the day as the birthday..sorry its my first time to care for joeys..thank u all in advance

If he has actually unlatched from Mom that's his Oop date. Mom will take the Joey out while he is still latched and clean the pouch and air it out.

So if its fully out from pouch thats the OOP..thank you..i might be too excited 😊 ive never seen the joey totally out head always inside pouch..