When we started discussing sugar gliders in the Pets Forum, my first thought was, “What the heck is a sugar glider?” As it turns out, a sugar glider is a mammal in the marsupial family. Like a kangaroo, it carries its young in a pouch. Sugar gliders have soft grey fur with a black stripe running down the length of their backs. Most of their length is tail — about half their 10-12 inch body length is tail. They have big eyes and big ears and after looking at my first few pictures of a sugar glider, I kind of … Continue reading →