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How to confidently Sex Your Sugar Glider. As easy as 1-2-3!

New owners often face surprise gender revelations with their Sugar Gliders, leading to unexpected care challenges. Males develop pom-poms (testicles), while females sport a breeding pouch. Unneutered males exhibit bald

Joey Gliders

If you’re like many first time Sugar Glider owners. You get your first glider home being told your little fuzzy bottom is a certain sex but months later it turns out Nola is actually a Fred. Wait, this isn’t the sex you were told, and now you’re having to go get your little guy neutered, and separating your furry friends to keep them from breeding with their cage mates( Yes, males will try to breed with other males it’s not a pretty picture!) So if you’re wondering what to look for keep reading and we’ll go over the differences in this Blog.

 

If you have a male joey the only signs will be too look for Pom-poms ( The Testicles) as shown in the figure below.

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If you have a female she will have a pouch on her midsection, where she will hold her joeys when she is old enough to breed. As shown in the figure below.

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Adult Gliders

Unneutered male gliders once they reach breeding age will start to get a bold spots where their glands are. So on the top of their head and on their chest is the most noticeable places. They will also start marking heavily in their cage so if you’re sensitive to smells you will want to get your male neutered.

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A female will not change much. They’re usually more out going then the males. 

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