Adapt to Sugar Glider Sounds

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Gavin_Mathews]Gavin Mathews
Sugar gliders (SG's) are fairly straightforward creatures, like dogs and cats. These marsupials can bond well with humans and are capable of showing happiness, excitement, fear, boredom, and yes, even depression.
Sugar gliders are colony animals that prefer the company of other animals, sugar gliders, and of course, their human family. They can recognize their primary caregiver and are also able to recognize other members of the family that have been kind to it.
SG rarely makes sounds, but when it does emit a sound, you can bet that it is trying to communicate something to you. The most common sound that first-time sugar bear owners hear is a sort of high-pitched chirping.
This chirping sound (also called "crabbing") is a sign of fear. When a SG's chirps or crabs, it simply means that the glider does not feel safe in your presence or in the presence of other people. Don't worry! Expect to hear this a lot when you're just getting to know your sugar glider. The sound will eventually cease when the honey bear feels comfortable being around you.
Glider-bear also like to act like the boss when around other suggies and humans they do not recognize. A glider will usually emit a continuous chirping sound while standing up on its tiny hind legs.
A sugar glider may look adorable when it looks bossy, but when a suggie exhibits this behavior it means that the animal feels threatened and feels the need to protect itself and scare away a potential predator. A threatened SG can also bite at the air and charge at something if it is provoked to attack.
These tiny marsupials can also express themselves when they are happy. Sugar gliders purr when they are content and when they feel safe in the company of a human.
The sound is actually quite low and many people can't hear the purring - but they do purr. You can feel a sugar bear purring when you hold it gently in your hands. It's a sign that you are doing well as a pet owner and your pet has bonded well with you.
What if you hear your sugar glider hissing?
Not all hissing sounds are equivalent to anger or fear. Glider bear hiss and sneeze because they regularly clean themselves. Like cats, these little marsupials are capable of giving themselves a bath whenever they want to.
Sneezing is a way to add moisture to their paws so they can clean their fur. A honey glider can scratch any area in its body.
The only time that you have to worry about your suggie is when you see it hissing while it is trying to scratch or lick its private parts. That may be a sign of disease, so make sure you contact your veterinarian right away.
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