Do You Want A Boy or Girl Sugar Glider?

So you’ve decided, after careful consideration, that a sugar glider is the right pet for you. Now what? What do you think about before making the buy decision?

A male or a female sugar glider?

The answer to this question depends on who you ask! Caroline MacPherson states in her 1997 Sugar Gliders book that she “[has] not noticed a link between behavior and gender.” She suggests you evaluate each glider on the basis of its personality.

However, as previously noted, male sugar gliders have more scent glands than the females, and unneutered males sometimes give off a little burst of musky scent. Other sugar glider aficionados have definite preferences for males or females. For example, some breeders say that males are more quick to bond and less likely to be moody or cranky. Others say that females bond more strongly.

Ask other sugar glider owners what they think, and decide for yourself. If you don’t know any other glider owners, post a message on one of the internet sugar glider forums. Of course, you might just see an adorable sugar glider, fall in love with it and take it home. And then it wouldn’t matter if it were male or female, would it?

My next post will be about how many sugar gliders you should buy.

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