The sugar glider is perhaps the most striking in appearance of all the marsupials. Due to their beautiful coat and small size, they are often kept as pets in North America.

Sugar gliders are diminutive in size. They are generally 11-16 in (27.5 - 40 cm) in length, with 6-8 in (15-20 cm) of that belonging to the bushy, non-prehensile tail. Sexual dimorphism is present in this species, with the males being larger than the females. The males weigh approximately 115-160 g, while the females weigh 100-135 g.

Sugar gliders have a squirrel-like body ending in a long tail. The heady is rather short and narrow. The legs are small and end in five-digit feet. All of the toes are clawed, with the exception of the opposable toe on each hind foot. The hind feet are syndactylus, with two of the toes being partially fused together. The sugar glider uses these fused toes for grooming.

Sugar gliders are covered with thick, soft fur.

A friend of mine has some very strange pets (pictured here!) I am a firm believer that if they are "wild," leave them to be wild animals, not pets...I personally don't believe in Monkeys as pets...the other, a sugar glider (actually there is a male and a female) are "flying squirrels" I really don't understand what the point is in having a flying squirrel for a pet....but as the old saying goes, "To each his own!"   :-)

 *sorry the photos are so bad in clarity, taken with my Motorola Razr cell phone, forgot my camera today!!!!!! Ugh!!!!!