Sugar Glider, The Best Pet Mammal?

Sugar gliders have got to be one of the cutest, most endearing animals on the planet! And not only are they adorable, but they are also highly social, interesting, and it is possible to get one as a pet. But do these charismatic little marsupials make good pets? Is the sugar glider the best pet mammal for you? Let's find out!
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[@HassanMohamed-rm1cb]

Hey Clint Laidlaw, Why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a KZbin Videos all about the 🐭🐹🦫🐁🐀🐿️ Phylogeny Group Of Rodents 🐭🐹🦫🐁🐀🐿️ on the next Clint's Reptiles on the next Saturday coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

[@HassanMohamed-rm1cb]

Hey Clint Laidlaw, Why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a KZbin Videos all about the 🦔 Phylogeny Group Of Insectivores 🦔 (Insectivora), such as Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, Solenodons, Gymnures, Moonrats, Desmans, the Extinct West Indian Shrews, Etc. on the next Clint's Reptiles on the next Saturday coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

[@tillerintoxicated6917]

My broke a' booty has NEVER been more tempted...

[@pudgiehedgie]

Day one of asking Clint to do a video on hedgehogs

[@Justyouraveragedaeodon5]

@ClintsReptiles , can you do a video on the Hyenadonta , which was the closest lineage to the Carnivoramorpha , which contains the Carnivora, along with some other groups that are now extinct . Hyenadonta basically filled the niches of modern Carnivorans and were present from 60 million to 9 million years ago . I would love to see a video on the Hyenadonta covering the different species and genera along with their size ( They could get as big as a Polar bear ) and their extinction .

[@wildsymposiums]

Fun fact from an Australian: Sugar gliders are a protected species here, so while legal to have as a pet, you need to get a license to own them and they must be sourced from a reputable breeder. There are heavy fines if you're discovered with any without a license, or to have wild caught sugar gliders!

[@andrewwojtas8486]

This is actually extremely concerning to me because I've often seen them sold at malls when I was a kid

[@PavelNygryn]

​@@andrewwojtas8486 That is probably one of the main reasons why they need to be protected now.

[@andrewwojtas8486]

@@PavelNygryn yeah 100%

[@JupiterJamie]

Thank you for that info!

[@ExoticCritter]

Hello, I’m an American glider owner and have been for about two decades (20 years now). To settle a common misconception about them, our U.S. sugar gliders are virtually all captive-bred, similar to bearded dragons. In fact, it could be argued they are a domesticated animal between most of the common colors not existing in the wild (only through heavy selective breeding), linages (similar to purebred dog pedigrees), and hybridization between species (where the prevalence of sterile lines comes from). Essentially, this is an animal that doesn’t exist in the wild. Calling these wild animals is like calling your pet store hamster wildlife. Sure gliders are protected in Australia but so are bearded dragons, blue tongue skins, carpet pythons, and budgies/parakeets. I see so many people say sugar gliders being protected in Australia as “proof” they shouldn’t be kept, but go ahead and apply that to bearded dragons and parakeets then. Because all these animals are protected in Australia, and our United States gliders are captive-bred and arguably a domestic animal. When I say they’re virtually all captive-bred I mean you’d be REALLY pressed to find one that isn’t. As someone both into gliders and rodents, I’ve seen more wild caught hamsters taken from the wild that gliders. And the ones that were originally taken (were our U.S. lines descend from) are largely out of Indonesia not Australia anyways.

[@MrJartsgamer]

every clint video is like "yeah this is the felttipped ballfondler, which is actually not related to the bigwing ballfondler at all, but is more closely related to the spottet woodsucker which of course is the hagfish of the ballfondlers"

[@dredgenfaith]

I think there'd be more scientific names used. "This is Ballfondlerus slaysis, a member of the same clade as Ballfondlerus buttholesis, which share a common ancestor with Bigusdickus majorslae"

[@HarryPiranha]

Gold!

[@alienplatypus7712]

No, no. It can't be related to the spottet woodsucker if it's the hagfish of ballfondlers. If that's the case then it's less related to the spottet woodsucker than it is to all other ballfondlers.

[@MrJartsgamer]

@@alienplatypus7712 the felttipped ballfondler has been misnamed due to convergent evolution and actually diverged from the Woodsucker on a separate branch due to a shift in landmasses creating a rift between the groups of woodsuckers. Funnily enough, while the felttipped ballfondler doesn't belong to the true ballfondlers, it was the first animal described as ballfondler by zoologists. The Felttipped Ballfondler actually belongs to the phylogenetic branch of the juiceslurpers, but bears resemblance to ballfondlers due to convergent evolution

[@serfranklin6022]

😂😂😂😂😂, don't know why this got me rolling! 😅 So accurate though 👍🏽

[@naymeequillo]

I absolutely love how serious and knowledgeble that young lady is! She doesn't sugar coat it.

[@nucle4rpenguins534]

"doesn't sugar coat it." Nope and she didn't 'sugar glide' the details either, since nothing seemed to go over clint's head here

[@jintermont]

😂 I see what you did there

[@elizabethmathes8260]

She says they will chew their own limbs off and that would be mortifying to wake up to and Clint responds with "can you imagine?" The extremely serious nod of her head when she looks at him says she has seen the devastating outcomes.

[@jintermont]

@elizabethmathes8260 Seriously, though I actually had an old friend whose family bred them I got a frantic phone call one morning. Asking if I could come over and remove the poor sugar glider who escaped the cage locked itself in the bathroom and then proceeded to drown itself in the toilet 😭 Definitely not a fun day.

[@NiccoCerdaAFutureRenaissanceMa]

Facts she really set my mind and gave me a understanding

[@anothersquid]

Exotic pets + vet = financial pain. It doesn't get said enough, and I'm always pleased these videos give reminders about vet costs.

[@I-hate-youtube797]

Yeah and the exotic vets always rip people off too it’s hard to find decent ones with reasonable prices. So many overcharge. In my experience owning gliders if they’re asking more than $80 for a standard checkup steer clear

[@StrikeEagle784]

Sadly, that’s all pets. You should see the costs of surgery for dogs if you think exotic pets are bad. Regardless, vet costs should never serve as a serious deterrent to having a pet in your life.

[@kathorsees]

It's also important to consider whether good vet care is available to you at all. E.g., if you live in a remote area or a less rich country like I do. A lot of the stuff I see on youtube is impossible to find here, or even unheard of. Something like a "cancer check-up for cats" is literally unknown here. Most people don't have the time or money to do cancer check-ups themselves, so doing this for your pets is not even an idea that’s being considered. Even cat-sitters aren't a thing, and I live in the capital. Another example - I worry that my cats are puking more often than usual, and often without hairballs. The "premium" vet I went to gave them an ultrasound, didn't see anything and said "idk, mb it's gastritis, try giving them this medicine for humans for 2 days". Needless to say, this didn't achieve anything. And I have no idea where else to go - I don't think there's a vet anywhere in my city that can give a higher quality of care. Vets here are usually quite poor and have very few customers, and so they only ever deal with really basic stuff, like broken paws or sterilizations. Most of them stay in the field purely out of love for animals, so I have huge respect for them. But I realize that in many countries, having an exotic pet means your're basically on your own.

[@kathorsees]

@@moon-moth1 Thank you for the detailed info - that was helpful indeed. Most of it I already know (toxic plants, human meds, separate open litterboxes, etc.). We clean out their litterboxes every day, and they poop regularly. But I didn't know/think the cleanliness of their litterbox can impact their vomiting, so I'll try completely swapping out the filler more often than before and see if that helps. However, the non-info part of your comment, the part about "don't get a pet if you can't take care of it" - well, I hated it as well. We rescued our cats from the street, and I think a home is better for them than living in the street. Ofc, you didn't know that, but it's not really my main point. Other locals buy and breed cats, and it's absolutely their right to do so. It's not their fault they're not living in a first-world country. You can't penalize them or imply they don't love/care for their pets because their country is 100x poorer than your country. (It's not your countries' fault either, ofc). It's obviously great that you guys can afford to take such great care of yourselves and your pets. I hope we'll get there too some day. But your reaction somehow makes me sad/angry/confused. I absolutely agree that it's irresponsible to, say, buy an imported exotic tropical bird if there's not a vet in your area who knows how to take care of them. However, I don't agree that a person in a third-world country shouldn't get a cat because even most people in third-world countries get less medical care than some first-world pets. It almost sounds like "you shouldn't experience love and affection that comes from living with a cat if you were irresponsible enough to not be born in the West". This is obviously a hyperbole, I'm just trying to show the logic. I'm not terribly good at social interactions, so maybe I misunderstood you. It felt like you're implying that I don't care about my cats enough, or that we're all poor, irresponsible and evil here, or something ("poor cats, they shouldn't have to suffer living with those savages"). It might very well be that I'm wrong. As I mentioned, sharing the info was quite helpful indeed. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience (which is greater than most people's imo). Mb try a different phrasing for the intro next time? Like "damn, it's bad that you people can't take care of your health enough! I hope it gets better for both you and your pets. In the meantime, here's some info you might find useful...". In any case, lots of love to you from somewhere far away!

[@Zeelian]

@@StrikeEagle784 Vet costs should DEFINITELY be a major consideration when getting a pet or the pet can end up suffering.

[@mypawfectfamily]

Thank you for having me Clint!! We had such a wonderful time ❤️.

[@aaronmikita5252]

question you said you let them hang out with in your room and on you how often do they deficate on you this is a serious question cause its like the reason i don't want one lol....

[@nckojita]

those gliders are so insanely cute 😭 i’m obsessed with their lil faces and big ol eyes it’s impossible to resist. i’m so glad i’m alive in the age of the internet so i can live vicariously through videos and don’t have to own any to see them lol

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

Haha I hear ya they are a ton of work, I'm glad she made it clear her lifestyle works well for them while most - it wouldn't lol

[@neuroticplays]

I feel the same way. It save me from having a ton of animals in my home

[@johndeans1469]

As soon as the lights go out they go on , like a switch. You don't want

[@erikm8372]

You’re a smart human, lol. But just because they’re high maintenance or nocturnal doesn’t mean they couldn’t be great for certain people… for example, those who are up late, and, of course, can provide the right care. I stay up super late and wake up anytime between 8am and 11 am depending on the day! Not saying I want one though. Would be cool if I had the setup. Like an entire room for them. Or an indoor aviary or something. Also, think about how many pets people own that are nocturnal. Rats, hamsters, rodents in general… cats, reptiles… the list goes on.

[@erikm8372]

@hi_tech I’m confused, who said it “works well” for their lifestyle? 🤔

[@cepoe8358]

20:22 clint jumpscares the tiny fella 🥺

[@TheArchesuchus]

HELP HIS FACE 💀

[@littlewigglemonster7691]

Loool

[@AKindOfDog]

"OH GOODNESS ME"

[@bara555]

That part got me wheezing

[@emersonb5764]

Not judging, actually kinda curious… Since when did being startled start being referred to as “jump scared”? Seems like a step backwards, but over the last 6 months or so i went from never heard the term in my life to now everyone says it. Must be some famous KZbinr coined the phrase in effort to create a noun that can easily be used to refer to the act of startling someone as a noun. Idk. I must be getting old cus I can’t keep track of newly created slang any more and even trying is frustrating. Lol

[@samuelhayley3149]

Hey Clint, I'm an ecologist in Australia studying Sugar (P. breviceps) and Squirrel (P. norfolcensis) gliders. More than happy to answer any of your or your fans questions on what these guys are like in the wild... Oh and they BITE BITE.

[@zoe547]

Do you, as someone who's studied these adorable little chompers, believe they should be available as pets? I understand that some people are probably able to provide them with great care but do you think it's okay for them to be so readily available for anyone to get in many places?

[@kg6801]

I'm now confused how many species we have in Australia, I thought it was three? I'm in Tasmania where the Kreft's (I think) was introduced and is considered an invasive species because of its tendency to kill endangered bird species in nest hollows. There are some where I live, I sometimes hear them late at night yipping in the gum trees near my house and have sometimes then gone out to find them in pairs scampering up trees and leaping to another to scamper up again. I've occasionally (maybe six or so times in 20 years) found dead ones on the lawn very early in the morning with not a mark on them other than a single puncture mark either side of the skull and have wondered if perhaps an owl had grabbed them but dropped them and been unable to find them or something, but I've never really been able to make sense of it, what do you think it could be? Gorgeous little animals, unbelievably soft fur.

[@samuelhayley3149]

@@zoe547 Thats so hard to say! In the wild they have pretty large home ranges and will travel large distances to find mates and resources, this isn't something anyone can provide! Like most 'exotic' pets, they seem like a lifestyle choice and if you can provide areas of exercise along with proper captive care (whatever that may be) I have no doubt a glider can live a very full and healthy life. Should gliders be readily available as pets, probably not! There probably just aren't that many people equipped to provide adequate care.

[@samuelhayley3149]

@@kg6801 Off the top of my head we have Sugars, Squirrels, Kreffts, Savannah, Mahogany and Yellow-bellied gliders (by far the cutest and make the strangest call, Look it up!!)! Also Leadbeaters possum which is very glider-like but doesn't glide (Also different genus) and my favourite the Greater glider (different genus again)... I've heard all about the invasive Sugar (?) gliders in Tasmania. A huge threat to some VERY endangered birds down there. I know a few groups are looking at deterrent methods. As for the dead gliders, It could be owls but id expect them to eat them too! (unless they're so abundant they hunt them for fun!!) Feel free to send me a picture next time you see one - I can pass them around and hopefully get a real answer for you:)

[@TheWolfspirit22]

Difference between the Kreffts gliders and sugar gliders?

[@lizb111]

When the sugar glider is just chilling in the trash can being the cutest little baby omg

[@fujoshigal7578]

lost it at "the grocery store is never gonna know"! 🤣 I once went to the grocery store and forgot I had a python hatchling in my brassiere. 😅 I remembered in the chips aisle, and just prayed she didn't pop out to say hello to the cashier. 😆😆

[@FreakoftheAngels]

Booby trap: now featuring snake pit

[@ressljs]

I was really hoping "My Snake Crate" would send me a new venomous snake every month. Sensible? No. Endless opportunities for exciting shenanigans? YES!

[@ScarlettRoseNightshade]

"Endless Shenanigans Crate" isn't a bad idea... 🤔

[@joyofcookies]

21:12 “A bra-full of possums” sounds like a southern idiom. 😂

[@TheEuphonium412]

Sahana absolutely exudes makeup TikTok energy, something in her cadence and way of interacting with the camera, I kept expecting her to hold up a glider to the camera with her hand behind for focus. Love it

[@furlizard]

Every time I see sugar gliders I have to remind myself they would be a terrible pet for me. I am never quite convinced. SO CUTE 😂

[@SpaceStickwithSpaceTick]

Thank you for the temperatures in kelvin, I was planning on calculating the enthalpy of a sugar glider and you saved me some time.

[@reubenismyname]

Lol, it was in Fahrenheit coz she's American. 70 to 75 K (-203.15 to -198.15 C) would kill almost every living creature known to man

[@projectmayhem6898]

Sugar Gliders look like they are full of Gibbs free energy.

[@ladybeavanerdventures]

20:23 is the funniest thing I have seen in a while Clint gets excited and loud all of a sudden and poor sugar gliders head goes into its body 😅and recovers like a champ

[@wolfgang313i3]

Miss that the first time, little dude was shook

[@kingcosworth2643]

@@wolfgang313i3 He survived the loud man

[@lilow6356]

very glad of how transparent she was about the reality of having sugar gliders, yes they are super cute but theres also the horrors...

[@Klaevin]

I was once talking to a thai girl in France and her friend tells her to "pull it out of her bra! show him!" so I was confused. She had a half hidden tattoo on her breast, but I barely knew her, you know? and she pulls out THE CUTEST SUGAR GLIDER EVER!!! I got to keep it in my pocket for the rest of the night

[@meisteremm]

I guess that's one way to keep a pet warm...

[@fallsprig4581]

the vibe went from 😳 to 🥺 in like 2 seconds

[@laurateaho-white9654]

I'm so glad @ 14:58 the guest mentioned the importance of having a wheel. That is a must for any possum species in captivity. I have a cat wheel for my brushtail possum. Its his favorite toy. He waddles on it for hours.

[@nckojita]

i recently saw a video on tiktok where a baby opossum had found an old farm wheel and was running on it, so it seems like marsupials love wheels outside of captivity too lol

[@Malvikins]

One small detail that I always appreciate about your videos is that you put the Celsius onscreen whenever you mention a temperature in Fahrenheit. It's a small thing but it's very helpful!

[@DavidSmith-vr1nb]

Kelvin this time. 273.15 offset.

[@inferblaze91]

I've kept Gliders for a while now, my bonded pair have just had their first Joey ☺️ These creatures are truly incredible but I whole heartedly agree with Clint, this is not a pet to be purchased on a whim.

[@mmmbepis8643]

I see waaayyyy too many people just wanting to buy one when their lifestyle doesn't suit them at all just because they're cute. It's very concerning

[@lucusrose]

I've seen people buy these in the pet store and they end up paying out around $500 for everything by the time they leave.

[@inferblaze91]

@@lucusrose That's mad 😳 I'm from the UK and £500 would get you just the glider and that's on the cheaper end. Not sure why they are so pricey here but it's probably a good thing if it stops people impulsively buying these creatures just to give them up later.

[@lucusrose]

@@inferblaze91 The animal is usually cheap here because the store knows they will get you for the cage, toys, and food. Common snakes and other reptiles are also cheap. When you start looking at imports and particular morphs/phases then prices go up quickly.

[@LuckyStone888]

WOW this was one of the most interesting Clint videos in a while for reasons I had not expected. 1) The "My Snake Box", My Lizard Box", "My Reptile Box" deserves a video of their own. I know they are a sponsor, but this is such a great idea it needs to be highlighted, Maybe a short. The enthusiasm Clint has is infectious and would be great to have in a short video to share to others. 2) Having an influencer as an animal ambassador would often be a bad idea. I admit I am completely wrong about this, Sahana Kargi showed care and expertise that most likely she had to learn for herself. Like most of us in the beginning we new niche animal owners tend to get in over our heads and then need to either learn how to care for our new animals or abuse them by accidentally neglecting them. Sahana is amazing will for a great future collaborator for other animal educators like.

[@ScarlettRoseNightshade]

Thank you so much for the kind words and support My Snake, Lizard and Reptile Crate! 💜

[@YochevedDesigns]

They don't stop moving through the entire video, and she says that her guys are exceptionally calm and laid back 😂 !

[@brewin7992]

She's so knowledgeable about her pets, you can tell she really loves them. Everytime she answers a question I go to like the video again because it's just so nice to hear her talk about sugar gliders

[@Roozyj]

Okay, so you've convinced me I don't really want to take care of these... but I do really want to be in their presence xD They are sooooo cute

[@ClintsReptiles]

I'm right with you!

[@hannahe7500]

as someone who has owned several gliders, i would say that they are absolutely fantastic animals, but horrible pets for most people. in my opinion, they are extremely high maintenance if you want to take decent care of them, like to the level that keeping them completely alters your lifestyle, potentially for the rest of your life if you want to never have to rehome a glider. it is also completely world-shattering when they pass away because you build these extremely close bonds with them, and they are very fragile (physically and emotionally). i eventually had to rehome mine because my health worsened and i could tell that i was losing the ability to care for them as well as they deserved, and i still miss my little girls so much it makes me cry sometimes years later. basically, the highs are extremely high and the lows are extremely low with keeping these little guys.

[@leoayala131]

I really like how real this interview was. Zero sugarcoating but so informative. Nice questions Clint!

[@bazamere]

That little glider chillin on Clints shoulder for the last couple minutes of the video had found his happy place 😊 or clint put some honey on his shoulder 😂 These little cuties sound like a cuter but less social version of owning a ferret 😅 more of a lifestyle choice than a pet

[@beast7579]

Several years back I had a pair of sugar gliders and once they learned to trust me they were amazing. Eventually they had babies and the babies were the most beautiful little creatures

[@abberistired]

"they're diet in the wild is so sugary and they don't live as long in the wild" it really sounds like wild sugar gliders are a "live sweet die young" kind of animal bskfb I always thought gliders were cute (obviously) but I've never owned them, I HAVE owned flying (but not really) squirrels unfortunately the last one I had I realized I didn't have the time or energy for and had to rehome, they're feisty little things

[@znail4675]

Yeah, the probably best argument for actually keeping them is that the live several times longer in captivity then in the wild. Else so are they a candidate for the greatest pet you shouldn't keep.

[@nicholasnguyen6001]

@@znail4675 what’s your stance on them not being great pets? i’ve heard the usual which i can agree with for most ppl, like nocturnal, bark, smell, etc

[@--.w.--]

For the next mammal video you should do Hedgehogs! Little balls of anger and spikes…

[@nicholasnguyen6001]

I just skimmed through the video since it’s early lol, but the toy alone and the pouch shows they know how to care for gliders well

[@endrankluvsda4loko172]

She

[@Melisski]

Officially adding Sugar Gliders/Gliding Possums to the list of animals that Clint has talked me out of buying, along with birds, aquatic turtles, ferrets, rabbits, chameleons, and others. I love animals and would want ALL of the animals if it wasn’t for these videos. They’re a pretty good resource for me to “check myself before I wreck myself” lol. It’s becoming pretty evident to me that the right pets for me are snakes and cats lol. Bonus points for the Seinfeld reference 👍🏻👍🏻 lol

[@kathybrem880]

Sad, I have parrots and for me they’re great!

[@Melisski]

@@kathybrem880 I might still want a cockatiel one day when I’m retired. I don’t have the time in my life for birds. I’m sure your parrots are awesome; they’re just not the right pet for me. 🙂

[@draconinja2728]

Honestly,i always wanted a Snake or Lizard,they can be lovely tooo

[@pdbowman]

Brilliant guest, a fount of information and as at ease with the camera as Clint is. I appreciate the effort to put the case regarding this animal and responsible care so clearly.

[@caughtafaygo]

Scarlett is hands down a true passion oroject keeper. Shes awesome! We'll just callem sugar gliders thanks tho. Wow she knows her stuff!! 😮 Incredible!

[@ClintsReptiles]

Cool. That's not what they are, but you totally can. You can call them alligators too if you like!

[@exomake_mehorololo]

Adorable plushy alligators ​@@ClintsReptiles

[@Valheru808]

I had a breeding pair about 20 years ago. My wife almost murdered me because she has the misfortune of not being nocturnal. Watching this makes me want to put my life in jeopardy again. This is all your fault, Clint!

[@AnnoyingNewsletters]

I'm nocturnal. *_Need to know more intensifies_*

[@laowra272]

You didn't mention the fact that their barking is *extremely loud* and they vocalise often.. 🙉

[@jintermont]

And can sound totally alien 😂

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

My mom bred them when I was a kid. Had a massive enclosure for a small colony of around 10. Super smart, fun, and quite sweet. But a HUGE amount of work. And there are definitely some less than perfect breeders out there, tho I think that's better today than it used to be. The food alone tho was a ton of work, or expensive if you go for some of the better premade foods today (didn't really exist 15 years ago or whatever.) Awesome little animals! The noises the make alone are worth at least interacting with at some point lol. Also the whole species thing especially within a genus so close geographically is functionally somewhat inconsequential (except for when it isn't of course 😅) Great vid! (Edit: omg the ice cube tray sludge hahaha lot of childhood memories)

[@Daemonium_Rex]

I think I've been waiting for this video for 4 years now since I got them. This was awesome!! You did not disappoint!!!! Thank you!!!!!!

[@endrankluvsda4loko172]

She's all kinds of gorgeous and knowledgeable. Absolutely amazing! I could have listened to her talk about sugar gliders for hours. Thank you for sharing!

[@powerhouseexotics]

I've been a pedigree glider breeder since 2020. Very much worth keeping. I've been waiting on this video to be made ever since you made your first mammal video

[@Christian.Laurent]

I had flying squirrels living in the walls of my building, and they would visit me over last Winter. They look almost exactly like these guys, but I they seem to have a different posture and moving style than these here. Clint you might not have mentioned this, but their strikingly similar appearance is a very adorable example of evolutionary convergence.

[@mokimon5079]

Sahana is so knowledgeable and so honest!

[@xTenshiko]

Such precious little guys.

[@pundit5682]

My fourth time asking Clint to make a video on the phylogeny of wasps so that the viewers can see how ants and bees are cladistically wasps.

[@apteropith]

h y m e n o p t e r aaaaaaa

[@pundit5682]

@@apteropith i believe wasps are specifically from the Apocrita clade within Hymenoptera. Hymenoptera also includes the sawflies, which is again paraphyletic as some sawflies are more closely related to Apocrita than to other sawflies.

[@apteropith]

@@pundit5682 a p o c r i t aaaaaaa

[@apteropith]

@@pundit5682 a p o c r i t aaaaaaa

[@honourabledoctoredwinmoria3126]

All ants and bees and velvet ants and all the others all evolved from ancestors that lay eggs in other insects and slowly eat them from the inside. Apocrita evolved from inside a group of these parasitoid sawflies. It's believed that the ancestral hymenopteran laid eggs inside wood, and at some point a group of them switched from wood to things living in wood. The wasp waist that Apocritans have probably evolved to allow them more control on aiming the ovipositor to guide it into a promising larva for their children to feast upon.

[@meikahidenori]

This is where we start getting into the 'This is not a pet' territory for me. They're beautiful and amazing native Australian animals and they're more beautiful being left in the wild. Not every animal should be a pet. I live where they are native and seeing them do what they do in the wild is much more rewarding than them in cages. Not everything needs to be a pet, Americans.

[@sandraellis7449]

This really is a great video! We have two neutered male sugar gliders that we’ve had for roughly 7 1/2 years now. The part about them being accident prone resonated with me. Just recently last week one of our boys suffered an accident where he became entangled on a loose string of a pouch. It had wrapped so tightly around his ankle and injured him so badly that he had to have his back foot amputated. It was heartbreaking and definitely an expensive emergency trip to an exotics vet. If you were thinking about getting some sugar gliders, definitely do your research. There is a notorious group out there that mill breeds sugar gliders to sell as very young joeys (often the first thing that pops up when you search to buy one), can sometimes be found at fairs or flea markets, and will tell you lies such as ‘you don’t need to buy two,’ ‘we care so much we hand deliver them to you,’ and ‘we have updated information that others don’t and/or refuse to accept.’ Beware any website or seller that makes keeping these animals sound super easy or suggests they are perfect for anybody that wants a pet they can play with and tote around all the time.

[@laurateaho-white9654]

I have a pet brushtail possum (also native to Australia), which is basically a cat sized sugar glider (minus the gliding). Yes, possums make great pets as long as you are able to socialize them (they are wild, territorial and nocturnal), afford their dietary needs (they eat a ton of leafy greens), and find a vet that knows how to work with them. You also need a large, very secure enclosure (they can squeeze through just about anything) full of enrichment.

[@LadyOfCrow]

Bush tail possums are adorable. My experiences with wild ones in the Australian bush suggests they must be also be a difficult pet. They are quite intelligent and are master at breaking and entering. 😅

[@Mermare]

Great video, as always. People often get exotic animals without researching them first. There are also a lot of unscrupulous sellers that give customers bad info to make critters seem easier to care for than they really are. Whatever creature you're looking at, go with the seller or breeder that makes it sound really complicated to properly keep the critter, because it probably is.

[@moshack]

Her voice sounds like a cartoon and she is so cute, and smart 😂❤ Her Gliders are not cheap. The white morphs are special.

[@michaellancaster2964]

We are down to 8 gliders and all of ours have their own personalities but they are all very bonded. They are actually in my VA medical records as part of my pain management system. This is the first video I have ever seen that is very very accurate!! Great job! One additional info would be that cat saliva is poisonous to them as well as something that rabbits carry. Thank you for have really good info for people. These babies are not really for kids and not for everyone.

[@heatheredwards2982]

We had several a few years ago. They are so fun but a lot of work. They take a lot of energy to keep healthy and happy. They are amazing to watch breed and grow. Love their amazing noises too!!!

[@Mar13579]

I’ve got a pet squirrel, found her at a week old. I tired to take her to multiple animal rescue places but they were “over crowded”, and they said they would just put her down 🥺😭… so I raised her. She’s the BEST “pet” anyone could ever ask for (they used to be the house hold “dog” before dogs got popular). She is loving, smart, cuddly, sweet, playful, everything, she’s absolutely PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL. I’ve had her for three years. I have let her go to release her, but she would always end up scared, finding her running in the middle of the road, not getting off the road, looking for her home 🩵. There was also big black birds, and a hawk watching her as well, which I don’t notice until I was going to get her. She doesn’t have outdoor instincts. So she has free roam of my house and she gets outside walks, and indoor plants that I make sure are not toxic and completely safe, she can even eat them ! Words can’t describe how happy I am with her, and how happy she is to be alive 😩🥹 she is an American Red Squirrel, the cutest kind of squirrel 🥰🥰🥰 I’m not sure if sugar gliders are the same, but if they are similar I’d say GET ONE… treat it right, and it will be the best companion you have ever had !!!

[@Ishtakira]

I would LOVE a video on Vietnamese Mossy Frogs!! Such fascinating creatures, and one of my favorite frogs.

[@cloroxbleach5159]

When I was like 13 I convinced my mom to buy me some but we ended up moving and she said we would when we settled down. THANK GOD, a friend asked me to watch hers for a week, we both looked at each other like “WE CAN’T DO THIS” 🤣🤣🤣 The little noise they made at night, the smell 😵‍💫, preparing their meals was more work than preparing my own meal!! And they HATED my cockatiels 😂 I was so happy when they went home.

[@LymeValkyrie]

The most fun is when they leap from on high and glide... right into your face. And then scrabble for purchase until they manage to claw their way onto the top of your head... I'm being sarcastic, if you couldn't tell lol it's adorable, but man those claws can hurt! I had one who used biting as her primary mode of interaction at all times. Even when she wasn't biting out of defensiveness or being aggressive, she would bite you to say hi, bite to taste, bite out of curiosity... She was a very neurotic/high anxiety glider who I rescued as a cagemate for my original glider and she never really bonded no matter how much time and effort I put in, so any time she wasn't biting hard enough to draw blood, I honestly took it as a win.

[@MalonzeProductionsGaming]

I have 2. Both about 5-6 years old. I love them Edit. My boy LOVES the run wheel. And for my cage, I have a medium sized bird cage. (Roughly 4x3x2) the bars are 1/4 inch apart. My boy still slipped through. So I had to ziptie hardware mesh to keep them in. As for water bottle. Mine are great now at drinking water. But I had some issue at the start. To entice them I used to put a few drops of Gatorade in the water. Now they don't need it

[@Evangelium]

It's a shame my domicile is too warm for dragon snakes. I would really love to raise them. Thank you Scarlett Nightshade.

[@AGiantTalkingLizard]

What is a domicile

[@dredgenfaith]

​@@AGiantTalkingLizardhome!

[@AGiantTalkingLizard]

@@dredgenfaith oooooohhhhh

[@mandowarrior123]

You can cool enclosures too...

[@SarahLJP]

20:22 😮 Clint really startled that little fella in the toy trash can.

[@Lulusnotreadyforthis]

Sahana is clearly a great gliding possum owner! She's amazing and those gliders are adorable ❤

[@brendonbower5444]

Watching Clint chill with the sugar glider and poop on his hand had me rollin

[@AShMR_]

I used to have gliders until I had to re-home them due to personal circumstances. They are wonderful critters, but they do tend to take a lot of patience because they may never actually warm up to you. I had one that would finally allow me to feed him treats, but would otherwise crab and bite and he never grew out of that. On the flip side, I had one that just didn't seem to care what I was doing and would just hang out with me calmly. It's a varied experience, even among colony mates. Also, the pouches are great for bonding time, but if they aren't thick enough, they can definitely pinch your skin with their teeth through the pouch, and while it won't draw blood, it will still hurt. XD I had many little pinches with one of my little ones before she calmed down and stopped trying to bite me through the pouch. I would love to own them again one day, but right now I'm just not equipped to handle the care they require. But, if you can provide what they need, they do make great companions.

[@rdnkenki]

My friend had a pair. Awesome creatures. They would hang out inside his coat or hoodie 😂 and they can jump and glide

[@SelfproclaimedLizardWizard]

I have a leucistic sugar glider. One of the only known ones on the radar in my country. They’re hard to bond with but absolutely worth it

[@stephaniefitzpatrick3912]

I used to rescue sugar gliders and the heart break was immense. Had two groups of 3 that were very slowly introduced. After a year of living together my older, most sickest girl had a seizure which triggered a fight. They all got involved and I lost most of them 😢 she didn't mention that they can cannabilize each other but they do, including their young. Was not prepared to see that 😅

[@susanmartin3762]

Your guest's voice was absolutely adorable! She was very "Knowed-Up" about her gliders. Thank you Clint❤

[@finnthecat3429]

LOVED watching and listening to her explain glider care!! ❤ Clearly knows her stuff and her cute little guys are proof that she’s doing it right!! 🥺😩

[@Less_Serious]

Krefft's Glider... sounds like something early German Paratroopers would use

[@wildflower1397]

Awww... they scream in enderman! Most adorable little vicious flying monkeys. ❤️😂

[@WeAreASecret]

"sugar" gliders definitely sound like more work than I can handle, but I would totally love to find a friend with some I could visit

[@ChrisFox-mu7cn]

Having a sugar glider sounds like more work than having kids. The boa is the best pet reptile for me.

[@Dekubud]

Scarlett's fashion and passion has convinced me she is irl Hermione and I fully say that as a compliment.

[@goldeaglekroll1596]

You've done a good job explaining the joys and pain of owning gliders. I've had my gliders for about eight years now. If I had known what I do now, I probably would not have gotten them. But I still love my little girls. I would not recommend a glider to someone who is a busy lifestyle.

[@mollydelacy9007]

I always loved sugar gliders but, I didn't know one can have it as a pet tho. Until I watched a BTS (KPop) video about a song written by one the members, Jin called Tonight which was his first solo written song in which, he wrote after the passing of his Sugar Gliders ( he had 3 of them). The first one passed away unexpectedly and the other two had accidents when they tried to Jump either too low or too high and fell. This song was a way for him to help him grieve over the lost of them. I like watching his vlogs with them tho still. He said he hasn't been able to get more since, he said he is too busy as well as he said they won't be the same as his original ones he had.

[@CrazyDogLadySky]

They can eat store bought diets with some fresh stuff added. But if u can make your own food, of course it's better. Same thing when it comes to your dog food.

[@kailynellis3768]

I'm actually adopting a small colony in a week after researching for 2 years. So this video actually comes at a good time

[@zrath67]

My Aunt had a whole room for her little gliding possums. She usually also had a band-aid or two on her fingers, because they had sharp fangs. Adorable little guys, but they were basically her life and soo much effort. I just cant stop my fingers from looking like pinky mice, so while they liked to curl up and sleep in a hand, they will also bite the hand occasionally.

[@josephschmitt733]

10 yrs agoI had the pleasure of being a sugar glider poppa. I was in college and would wear them with me to class. Gizmo and binx. Brothers and raised together. They eventually passed but Apparently I fall into the type of person well suited for them. To this day I keep trying to convince my wife to allow us to adopt a few.

[@nicholasnguyen6001]

my gliders rn are Gizmo and Goober lol

[@orenji196]

Such a nice surprise to see Sahana on this channel! Been following her videos for a while and now two of my favorite channels have come together 😄😀 the gliders were so cute running around and flying in the background 🤣 especially when one jumped onto the plant behind them HA

[@RealJRoyall]

Maaaaaaaaaaannn i thougt i was DONE with mammals but these lil guys are absolutely absurdly cute.

[@blakerice7928]

Suggestion! Cover Mudskippers! They seem like the tree skinks of fish!

[@Static140]

#15 I love sugar gliders. I will never keep one though. My dog keeps me company.

[@compy3835]

I've seen sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps) and yellow-bellied gliders (Petaurus australis) near where I live. Not a common sight, but it's always great seeing them. I always loved looking at the cute gliders and other possums in my books growing up. I'm surprised it's legal to have any species of glider as a pet in the U.S. I'm pretty sure all native Australian mammals cannot legally be kept as pets in Australia.

[@Static140]

That's true. There are even kangaroo farms here although they not allowed to be kept in their home country

[@Farimira]

You can with licenses though it depends on the state, you don't even need a license for a blue tounge in Victoria. Whether you should is a different question

[@Static140]

@@Farimira, I believe in the sanctity of each animal that lives wild, but in this day and time , a farmable animal is worth its weight in gold

[@Farimira]

​@@Static140we do eat them tho and tbh the culling programs more than meats 😉 demand, so there's no real incentive to have farms and the regulatory system required

[@Static140]

That is the definition of farming. I'm glad you have the opportunity to work with the land instead of destroying it.

[@zakarymcleod1850]

My high-school AP psychology teacher had sugargliders. He sometimes forgot about them and would take them to school in his shirt pocket. This happened probably 10 times in 4 years, and they only actually caused trouble once.

[@GhostOfSnuffles]

I had one as a pet and they are as terrible as they are cute. They chew on *everything* and are nocturnal so you have to deal with the fact they'll spend basically all night trying to escape their enclosure and when they do they'll nibble on everything that's small enough to fit in their mouths. I used to leave the cage door for mine open most of the time because it was really social and loved people but i didn't realize that in those moments while i was sleeping it had crawled under all of my furniture and eviscerated all of it from the inside out. It even chewed all the plastic from just about every electrical cord behind my entertainment center, how it didn't electrocute itself or burn my house down i'll never know. It's been 20+ years since i had that sugar glider and it was enough for me to never want anther pet since. People who own them often say "it's a lifestyle choice" and they're not kidding.

[@what4234]

I like how it proved the pooping and urinating on the person handling around minute 9 xD

[@j.p.9522]

It actually poops right at the outset too, at 0:29

[@pseudodactyl]

Sugar gliders were the only animal that even kid-me (who wanted a pet everything and was confident I could care for everything lol) thought “whoa, that sounds like too much work...”

[@michaelfilippone3669]

I had a pair of gliders when I was younger. Lots of fun. But lots of work. And the same thing happened when the first one died. The other one quickly went down hill and died a shirt time later. I read that some think they can die from loneliness kind of like love birds.

[@Nefville]

I'm picturing a council of sugar gliders that approves or denies all toys, bedding material and food. And it requires a LOT of paperwork.

[@UndeadJohnGaming]

The thing is I know they don't probably kind of make great pets..........BUT THEY ARE SO DADGUM CUTE!!! UGH!!! I love them.... I still want one pfffft but I won't get one for a WHILE if I do!

[@otomelife]

These are very popular in my country right now. My mom fell in love with them and now have...8... After seeing them lots, I think I'm definitely more keen with my reptiles ngl. I've gotten bitten by them way more than my other pets. Some hurt, some doesn't as much. Their temperament are definitely very different to each individual. Some tends to scream only no bite, some don't scream but bites, and some are just... more chill to human interaction. They are definitely very cute and adorable though.

[@thegamingpigeon3216]

8:10 related but unrelated but related, about 10 years ago I had a Flemish giant. One time when I picked him up, he peed on me. When I tell you it was like someone dumped a gallon of water on me. I haven't the slightest idea how he could hold so much but regardless, it was a spectacle.

[@MalloonTarka]

I got to hold a snake once as a young child at a birthday party. Guess what time of the month it was? It was like a garden hose.

[@COD_is_a_sin]

We had 2 when i was young, took em shopping and everything. Tater, tot, and ketchup. They make babies like crazy.... You dont know it til its too late, they keep it hidden for so long 😂 Reallllly cool critters, we had a tree frog in the cage with them. And a coachwhip (snake) that lived in the bottom. It was a 8 foot tall and 4 foot wide cage, it was cool having them all chilling and eating in the same cage

[@EOwens-uq4zd]

Both of mine were rescues! Irwin and Petunia, a pair we successfully bonded and treasured. They used to love sitting in my bra while I went around the house. We handmade batches of food every week and spent time every day playing together. They're so rewarding, but you have to be prepared to orient your whole life around them.

[@MrHavadollar]

Insect Feeders: Dubia roaches and silkworms. These are treats, but silkworms are really really good for sugar-gliders. Lots of people use wax worms and super worms. Limit those since those tend to be super high in fat. Also, bug larvae are messy and your gliders are not winning any contests in manners. Plant Feeding: High calorie, low fiber vegetables like sweet potatoes and squash. Also fruits with pulp like pumpkin and banana peppers, also berries like blueberries and elderberries, also sweet peas are a beloved staple snack. Avoid soy. Diet Staples: Use baby food with meat, like the "turkey-carrot-sweet potato" Gerber food, but it doesn't hurt to add some pet food diet powders to it. Gecko diet is amazing as a mixer as it contains pretty much everything they need. If you don't shake the baby food, there's usually enough moisture in it to make little balls like Sahana did here. I think that's what she did. I've seen that done before. Also look at things like dehydrated fruit. They love it and so long as they have a good water bottle, they'll eat the crap out of some dried fruit. Don't do too many raisins because the tannins aren't good for the sugar gliders. Just keep the variety good and the calorie content up. Lots of people use dried mango, papaya, and pineapple. A good rule of thumb is that your should never keep a sugar glider's social activity with you for more than six hours in a given night and no more than an average of two hours a night each week. Space it out if you plan to socialize them for long periods of time. They are more than willing to stay up with you like kids when their parents are away. They are social mammals and have a capacity for love. They also really want you to feed them all the time. They have a great feeding response when they are socialized. Much of their energy is spent in pursuit and consumption of food. If you like a colder home, under 75 degrees Fahrenheit, seriously reconsider owning sugar gliders or otherwise be willing to have the one room where you want to keep them about as warm as a tropical fish tank. 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit. If your sugar gliders are in torpor too much, it's probably because the room isn't warm enough for them to be active.

[@judevicious3333]

This is the type of pet that is super cool to play with if your friend has them but it's also really cool to go back home and leave them at your friend's house LOL. I had several sugar gliders and most of them were mean because they came from a family with children and the children would always pull away when the gliders would bite them so it taught the gliders that if they want to be left alone, all they need to do is bite so they bit every time I tried to interact with them. They got a lot better over time but they were a challenge. That's for sure. Not a pet for everyone and I wouldn't suggest getting them if you have kids

[@oreoisntacat]

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS AWESOME VIDEO!!!! Sugar gliders are my favorite marsupial, and while I love them to death, I really dislike seeing how much improper care there is online! It’s great to see correct information about these awesome marsupials being spread around. Everyday I see so many cases of improper care or just, downright abuse, (small cage, being kept alone, being given a very poor diet..) and I think a reason behind it is people online portray them as easy-to-handle cuddle bugs who love sleeping and being cute! they don’t talk about how they’re “sleepy” because they are awake at night, they don’t talk about group dynamics (how not all gliders will love you or how not all gliders get along with their given group so you need a backup plan!) awesome stuff! I’m over-enjoyed at this video, I hope people listen to it and decide against getting sugar gliders unless they have a deep understanding for their care and needs. I want to get some someday, but this might not happen, it just depends on many different things, but we will see..Anyway, those two suggies look so healthy, it’s great! a lot of people have sugar gliders who are stained , or have missing fur, lots of problems..It’s great to see proper care! so many details were added which is great, how nails can get stuck, how you need to get approved vendor toys, how you need a large cage!! how you can’t potty train them, how dehydration is a big issue you need to think about, all vital and important things

[@lovseaexploration]

should be licencing with minimum outdoor inclosure sizes with the right flowering plants, not sure about plastic toys for wild animals

[@Living321ani]

Another thing to note is that when one passes, there is a high possibility that the others will pass shortly after. Due to being so highly bonded, they may morn and stop eating.

[@thenaiam]

I cannot resist those boba eyes! 😍