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Sugar Gliders
by Elizabeth O'Sullivan (2009). 48 pages.
Lerner Publishing Group: Minneapolis, USA.
This is an exquisite book on Sugar Glider biology. It is aimed at children from the age of 6
and as such is reads easily and has many pictures. If you want your children learning more about Sugar Gliders, then
this is the book for you!
 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
Gliders of Australia: A Natural History
by Dr. David Lindenmayer (2002). 160 pages.
UNSW Press: Sydney, Australia.
"Gliders of Australia" is a great book that looks at all aspects of Australian gliding
mammal's life in the wild. It discusses everything from the evolution of gliding marsupials, to life history, while
not missing out on: behaviour; communication mechanisms; nest tree selections; conservation status; and
management.
So if you have ever asked yourself why your Sugar Glider likes to wee on new people, or
why at one in the morning it is making noises, then this is the book for you. It is deep, insightful,
and can explain more about your Sugar Glider's origins than you even knew existed.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
Australian mammals: biology and captive management
by Dr. Stephen Jackson (2003). 524 pages.
CSIRO Publications: Collingwood, Australia.
This is the only book that examines all mammals native to Australia and discusses
their biology and captive care. It is an exceptional work that took it's author many years while he was working at
Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria.
In terms of Sugar Gliders, it has a chapter devoted to this group of animals of the
suborder Phalangerida. It covers many things, including their: taxonomy; natural history; housing requirements;
general husbandry; feeding requirements; handling and transport; health requirements; behaviour; breeding; and artificial
rearing.
If you have an ongoing interest in Sugar Gliders and would like to know as much as you
can about them and other related species, then this is the textbook that you should invest in. Within the Gliders @ UNSW
Research Team it is always the first play we look to find answers to any questions we, or other people, have. However,
it is expensive and will cover many other animals that you may not be interested in.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
Ringtails and Gliders
by Bernhard Grzimek & Udo Ganslosser (1990). 13 pages.
In S. P. Parker & W. Keienburg (Eds.), Grzimek's Encyclopaedia of Mammals: Volume 1. McGraw-Hill: Sydney, Australia.
This encyclopaedia article provides a really nice overview of the biology of
Gliding mammals (including Sugar Gliders) and other related possums. It is easy to read and covers
all the major points while not getting too bogged down with the endless details that could be included.
If you are interested in learning just a little more about your pet Sugar Glider,
then heading down to the local library and reading these pages would be an easy and inexpensive way of doing so.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
Would you like us to include another book you know of about the biology of Sugar Gliders? If so,
contact us and we will review it and add it to our webpage
as soon as possible.
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