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Sugar Gliders: A complete pet owner's manual
by Caroline Wightman (2008). 95 pages.
Hauppauge: New York: Barron's Educational Series.
This is the updated version of the book mentioned below. All that was said in the
previous review remain correct, except that many sections have been expanded and updated. There is also a new chapter on
"Understanding your Sugar Gliders" which talks about their biology and communication. We strongly recommend this book
to all Sugar Glider owners.
 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
Sugar Gliders: A complete pet owner's manual
by Caroline MacPherson (1997). 79 pages.
Hauppauge: New York: Barron's Educational Series.
This is the best entry level book available on the market about all
aspects of keeping Sugar Gliders as pets. It has information on what you can expect from your Sugar Gliders, both the
positives and negatives, and what things you need to know to care for them. It has many colour photos and
even more hand drawn illustrations to demonstrate different points mentioned in the text. This book has been extensively
research, with one of Australia's leading Biologists, Dr. Stephen Jackson, acknowledged at the start for his
"invaluable information regarding gliders in general."
However, none of this mentions the books greatest feature in our eyes, which is its breadth
of information on Sugar Glider diets. This book gives a good fundamental background and a very detailed view on what is
the ideal diet for pet Sugar Gliders, whilst also offering two alternatives that may better suit your individual
Sugar Gliders.
One of the key features of this book is its readability.
It is clear and concise about all points and organised in a way that makes it very easy for you to find whatever
information you are looking for. All in all, I think this is the one book that all Sugar Glider owners should invest in
for their shelves.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
The Guide to Owning a Sugar Glider
by Sue Fox (2003). 64 pages.
T.F.H Publications: Neptune City, New Jersey.
This is quite a nice book for anyone considering getting or who have just gotten
a Sugar Glider. It covers all the basics of what you can expect, how to set up enclosures and also advises
one of the most common Glider diet. Overall it is quite a nice entry level text.
 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Sugar Gliders:
Living with and caring for Sugar Gliders. Is this the right pet for you?
by Peggy Brewer (2007). 94 pages.
AuthorHouse: Bloomington, Indiana.
Whilst other books act as a factual guide, this book's greatest asset is how it
recounts the experiences of many Sugar Glider owners. It does have information about housing, breeding, diets and so on,
but these are less focused on telling you what to do and more on how they all worked for other people. My favourite
section of this book is related to Bonding with your Sugar Gliders (pp31-35), which gives some really good ideas of
how you can get close to your new pet when you first bring them home.
 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
Sugar Gliders as your new Pet
by Dennis Kelsey-Wood (1996). 93 pages.
T.F.H Publications: Neptune City, New Jersey.
"Sugar Gliders as your new pet" is a well presented and organised book that examines
nearly everything you need to know as a new Sugar Glider owner. Similarly to "A New Owner's Guide to Sugar Gliders"
it has a multitude of large glossy pictures that augment the text to better facilitate your understanding of the content
matter. However, the section dealing with diet is very non-descript, giving at times questionable advice.
Overall, it's not a bad book, but there are better ones out there for new owners.
 Rating: 2 out of 5 stars.
A New Owner's Guide to Sugar Gliders
by Helen O'Reilly (1997). 93 pages.
T.F.H Publications: Neptune City, New Jersey.
This book is filled from cover to cover with beautiful large glossy pictures
illustrating points from the text. By far these are the best features of this book. However, a
more careful examination of the text belies an inexcusable flaw ... bad advice. In
the section of the book that discusses diet, it
advises highly inappropriate foods, such as cheeses, to form part of your Sugar Glider's diets. Cheese is an inappropriate
food for Sugar Gliders as they are overly fatty and not easily digested. Remember that in the wild, they only eat
insects, sap and nectar. Other parts of this book are good, however the inaccuracies ruin what could have been a
very good book.
 Rating: 1 out of 5 stars.
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