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Sugar gliders may take time to adjust to you, so always pick them up from the cage by using a towel and avoid stressing them as they are not accustomed to your smell. Roll them into their pouch that should be worn around your neck - this will give the sugar glider a consistent source of your smell and boost the bonding process, since they bond primarily by smell. Massage the sugar glider as often as possible through the pouch which you should slowly works towards doing directly with your hands. Once the sugar glider is used to you massaging, roll them directly into your hands instead of the pouch and soon let them run freely inside your shirt showing their true loving and loyal nature.

To make sure that the sugar glider is getting enough fluids, put a bowl of water and Gatorade mix together with their food - they usually prefer citrus flavor. Some sugar gliders may like apple juice, instead, so use the one it prefers. This should be done in the first few weeks and always check to see whether the sugar glider is drinking the water. Make sure to change the Gatorade and water mix everyday for it may spoil. Gatorade usually lasts longer than apple juice without getting spoilt. Always bump the sugar glider’s nose up against their water bottle to remind them of where their water is. After the first two weeks, put a little less water in their bowl each day making sure that the sugar glider is transitioning to the water bottle

Diarrhea in baby sugar gliders may occur as a result of either stress or dehydration. They can be stressed due to being in a new environment, but this lasts for a couple of days; otherwise if it’s longer, it’s as a result of dehydration. Dehydration can be cleared by giving the sugar glider a little peach syrup everyday for a few days.