Install a nesting box for sugar gliders to provide them an additional home.If there is a lack of hollow bearing trees, planting tree species such as eucalyptus will provide not only a food source but also a home for sugar gliders and other species for centuries to come. Protect hollow bearing trees – sugar gliders nest in hollows which are holes developed in trees that are over 100 years old! If you notice these hollow bearing trees in your area you can monitor and protect them.This then provides a consistent food supply to encourage pollinators to stay, feed, drink and have shelter. To create a pollinator habitat garden it is good to have an assortment of plants which flower throughout the year. Plant native flowering plants such as crimson bottlebrush or blueberry ash in your garden.Many of these important pollinators, including the sugar glider, are in trouble!Ĭommon threats are predation (particularly cats and dogs), habitat loss and lack of connectivity between habitats. Did you know that more than 200,000 species of pollinators are essential to the growth of our food supply?!
Pollinating animals travel from plant to plant carrying pollen on their bodies enabling the transfer of pollen to the reproductive system of most flowering plants. They are classified as an important pollinator in Australia. The sugar glider gets its name from its appetite to eat all things sweet! They have a diet of flowering native plants, tree sap (such as the iconic sugary sap of eucalyptus trees), insects and have also been observed eating bird eggs. They can go into torpor daily on cold days or when food is in short supply. Torpor is a form of hibernation where they enter a state of physical inactivity. They are also the largest marsupials to enter ‘torpor’ state. Sugar gliders are social animals that commonly share nests and live in large groups in winter to conserve energy. Atlas Of Living Australia – Sugar Glider Sightings Sydney 2010 to 2021