Thanks mate! Have our first #Shorts video coming out today but for our regular videos will either be on snakes or lizards this week with another sugar glider video next Sunday
Nice info mate. 👍👏 We have a family of Kreffts gliders living in the trees in our yard SW of Armidale. I’ve put up 6 boxes on our 2 acres and we have these little fellas, Brushtailed possums and a Ringtail or two. 😁 Before the drought we also had several Yellow footed Antichinus, living in and around our house and shed. I’m hoping they will return now we’ve had a lot of rain.
Excellently spoken as always Nick, and really interesting too! I'm always fascinated by taxonomy and the way it can rapidly change when new data is discovered, and these gliders are a really cool example. I didn't realize that gliders were so widespread, with that many habitats being encompassed its no surprise that they diversified! Really really great discussion about why it is so important to protect all wildlife even when it appears common, as always you have a gift for presenting really complex and nuanced topics in such an approachable and engaging way. That sugar glider of yours really is cute! I'd like to interact with one in the future sometime. Cheers Nick! - Harrison and Evan
I was also interested to find out pretty well all gliders in the US trace back to West Papua/Indonesia which makes sense I guess considering our export laws
Gorgeous little animal Nick. Maybe the authorities need to start letting private keepers the abilities to keep & breed some of our native mammals/marsupials to help with conservation of the species. Cheers mate
Private people can keep and breed many of these animals in some states in australia But currently privately owned animals don’t really have any conservation value in terms of keeping up numbers Infact the sugar glider is a fantastic example, since captive stock originated 100 years ago today they are likely not pure but a cross of the several species
The name Basicly comes from the fact a large portion of their diet is nectar and pollen which are very high in sugar I’d love to see real squirrels one day! There’s a small feral population in australia but way over the other side of the country
The name Basicly comes from the fact a large portion of their diet is nectar and pollen which are very high in sugar I’d love to see real squirrels one day! There’s a small feral population in australia but way over the other side of the country
@@WickedWildlife Ta, Nick! Squirrels are very annoying! We have two kinds- the common grey Squirrels, and the smaller red squirrel. They eat nuts and get into EVERYTHING! And I do mean EVERYTHING! I don't like them because they torment my dogs. Really! So do chipmunks. They come down and get close enough to tease them, then run away. That irks me. Here, squirrels are considered rodents. Guess what I don't like! Mac had a stroke. I have been nursing him day and night. He stands a fair chance of recovery. He is eating and drinking, and doing his business, so I take that as a good sign. I make sure he gets his pain pills, and he stays beside me in bed. He's in a space he's familiar with, and he's with his mum, so he's comfortable and happy. That's all I want. Thank you for explaining sugar gliders to me. Since they are marsupials and not rodents, I'll still take you a squirrel for one!🤣
@@ecclestonsangel we have some sweet little native rodents here in australia like hopping mice that I’m sure could win you around! Unfortunately here people think of possums the same way you think of squirrels
I got my two females "white face" sugar gliders from a breeder in Long Island NY. I have no idea what they would be considered as far as Northern or Southern. 😆 I love them though, they're really cool little critters, they've bonded to us well, we got them as babies. They weren't cheap though, they were $400 each. They are housed in an actual sugar glider cage from Exotic Nutrition.
Sugar gliders in the United snakes are almost all descendants of gliders from Western Papua and Indonesia so are different again, as Australia are not aloud to export animals
I have an animal in my backyard that is about the same size as a sugar glider but I can't ever get a good look at it during the night time. But it climbs in trees and along the fence like a possum, but it sounds like a bird chirping or a bat of some kind. Do you know what animal it could be? is there any small possums or gliders that sound like a chirping bird or like a bat?
@@WickedWildlife It looks like a ringtail possum, but it's quite small. Do ringtail possums make a high pitched chirping noise? I have brushtail possums and I'm familiar with brushtail possum noises but not the ringtail possums. I'm in south east victoria
Hey from canada :) Im just curious because its not as known but how long does an austrailian glider actually live in the wild opposed to one that is captive bred. mine are most likely from the indonisian line i think, iv also heard gliders from australia are in fact bigger then the ones we have here!! Anyways As i have heard it is roughly 3 - 5 years in the wild and is 8-10? In captivity or is it 15- 20?? I cant remember when..... i was doing alittle research into them before i got my gliders that was one of my first questions that i never really got an answer for ^,-,^ id like to hear your thoughts on this!!! Also if you dont mind i ask what is it your feeding your little critter?? :)
Informative as always mate. Look forward to next weeks vid.
Thanks mate! Have our first #Shorts video coming out today but for our regular videos will either be on snakes or lizards this week with another sugar glider video next Sunday
Good work mate
Thanks mate!
Great name for your sugar glider! As always , really enjoyed your video.
Thanks mate!
Ahhh sugies! Such cute little buggers, though I’ve heard their bites hurt quite a bit 😂
They sure do! I’m nursing a sore thumb after Fidget got impatient with me filming this! 😂
Interesting Nick.
I like the framed pic behind you. 😃
Thanks mate, it’s a Heath Monitor, the other one which is all glary is the oenpelli python
So well spoken and awesome production quality. Very informative! Keep doing what you love mate 👌
Thankyou! 👍
Good videos always 👌
Cheers mate!
Nice info mate. 👍👏 We have a family of Kreffts gliders living in the trees in our yard SW of Armidale. I’ve put up 6 boxes on our 2 acres and we have these little fellas, Brushtailed possums and a Ringtail or two. 😁 Before the drought we also had several Yellow footed Antichinus, living in and around our house and shed. I’m hoping they will return now we’ve had a lot of rain.
Awesome work! love stories like these, you are a gem 😊
Great video as always. The sugar glider is incredibly cute!
You enjoy every day there. Your Important to that Country.
Excellently spoken as always Nick, and really interesting too! I'm always fascinated by taxonomy and the way it can rapidly change when new data is discovered, and these gliders are a really cool example. I didn't realize that gliders were so widespread, with that many habitats being encompassed its no surprise that they diversified! Really really great discussion about why it is so important to protect all wildlife even when it appears common, as always you have a gift for presenting really complex and nuanced topics in such an approachable and engaging way. That sugar glider of yours really is cute! I'd like to interact with one in the future sometime. Cheers Nick!
- Harrison and Evan
I was also interested to find out pretty well all gliders in the US trace back to West Papua/Indonesia which makes sense I guess considering our export laws
Gorgeous little animal Nick. Maybe the authorities need to start letting private keepers the abilities to keep & breed some of our native mammals/marsupials to help with conservation of the species. Cheers mate
Private people can keep and breed many of these animals in some states in australia
But currently privately owned animals don’t really have any conservation value in terms of keeping up numbers
Infact the sugar glider is a fantastic example, since captive stock originated 100 years ago today they are likely not pure but a cross of the several species
Awesome video
Thankyou
Id like to get me some sugar haha! Cool little marsupial.... Do they eat sugar?
They are cool little critters
G'day, Nick! Those sugar gliders are really cute! Trade you a squirrel for one! Can you tell me why they are called sugar gliders? Ta very much!
The name Basicly comes from the fact a large portion of their diet is nectar and pollen which are very high in sugar
I’d love to see real squirrels one day! There’s a small feral population in australia but way over the other side of the country
The name Basicly comes from the fact a large portion of their diet is nectar and pollen which are very high in sugar
I’d love to see real squirrels one day! There’s a small feral population in australia but way over the other side of the country
@@WickedWildlife Ta, Nick! Squirrels are very annoying! We have two kinds- the common grey Squirrels, and the smaller red squirrel. They eat nuts and get into EVERYTHING! And I do mean EVERYTHING! I don't like them because they torment my dogs. Really! So do chipmunks. They come down and get close enough to tease them, then run away. That irks me. Here, squirrels are considered rodents. Guess what I don't like!
Mac had a stroke. I have been nursing him day and night. He stands a fair chance of recovery. He is eating and drinking, and doing his business, so I take that as a good sign. I make sure he gets his pain pills, and he stays beside me in bed. He's in a space he's familiar with, and he's with his mum, so he's comfortable and happy. That's all I want.
Thank you for explaining sugar gliders to me. Since they are marsupials and not rodents, I'll still take you a squirrel for one!🤣
@@ecclestonsangel we have some sweet little native rodents here in australia like hopping mice that I’m sure could win you around!
Unfortunately here people think of possums the same way you think of squirrels
@@WickedWildlife well, your possums are cute! They're not big, fat, ugly and vicious like ours!
I got my two females "white face" sugar gliders from a breeder in Long Island NY. I have no idea what they would be considered as far as Northern or Southern. 😆 I love them though, they're really cool little critters, they've bonded to us well, we got them as babies. They weren't cheap though, they were $400 each. They are housed in an actual sugar glider cage from Exotic Nutrition.
Sugar gliders in the United snakes are almost all descendants of gliders from Western Papua and Indonesia so are different again, as Australia are not aloud to export animals
@@WickedWildlife gotcha.. Good to know!
I love pop-it
I have an animal in my backyard that is about the same size as a sugar glider but I can't ever get a good look at it during the night time. But it climbs in trees and along the fence like a possum, but it sounds like a bird chirping or a bat of some kind. Do you know what animal it could be? is there any small possums or gliders that sound like a chirping bird or like a bat?
Could well be a glider but without a photo or even location it’s at best a guess in the dark I’m afraid
@@WickedWildlife It looks like a ringtail possum, but it's quite small. Do ringtail possums make a high pitched chirping noise? I have brushtail possums and I'm familiar with brushtail possum noises but not the ringtail possums. I'm in south east victoria
@@GrowingDownUnder Ringtails do have a chirpy, somewhat bird-like call. Here's a recording: th-cam.com/video/pgosiYW105s/w-d-xo.html
@@chuditch755 I listened to the recording. Amazing sounds. I would have never thought that these sounds are made by a mammal. Thanks for sharing!
They are so cute
They are pretty darn adorable
Hey from canada :) Im just curious because its not as known but how long does an austrailian glider actually live in the wild opposed to one that is captive bred. mine are most likely from the indonisian line i think, iv also heard gliders from australia are in fact bigger then the ones we have here!!
Anyways As i have heard it is roughly 3 - 5 years in the wild and is 8-10? In captivity or is it 15- 20?? I cant remember when..... i was doing alittle research into them before i got my gliders that was one of my first questions that i never really got an answer for ^,-,^ id like to hear your thoughts on this!!!
Also if you dont mind i ask what is it your feeding your little critter?? :)
There are atleast 2 species in png as well. The mixed domestic pet import line and the caramel line in USA
I would not want to see him in a Cage
Put them next to a quokka.