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Sugar Glider Sugar Bear Noises 1
Healthy sugar glider sugar bears make as much noise as any other house pet, except in exceptional circumstances like when it is sick, malnourished, lonely, stressed or otherwise abused, when it remains unsocialized. Primarily, sugar glider sugar bears make four types of sounds – chattering, barking, chirping and sneezing.
Chattering or crabbing is a loud defensive noise that the owner generally hears first during the early stages of bonding. This is a sound indicating that the sugar glider sugar bear is scared and hence in adult life or when it is well bonded, it will never make this sound unless it feels startled or threatened. In the wild, crabbing is used to intimidate predators in self defense wherein the glider stands up on its back legs and nip at the air as they charge. This can be pretty intimidating and they look like grizzly bears while doing this, hence earning them the name of sugar glider sugar bears. Crabbing is used to dominate over the owner or other pets, so you should not let them do this.
Barking sounds just like a Chihuahua. Some internet sites claim they bark all night long which is just not true. Like a dog’s bark, it can mean a lot of things, like they are very bored or lonely and want to call for attention or there is an intruder in their surroundings or just out of excitement while playing. This is used to get attention, and sugar glider sugar bears, like dogs, will not bark without a reason. If they stop barking when you pick them up, chances are they are just lonely and want your attention. If you have several sugar glider sugar bears barking, turn on a small night light next to the cage and it will stop.
Chirping or soft purring is a soothing, adorable and cute sound and is common when there are affectionate moments involved. Sneezing or hissing can indicate a medical condition such as infection but in most cases it is normal and doesn’t require worry as it is a part of their self cleaning and grooming process when they clean their body by spitting onto their hands that makes this sound. If however they do this excessively or continuously try cleaning up their genitalia, you should visit a Vet.
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