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Sugar Glider Sugar Bear Noises 2

 

A healthy sugar glider sugar bear will make noises like other pets, but unsocialized, sick, malnourished, lonely, stressed or otherwise abused ones don’t. Primarily, chattering, barking, chirping and hissing are the sounds they make.

 

Chattering or crabbing means the sugar glider sugar bear is intimidated and is acting in self defense by standing up on its back legs and nipping at the air, which can be quite intimidating. This is commonly encountered during bonding, but after the bonding process, you will seldom hear this sound except rarely when they feel threatened. They earned the name of sugar glider sugar bears due to their appearance during crabbing. Since this is used to dominate over others, you should not feel intimidated and let your pet dominate over you.

 

Barking of sugar glider sugar bears sounds like a Chihuahua and can mean a lot of things, like extreme boredom or loneliness, excitement while playing or the presence of an intruder. Just like dogs, sugar glider sugar bears don’t bark without a reason and if they start barking at night, it can mean they are lonely and scared, which you can verify by picking them up and talking to them. If they stop, then they may be lonely. If several sugar glider sugar bears start barking at night, it can be stopped by turning on a small night light.

 

Chirping is the soft purring sound you will hear when your sugar glider sugar bear wants to show the affection and is a very soothing and adorable sound. Sneezing is the sound you will hear most often from your pet. As sugar glider sugar bears tend to clean themselves, they make this sound when they spit on their hands for grooming their body. Excessive sneezing can indicate a medical condition such as an infection and should be referred to a Vet immediately for a quick check up of your sugar glider sugar bear. 


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