GENERAL APPEARANCE - Sugar Gliders are usually gray with a white or cream colored underside. A black stripe that runs the full length of the back in line with the spine. It extends up and over the head stopping between the eyes. Also the last couple of inches of the tail are also black. Adult sugar glider's head and body measure about 5 to 6 inches with a tail of equal length. An adult male's weight ranges between 4 and 5.5 ounces (115-160 grams). A female's weight ranges between 3.25 and 4.8 ounces (95-135 grams).
(Also a mature un-neutered or recently neutered male
will also have a bald looking spot on top of his head)
FACIAL FEATURES - Sugar Glider's have lager protruding eyes set on the sides of their face to allow for wider field of vision. They have fairly large hairless ears that are constantly in motion, moving independently of each other like radar dishes to pick up the smallest sounds.
TAIL - The tail is not prehensile (used for grasping). A Sugar Glider uses it tail for balance and stabilizing. When gliding, it is used as a rudder to control the direction of flight.
FEET - Front feet have five fingers that end in extremely sharp, scimitar shaped claws used for gripping during landing. The back feet also has five toes, including an enlarged, clawless opposable big toe. The second and third toes are fused together to form a grooming comb.
TEETH - Sugar Glider's teeth DO NOT grown like rodents teeth. They have many teeth and two larger lower incisors that point forward. To clean their teeth they eat insect and chew on branches and bark. I had a person say to me "You have file or clip there lower teeth". That is NOT TRUE. If you did, it would only cause a lot of problems with their teeth.