This little fellow arrived in to care after being found on the road leading in to Byron Bay. How he was orphaned is any ones guess, he was certainly not yet old enough to be alone without Mum. Sugar gliders will carry their young on the back after emergence from the pouch at a fairly early age, the juveniles now travel along on mums back, exploring whilst she feeds, hopping back on at any disturbance. Holding on to her long fur whilst she gliders through the trees, or runs along to the next branch. This little one was lucky, often they are not found being so little has its disadvantages.

He will stay in care until he is old enough to fend for himself, in about 6 weeks time. He is seen here in his new home called a drey, this drey hangs in a small aviary for now, and he will be transferred to a much larger aviary soon, when he is a bit bigger. He drinks his formula by himself, and will stay wild until release, being handled only if necessary. Being little does not mean that he will not need large aviary space, if we were to release this animal from a small aviary, he would have no skills, or strength to glide through the tress, skills he will need from the start of his release if he is to survive in the wild.

He is fed on native food, this means collecting lots of native branches every day, full of insects, secretions, and lerps, this is what he feeds on at night when active. He will also drink the nectar from native flowers, finding these can be a challenge, but it is all in a days work when looking after these special little creatures.