Gliders generally breed on their own terms, but sometimes older males will rape a young female. Some gliders couples could breed and reproduce as soon as they become mature or they could live together and never breed.

Once the female does become pregnant, she is pregnant for two weeks. The baby glider is about the size of a grain of rice and pink, then after the mother licks a way up to the pouch,  the baby wiggles its way up her stomach into her pouch. After the larva gets to the pouch it attaches to the nipple and will stay for the next ten weeks. If it falls off of the nipple before it is old enough to hinge its jaw, it will not be able to reattach, and it will die, so handle your gliders gently. Once it has been in the pouch almost full term it will begin to peek out of the pouch. At about 8.5 or 9 weeks the joeys are visable outside the pouch by a tail, foot, or bum.  NEVER pull a joey off of its mother!! By the time it has been out of its mothers pouch for 8 weeks, it is ready to live on its own & will need to be removed from its mother & father.

In general, sugar gliders are very good parents. The father helps take care of the babies, so it is best to NOT separate them. Besides, gliders form strong bonds to each other, so separating a glider from its mate could be very depressing. Often times, young glider parents may be confused with what to do and the baby will die before or shortly after coming out of pouch.

In a lot of cases if your female or pair is bred the first time, if there was something wrong with the young, or if they are young they are likely to canniblize the young. If they they keep doing so, you may want to consider trying more protien in their diet or neutering the male. Making them suffer loss after loss is cruel &  they may become depressed.

Good luck!