The male sugar glider has a bifurcated genitalia. It consists of two shafts and is forked at the end like a snake tongue. The genitalia is long and pink, and looks similar to a long worm. If you see this, which you eventually will, Please do not cut it off; your sugar is healthy and normal.


See Also:
Photos of a sugar glider genitalia

Addendum:
Click here for more techinical information about the male glider's genitalia.

sorry to say this, but that made my day...'please do not cut it off'

Did I MISS something???
~Tara

What now who wants to do a crazy thing like that? I think I missed something.

I agree with eric ive heard of people who try to pull them off with tweezers....AHHH
Brooke lilo & Ohana

I can promise, I will not even think about it!

I, being male myself, would never do something like that

Did I miss something. Or is just a randome(i don't think i spelled that right) post. I'm confused. But than again i'm always confused. But ya back to the topic. I know my sister went into my room and say it and she called me and said "i think Gizmo has a worm on him."

Beth-Ann & Gizmo & Sk8er

Its just a public service announcement.

Ok thanx Eric.

Beth-Ann & Gizmo & Sk8er

I think it's a necessary post that Eric made. I know when I first saw Rocky's I had to take a double look just to make sure it was what I thought it was. As it turns out it was not a worm.

Oh ya for sure. Expecially for new glider owners.

Beth-Ann & Gizmo & Sk8er

Thanks Eric. I just saw Jacks for the 1st time yesterday and It was a little wierd. I wasn't sure what it was at 1st and then I remembered your post.

I am embarrassed to say that when I first saw Id's, I thought his intestines were prolapsed and I took him to the vet to have it checked out. The vet had a good laugh at my expense.

Tiffany

Good post, gave me a good laugh. I don't know about anyone else's males, but Maliika has his out ALOT. I'm always seeing it, and it does look a bit strange. You should have seen the look on my mom's face when she saw it and I told her what it was. She was like " but there's two!!!" it just made me laugh

i'll have to admit, the whole reason i logged onto this site and then joined was because i saw my babys for the first time. i at first thought it was just a long poop..but nope! think this means they were gettin busy in their pouch?

I was wonderin if there are types of birth control for gliders besides cuttin off there pompoms. Maybe together we can invent a glider condom?

ok, so if we "invent" a glider condom, are you really going to want to put it on your little guy EVERY time he's in the mood?

Gee I'm new and this is the first post I read. Thanks for sharing! Kathy

I am so glad this topic is discussed! When I first saw my Tigger's "private", I didn't know what to think! Watching a male clean himself can be quite traumatic for a first time male glider owner. But I think Tigger keeps this to himself now and only does it in his pouch because it has been quite some time since I have seen it. Glad Eric made mention about not cutting it off, although it scares me to think that someone might want to do that to a poor glider!

when my glider got sick and died, first he deficated on himslef, then the worm came out of him it looked like thread, poor guy.

that's gross!!!!!!!!!!

but sad!

Well, I for one am glad that this was addressed. It wigged me out the first time I saw it because he was in the middle of cleaning it (looked like he was flossing his teeth with it!!!) & I thought he had split it in two with his teeth! I have also heard of a woman taking her male to a vet to have it put back in!! And the ignorant vet SEWED UP his cloaca!!!! my stomach turns just thinking about that poor little guy...........

THE HE/SHE???

Oh man! I have had my "Peanut" for almost 7 months. It was given to me as a gift from my sister (had a breeding pair). When she gave it to me she told me it was a girl. So one day I looked in "her" pouch (around my neck) and I saw this long, pink, forked thing coming out of her. I thought she had a prolapsed rectum or something. So I paniced and called 50 million vets, but no one would see exotic pets in the area. I thought my poor peanut was going to die. Because of this post, I feel much much better about all of this! Man, all of this time 'she' was a 'he'. Thanks for the heads up!

I think this post is good for new Sugar Glider owners (thats me). I wouldnt want to cut it off though.......

I have never seen jaspers but he does have somthing fuzzy that somtimes hangs out. It is not pink or thin like you would think. Is this normal?

Are you talkin about his scrotum?

ouch! i bet that hurts!!poor little guys!

You just made my morning! I got my new baby yesterday (OK-he's not a baby really-5 months oop) and I've been up since about 4 watching him jump around. When he was cuddled up in the crook of my arm last night (obviously he's a BIG "Law and Order" fan like me...lol) he started grooming. JEEZ!! I had to laugh when he started his "personal hygeine"!! I called my husband who looked kinda jealous! Anyway, I figured out what it was, and no, I won't cut it off! Now I have to clean the coffee off the computer screen! Thanks!

Me, myself being a male would never do that to any other male glider... that would not be cool. I am glad i read this topic though because i plan on getting a male glider soon to go with my female and I will now know that it isn't a worm...lol!