They love to cuddle, adore nestling in your pocket or your lap, and want to be with you as much as possible.
Some owners even say that their gliders are sensitive to their moods.
It is important to remember, however, that these arboreal animals have no fear of any ground-dwelling creature, including you. What this means is that the sugar glider develops into a pet that is sweet and affectionate, but not especially submissive. Although as tree-dwellers they cannot be housetrained, they are tiny animals who don't produce much, and what they do produce is very small and dries quickly into hard pellets. If you have a wire bottom or drawer in their cage, you only have to pull that out and clean it once or week or so. One sugar glider we heard about loves playing with its family's pet dog.