In the wild, sugar gliders tend to ‘crab‘ as a “warning”, if a predator enters the area where their colony is currently habitating, warning other gliders of the intruder. You may notice that all gliders in the area after a warning noise, will freeze in place. wow, you definently have a wild glider! since he is not used to humans at all, I suggest leaving him alone for a couple more days. he needs EXTRA time to adjust to his new home. leave him be for a few more days. while he is in his pouch during the day and sleeping, talk to him quietly and softly. drop some peices of dried fruit in his pouch. sleep with a few peices of fleece that you can tuck 2. The spider crab and the algae. Spider crabs live in shallow areas of the ocean floor, and greenish-brown algae lives on the crabs' backs, making the crabs blend in with their environment, and unnoticeable to predators. The algae gets a good place to live, and the crab gets camouflage.** 3. The bacteria and the human. Her tail could have been bit. Feel it. If it is stiff, then it is dead/dying. Dead tails feel like a very thin twig or dead/dry runner of grass. If it feels soft and normal, then the other may be grabbing her by the tail. Ive seen my nestbox pull someone back into if before by the tail. As many of you may know, I seem to have gotten my glider from a non respectable company- obviously without prior knowledge of such.Anyway, I was instructed to gently but firmly press on the glider with both hands, if the glider is crabbing alot when in the pouch. I was told that this mimi An exotic pet is a pet which is relatively rare or unusual to keep, or is generally thought of as a wild species rather than as a domesticated pet. The definition varies by culture, location, and over time—as animals become firmly enough established in the world of animal fancy, they may no longer be considered exotic . A sugar glider a small marsupial, meaning it belongs to the group of animals with pouches, similar to their cousins koala bears. Being social animals, sugar gliders naturally thrive in colonies. When kept as pets, they do exceptionally well with families that spend time with them, or when ke. Crabbing is a joey behavior. I find that only female gliders will crab until they are 3-4 years old sometimes but that male gliders often stop crabbing around 1 1/2 to 2 years old. My geriatric gliders at 9 to 13 years old never crab, even if spooked. D5Bq.