This page is intended to help answer questions about "What color is my glider?" Sandman's Sugar Gliders will periodically post pictures next to the descriptions for each color of Sugar Glider that we own.


Albino: Complete lack of color pigmentation. No silver, grey or stripe of any kind. Eyes are pink. Ears are translucent.

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Leucistic: Solid white body. Black eyes. No silver, grey or stripe of any kind. (at this time we do not own a leucistic)

Platinum: White body with silver or black tinting or stripe. Black eyes. The amount of coloring on the glider varies from glider to glider.

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Blonde: Usually a lighter grey than normal gliders. Light areas tend to be a "creamy" color. There will be NO black stripe under the ears. Many gliders have light faces, but they are not "blondes" unless there is no stripe under the ear. On the attached picture of "Princess" you can see the white face along with the absence of a stripe under the ear.

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Cinnamons: Cinnamons are the most commonly misidentified color morph of gliders. Diet and housing conditions can turn normal grey gliders to a brownish/rusty color. Often, if there are several males in a single area, they will mark their territory (including their mate) causing their fur to turn brownish/rusty. Included is a picture of just such a glider. A true cinnamon will display these colors at birth - not just as they mature.

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Champagne: Normal marked grey with a fading to disappearing stripe along the lower back. Most of these that we have ever seen have been female. We have attempted to breed for this trait and have so far been unsuccessful