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Dear all,
I was very surprised to hear on my return from
holidays that a Sugar Glider had eaten the Eastern Rosell chicks in one of my
nest boxes. On or about the 16 Oct '09 the Sugar Glider was observed on
top of the nest box eating a fluffy chick. The following morning a dead rosella
chick was found on the ground under the nest box. Some photos were taken
but I haven't seen them yet.
It's a tough world out there. None of my
reference books on Australian Mammals mentions Sugar Gliders eating any
birds or mammels but a search of the web revealed that they will eat baby
birds and baby mice. I thought
they were cute little gliders that lived
on nectar, tree sap, a few insects and were prayed on by Powerfull
Owls.
Cheers
Peter Ormay
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