Crabbing all night
My male sugar glider crabs for most of the night. The vet examined him and says he’s healthy, he’s at a healthy weight, eats a BML diet, and his female cage mate is also healthy. He very rarely barks.
He will sit inside their sleeping pouch and crab for hours. At first, I thought it might be related to food, but they never fight over food. The female is usually running on the wheel while this is happening, so I don’t think she’s bothering him. I’ve almost never seen them fight, and they otherwise get along perfectly.
When I take them out to play for a couple of hours at night, he stops completely. But once I return him to the cage, the crabbing starts again after about 15 minutes.
Has anyone dealt with this before? Could he be bored, demanding attention, or upset about something in the cage? How can I discourage this behavior without stressing him out?