Legailty

As with all exotic pets, it is very important to check and see if sugar gliders are legal where you live.  There are multiple states in which sugar gliders are illegal or require additional documentation to own.  A quick Google search should help determine if sugar gliders are legal where you live.

Here's a map that depicts in which states sugar gliders are legal to own (green), legal to own with additional documentation/ a permit (blue) and illegal to own (red).

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?oe=UTF8&ie=UTF8&msa=0&mid=zI7wYKg41rD4.kY9q_c2e7jx0

There are even some places in Australia (the natural home of sugar gliders) where sugar gliders are illegal to own due to the lucrative &illegal trade of exotic animals.  With that being said, also make sure to get your sugar glider from a legitimate, legal, and humane breeder.

Relationship with Other Pets

One thing that my sister and I are very careful of is letting our other pets come into contact with Tinki and Telly.  Our hosehold has six pets; two sugar gliders (Tinki and Telly), 3 cats (Tiggir, Leo, and Meowth), and one dog (Koia).  While our animals would never maliciously hurt Tinki and Telly, it cannot be forgotten that they have natural instincts to hunt small animals, and when Tinki and Telly are down on the floor, scampering around they look just like cat toys.

Here's Leo watching Telly have a snack.

For the most part the three cats and the dog are more scared of the sugar gliders than the sugar gliders are of them, but that does not mean that I trust the cats and the dog around the sugar gliders.  My sister and I always make sure that the other animals are not in the room if we are going to play with Tinki and Telly on the floor.  It is also important to know that if you want other animals to become familiar with sugar gliders, then you should "introduce" them to each other while holding the sugar glider in a bonding position on your thumb.

Here's Koia spying on Tinki through the cage bars.