Tail Carrying

For those who don't know, sugar gliders have semi-prehensile tails. That means they can wrap their tails around things but it's not strong enough to support their body weight so they can't hang by their tails alone.

North has been a tail carrier since he was a joey but Nocturne has never managed to figure it out (though not for lack of trying). North picks up an object in his mouth, hangs upside down by his back feet, passes the object along his body to his tail, which he wraps around his chosen treasure. Then he proceeds to make his way to the sleeping pouch in a very determined manner. He pulls the object into the pouch in order to build what he perceives to be a better nest for Nocturne and himself.

North's tail carrying materials of choice are faux leaves, woven palm strips, and dried eucalyptus leaves.

I was lucky enough to once catch North carrying euc leaves with both his tail and mouth.