Albino: A Glider with a white coat and red or pink eyes. Because it is a recessive gene, both parents need to carry this gene in order to produce joeys who carry and/or have the traits of the color. Albinos are fairly rare, even among breeders.

(Left & Right photos courtesy of Tyler Cleckley, at Gliderboy Gliders/Center photo courtesy of Kris DeRose at Lucky You Gliders)
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Albino Het: An Albino Het is a glider with more of a brown coat that will display brown or black markings however, it carries the albino gene and can therefore possibly produce albino offspring. Like a leu het, the higher the amount of the gene they received from their parents, the more likely it is that they will produce albino offspring. This color variation is also known as "Chocolate" or "Brownie". (Not to be confused with a standard grey that has had a poor diet, which results in a stained, faded coat)
(Photo courtesy of Kris DeRose at Lucky You Gliders)
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Black Beauty: A classic grey glider with thicker and more pronounced black markings. The “chin strap” marking often completely meeting under the neck instead of stopping just behind the ears as with a standard grey.

(Left Photo courtesy of Nicole of Just For Fuzzies/Right photo courtesy of Meagan & LaVaughn in Missouri)
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(Photos courtesy of Teri at Sugar High Gliders)

Buttercream: A glider with more of a golden beige coat displaying cream and/or yellow highlights with brown to red markings.
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Cinnamon: A glider with more of a reddish coat displaying red and/or brown markings. (not to be confused with a standard grey that has had a poor diet, which results in a stained, faded coat that can look a little like a cinnamon)
(Photo courtesy of Priscilla Price at The Pet Glider)
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Cremino: These gliders have red or pink eyes like an albino, but the coat is not all white. Instead, it is creamy colored or off-white and has light, beige markings where a standard grey would have black markings. Because it is a recessive gene, both parents need to carry this gene in order to produce joeys who carry and/or have the traits of the color. Sometimes called a “T+Albino”

(Photo courtesy of Whitney in Jupiter, Florida)
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Leucistic/BEW (Black Eyed White): A glider that is all white but does not have the albino’s red/pink eye color and instead has normal dark brown to black eye color.

(Right Photo courtesy of First Coast Sugar Gliders)
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Leu Het: A Leu Het often looks like a standard grey glider or can be a little lighter, however it carries the leucistic gene. The higher the amount of the gene they received from their parents, the more likely it is that they will produce leucistic offspring.
(Photo courtesy of Flickr)
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Lion-Faced: A glider with a honey colored coat or standard grey coat with deep reddish markings and often “fluffier” around the head than a standard coated glider. These gliders also usually have a more rounded head and stubbier snout than other gliders. The head is sometimes described as “shaped like a golf ball”. It is normal to see them in standard coloring with the reddish tints or tips to the hairs appearing as they age. Also called a “Lion Head”.

(Photo courtesy of Julie of Glide By Gliders)
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Mosaic: These are sometimes called “calico gliders” because they have random patches of various shades of white, black, and gray all over the body, tail, and feet. No mosaic ever looks just like another. Some can even appear to be a standard grey but have a white/grey/light patch somewhere on the body, or can look a bit like a leu or platinum with a darker patch somewhere on the tail. Because it is a dominant gene trait, only one parent needs to carry this gene in order to produce joeys who carry and/or have the traits of the color.
(Photos courtesy of Paula at First Coast Sugar Gliders & Kris DeRose at Lucky You Gldiers )

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Platinum/Champagne: Gliders marked with a markedly skinnier back stripe, all markings are a very light gray in place of the black like on a standard grey, and the overall coat color is a very light, silvery sort of gray color. Because it is a recessive gene, both parents need to carry this gene in order to produce joeys who carry and/or have the traits of the color.

(Photo courtesy of Shelly at The Glider Nursery)
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Ringtail : Any color variation which, in addition to its other body coloring, has one or more rings of any width around the tail. Most often seen in mosaic gliders, though occasionally in others as well, such as platinum. White tips are not considered ringtails unless both the white tip AND additional tail ring or rings is/are present.

(photo courtesy of Tyler Cleckley, Stafford, Texas)
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Standard Grey: This glider is a medium to dark grey with black markings and back stripe, a white underbelly, and black dots, dashes, or bars on the fingers and/or toes, often near the tips or over the knuckles. Sometimes referred to as a “Classic Grey”.

(Left & Center Photo courtesy of Karen Merkatz... right photo courtesy of Hammock Haven Labs)
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White Faced & White Faced Blonde: WF & WFB gliders may have a whiter face than that of standard glider colors and the black ear bar will not be visible below the gliders ears. They may also carry a lighter colored coat depending on the generation of the glider. The lighter grey coats are WFB gliders where the standards grey are a WF. The generation is dependent upon the parents and grandparents of the glider and the higher number generation the lighter the coat and features of the WFB will be more apparent and pronounced. Because it is a dominant gene trait, only one parent needs to carry this gene in order to produce joeys who carry and/or have the traits of the color.

(Photos courtesy of Teresa in Kansas)
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White Tip & WT Het: A glider with a white tail tip, which can be a large section or less than an inch wide. The het simply means it carries the gene to possibly produce WT joeys.

(Left Photo courtesy of Nicole of Just For Fuzzies/Right Photo courtesy of Lauren Franco of Lauren’s Animal Kingdom/Center photo courtesy
of Kris DeRose at Lucky You Gliders)

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