It’s hard to be fully prepared for any emergency.  It is something that we feel never fully prepared for.  And many times we find ourselves saying “if only I had a…” or “if only I had known…”  
In an attempt to help you have everything you need for a sugar glider first aid kit, some of us on "Glider Central" put together a very comprehensive list.  This list can also be found here: First Aid Kit List

Let me add at this time that there is a wealth of information found on Glider Central, but that information should never take the place of having a good relationship with your vet.  It is also imperative that you not only get familiar with typical sugar glider behavior, but what is typical for YOUR sugar glider.  Sugar gliders, like humans, have different personalities and what is normal for one, may not be normal for another.  So learn your sugar glider’s “normal” behaviors and reactions.  This will help you immensely in noticing a problem or what to do in a situation to help your sugar glider feel better.

It is very important that you seek a vet's advice in any emergency situation or before using any "home remedy"

Gretchen’s (Sugarlope)List for an Emergency Kit:

•  Saucer/snap e-collar – for use with heavier gliders and non-cloacal/tail SM.
•  Shot glass e-collar - for use with normal sized gliders and/or cloacal/tail SM.
• Large straws – to cover tail in case of injury/SM.
•  0.9 Sterile Saline – for flushing wounds. This is different than Saline flushes you get from the vet, it is only to be used topically.
•  Alcohol wipes – for wound/hand cleaning.
•  Baby wipes, fragrance/alcohol free – for fur/hand cleaning.
•  Neosporin – for topical use on non-emergency, small wounds.
•  Cotton swabs – wound care, applying topical medications.
•  Sterile gauze pads – wound cover/wound care.
•  Small waterproof adhesive tape – to secure e-collar, and/or secure a splint.
•  1 inch self stick wrap – for use in bandaging/covering wounds, use with splint or  protecting an injured tail.
•  Styptic powder  or stick – to stop minor bleeding caused by toe nails trimmed too short.
•  KY jelly – to keep male genitalia moist if not retracting.
•  Side edge cut clippers – nail trimming.
•  Small scissors – to clip loose threads or free little feet/nails in an emergency.
•  1cc sterile slip tip syringes – for use with oral medications and/or force feeding.
•  5cc sterile slip tip syringes – for oral use or sub-cutaneous fluids.
•  12cc sterile screw on syringes – for oral use or sub-cutaneous fluids.
•  #5 French Catheter – for use when force feeding if you cannot get the glider to open his/her mouth. Used with an oral/slip tip syringe.
•  Chicken baby food – can be used to force feed or as emergency/evacuation needs.
•  Mixed Veggies baby food – can be used to force feed or as emergency/evacuation needs.
•  Baby apple juice – can be used for minor dehydration (pushing fluids) or emergency/evacuation needs.
•  Pedialyte – can be used for minor dehydration (pushing fluids) or emergency/evacuation needs.
•  Bottle of water – for emergency/evacuation needs.
•  Hand Warmer – in case of emergency travel in cold weather or to help warm a sick     glider (always use a towel or fleece between the glider and hot pack).
•  Instant heat pack – in case of emergency travel in cold weather or to help warm a sick glider (always use a towel or fleece between the glider and hot pack).
•  Instant ice pack – in case of emergency travel in hot weather (always use a towel or fleece between the glider and the cold pack).
•  Large fleece blankets – for handling gliders in an emergency or to burrito a glider in case of SM/feeding medications/force feeding.
•  Plastic bowls – for isolation/separation or evacuation needs.
•  Bird feeder dispensers – for feeding/watering a glider in an e-collar.
•  Foaming hand sanitizer – for hand cleaning. NOT to be used on glider.
•  Hospital/Isolation cage
•  Human heating pad with thermostat - for use with heating hospital cage.
•  Tweezers
•  Tissues
•  Cotton pads
•  Bonding pouches with windows (one for each cage)
•  Lactacted Ringers Solution - subcutaneous fluids.   Note: You can ONLY get this from a vet and must be trained on how to properly administer sub-Q fluids to a small animal. Sub-Q fluids are ONLY for temporary supportive care until such time as you can get your glider to a vet (ASAP)
•  Needles to administer sub-Q fluids. You MUST speak with your veterinarian to determine the proper gauge of needle to use and how to properly administer sub-Q fluids.
•  Emergency contact information (Vet, Emergency Vet, Animal Poison Control, Secondary Contact for glider care)
•  List of perishables and expiration dates. Check frequently and replace items as needed.
•  Veterinary records, any other health records and weight charts.

Additional items I felt were necessary in an emergency kit:

• copy of permit (if needed in your state)
• fleece strips (1”x12”) 4 pieces
• small (mini) and large Popsicle sticks, 4 of each
• A typed list of "Never do this" procedures (ie: clipping teeth, sewing cloaca shut)  I made 3 copies of vet consultation numbers and numbers of people on GC to call.  One copy stays in house, 2 copies in kit (one stays there, the other can be left with vet)
• copy of the blood work found here http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/htm/bc/texl17.htm
• a list of "what to grab" in an emergency evacuation.  Make your own up ahead of time based on your personal situation but should include things like pouches, food, water, spare cage, first aid kit, etc.
• small bottles for fecal and urine samples
• distraction toys (for my family that would be plastic chew rings and feathers)
• In large friendly letters on the top of the box a note that says "Read this first!  Stay calm.  Do not panic"
• A sugar glider prayer
• Baby Orajel (can be used to reduce pain in some circumstances) CAUTION: There is some concern over using orajel, please seek s vet's advice before using! There can be very serious side affects!
• Preparation-H (for reducing swelling in cloaca area/penis)

NOTE:  The "What to Grab" and "Never Do" lists and "Prayer" may sound silly.  But in a rushed/panicky/stressful situation, things like this will give you a focus point and help you to remember things you need.

List for a small kit for traveling around town:

• 2 styptic pencils
• 2 mini popsicle sticks, 2 large
• 1 gauze pad
• 2 fleece strips 1”x12”
• Self stick ace bandage/vet wrap
• Zippered bonding pouch
• Copy of  “Never Do’s” and “vet consultation #’s”

NOTE:   when traveling around town you should ALWAYS have an emergency cage with you as well as water and food/treats.  Also always carry your permit with you if needed in your state.  For more tips on traveling with your sugar gliders, click HERE

NEVER DO PROCEDURES:

NEVER do these procedures regardless of what another vet says:

NEVER clip a glider’s teeth, they are not rodents and do not need their teeth clipped.  They will NOT grow back!
NEVER sew a glider’s cloaca  shut!  They will be unable to urinate or defecate.  Doing so may also cause irrepairable damage.

NEVER use an ointment with a pain reliever unless the glider is in an e-collar.  If the glider licks the ointment, they will get a numb tongue then may bite it doing themselves even more harm.

Important note: 

Pain management is very important in glider care!
However, it is not safe to give Metacam (popular pain relief medicine prescribed for sugar gliders) for more than 3-5 days with sugar gliders. It causes liver failure and their systems are very sensitive to it. Your vet can prescribe a different type of pain medication, but unfortunately, it will not have the anti-inflammatory component that Metacam has. Many vets don't realize how sensitive a glider's system is to the Metacam, so even if your vet says it is okay to continue it, please don't. Your glider's long-term health depends on it.

SUGAR GLIDER PRAYER

Lord, You bless us with these amazing creatures, and your word says that you know the fall of every sparrow, and so every sugar glider too. Please do not let this one fall, in your mercy grace and love, I pray for this little furred one of your creation to come through all this and to be healed and strengthened and reunited with their family soon. I pray for peace for this one’s caretaker, and I pray for steady skillful and compassionate hands for the vet.   Your word promises that if we ask for wisdom you will give it without measure, so I ask for wisdom in dealing with this Lord, all to the glory of your love.  Thank you Lord for blessing us with sugar gliders, they are an incredible gift to us.   Help us to care for them with compassion.  Help us to find those that are lost or frightened and give them the care they deserve as members or your household Lord.  In the name of your beautiful son Jesus, I pray.  Amen