Sugar Glider enthusiastic and owners use a few abbreviations to communicate with each other and to write in the forums.  Below are the most used abbreviations:

• OOP - out of pouch
• IP - in pouch
• WF - white face, glider has no black bars under the ears making the face white.  There can be WFB (blondes), WFC (cinnamons), WFL (lions) etc ...
• WFB - white face blonde
• WFG - white face grey
• WFC - white face cinnamon
• WFL - white face lion
• Cin or Cinnie - cinnamon
• BB - black beauty
• WT - white tip (on tail)
• Plat - platinum
• BEW - Black eyed white
• Leu - leucistic (also known as BEW)
• Leucistic (BEW) - black eyed white glider.  Glider that is all white with black eyes.
• ALB - Albino - lacking pigment.  All white with pink eyes.
• BML - Bourbon's Modified Leadbeaters (diet)
• PML - Pocket's Modified Leadbeaters (diet)
• Het - Heterozygous (means they carry the gene for but do not express certain characteristics).  "Hets" are normal colored gliders that carry the gene for a certain color variation.  That means that even though they don't display the coloration, they may have the ability to produce it.  The various % of hets is in reference to the possibility of them actually carrying the gene.
• UA - urinalysis checks for internal bacteria and parasites as well as crystals or blood in the urine.
• UA with C & S - urinalysis with culture and sensitivity tests.
• UTI - urinary tract infection
• SM - self mutilation, a situation where a glider inflicts injuries on itself which can lead to serious injury or death.
• Ca:P - Calcium:Phosphorous (Ca:Ph) used to indicate the Calcium/Phosphorous ratio, to be properly managed in sugar glider diets.