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Sugar Glider Diets
Sugar Gliders should not consume fat. The majority of their diet is fruit and vegetables (75%). They should receive 25% protein. Deviating from this 75/25 percentage can be fatal to the Glider.
A proper diet for Sugar Gliders will include:
1: FRESH WATER!!!
2: A fresh source of fruit & vegetables
3: A fresh protein source
(including insects such as meal worms, crickets)
4: A regular dose of vitamin and calcium supplements >Click Here for More Info
5: A fresh staple food available all day, every day
(we keep a small amount of a good quality Cat Food in a feeder bowl)
6, 7, 8, & 9: FRESH WATER!!!
and 10: NO COFFEE!!!
I've heard it said that Gliders are expensive to feed... we don't agree.
We "Shop" for our glider groceries the same as we do for our own,
and most of what our gliders eat is basically the same thing
that our doctors tell US to eat. The treats, insects, & vitamin/calcium supplements
can be a bit high in pet stores, but are available online at more reasonable prices.
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PLEASE NOTE: Though the pictures you see above are "cute", they're one of the reasons Muzbe doesn't get to play in the 'puter room while I'm online any more! Sippin a mornin cup o' coffee is NOT good for your glider!
(but hey, ain't they cuuuuute pictures?? >grin<)
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Sugar Glider Diets
4: A daily dose of vitamin and calcium supplements
We add one level teaspoon of our Supplement Mixture
per adult glider to each meal, by either sprinkling it over thier food,
or stirring it into the food (my preference).
These vitamins are not common in native north american vegetables,
so a supplement is important to the well-being of your glider.
Just as we ourselves, and any living creature, for that matter,
must take in a proper amount of vitamins for good health,
so must your Sugar Glider.
Sample Menu
Below is a sample of meals I prepare for my gliders. I'v listed 14 days of menus, to give you an idea of the variety I try to work into it to keep my gliders from getting tired of any one thing. Just like us, eating the same thing day after day gets tiresome for them & it can make them refuse thier meals, and we can't have that!
Mainly, I use Frozen Veggies from Walmart. I just pull out exactly what I need, put it in a bowl of luke warm water, let it thaw, then drain the water from it before feeding. Fresh Fruit & Veggies can be chopped or shredded as needed.
(My "Spoons" are usually well-rounded unless specified :o)
The amounts below are intended for one glider
Monday:
1 tablespoon of veggies (usually a mixture of two of the following: whole kernal corn, mixed veggies, chopped broccoli florets, green peas, or chopped carrots)
1 tablespoon of diced fruit, such as peaches, pears, fruit cocktail, blue berries apricots, or apples (NO SEEDS)
Protien: Meat - usually a few slices of chicken weenies, sliced about 1/4 inch thick, or 1 tablespoon of canned boneless chicken breast
Tuesday:
2 tablespoons of oatmeal (mix 1 part dry oatmeal with 3 parts nectar, let soak)
1 tablespoon diced fruit & 1 level teaspoon of GliderAde stirred into the oatmeal.
Wednesday:
2 tablespoons of cooked rice (the gliders seem to like it better if it's firm)
1 tablespoon of canned boneless chicken breast stirred into the rice
Thursday:
1/4cup cooked pasta (such as small elbow macaroni, spaggetti or
"NO-Yolks" brand dry dumplings, broken up before cooking)
1 tablespoon of veggies or diced fruit stirred into the pasta.
1 level teaspoon of GliderAde sprinkled over or stirred into it.
Friday:
1 tablespoon of veggies
about 1/2 of a tortila, torn or cut into pieces about the size of a penny
1 tablespoon of sliced almonds
Saturday:
2 tablespoons of diced fruit & 1 level teaspoon of GliderAde stirred into
1 tablespoon baby cereal (mix/soak with nectar as with the oatmeal, above)
Sunday:
2 tablespoons of fruit cocktail mixed with 1 tablespoon of veggies
with 1 level teaspoon of GliderAde sprinkled over or stirred into it.
Sample Menu
continued, 2nd week
Monday:
1 cup of chopped or shredded fresh romaine lettuce
1/2 slice of 99% fat free chicken or turkey sandwich meat, chopped in small bits
Tuesday:
2 tablespoons of cooked rice
1 tablespoon diced fruit & 1 level teaspoon of GliderAde stirred into the rice.
Wednesday:
2 tablespoons of veggies
about 1/2-3/4 of a slice of sandwich bread (or french/italian) torn in small bits
Thursday:
1/3cup applesauce with 1 level teaspoon of GliderAde stirred into it,
stir in 1/4cup diced apple, NO SEEDS
Friday:
1 tablespoon of sliced almonds & 2-3 monkey biscuits (www.ExoticNutrition.com) soaked in nectar for 1-2 hours & then chopped into bits
Saturday:
1/2 slice of 99% fat free chicken or turkey sandwich meat, chopped in small bits
1 tablespoon cooked scrambled eggs (olive oil is best for low fat cooking)
1 tablespoon cooked rice (firm)
Sunday:
1 tablespoon of whole kernel corn mixed with 1 tablespoon of fruit cocktail & 1 tablespoon of shredded fat free mild cheddar or american cheese
Sprinkle 1 level teaspoon of GliderAde over it.
The "Sample Menus" above are just that... samples of various ways to keep the diet as interesting as possible. You'll get used to it and make your own varied concoctions, as you learn what your glider likes best. As with us, thier tastes tend to vary from glider to glider, but whole kernel corn, pasta, & scrambled eggs seem to be a favorite to most gliders. Happy Meal Planning! :o)
