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 Sugar Glider Diet
A properly Sugar Glider Diet will help increase their life expectancy. They are Omnivorous animals, meaning they eat a variety of foods. About 75% of their diet is actually made up of fresh fruit and vegetables, berries etc. The other 25% is made up of protein & treats. In the wild they would get that from small insects, nuts, tree sap & such. In captivity, their diet can be controlled. It is said that this helps with their long lifespan. Fresh fruits and vegetables are a main stay for gliders, but they do need their protein and treats. We follow a percentage ratio of about 75% fruits & vegetables, 15% protein & 10% treats. The protein is given to them in the forms of boiled chicken breast, hard boiled eggs, Live or Dry Roasted meal worms and other sources of protein. All of the vegetables & fruits are raw. You can give it to them in a variety of ways, skinned, not skinned, diced, cut in half, etc. We dice all the vegetables and fruits in a food processor, (except for the small ones, corn, peas & carrots etc.). then we mix them all together. This consists of about 4-5 different varieties. Boiled, shredded Chicken breast is added at this point. That is served in their "wet food dish". If we were to give them scrambled eggs instead of the chicken, we will put the eggs in a separate dish. Then we add 1/8 tsp. of vitamins. We sprinkle it on the food and mix it up. This vitamin contains a calcium supplement so we don't have to add it later. A vitamin is made by a dear friend of mine and is a very well known breeder and I highly recommend these vitamin supplements for any sugar glider diet. We do sell them in our Online Store. The "dry food dish" has an assortment as well. A mixture of pellets, dried papaya chunks, carob, dry roasted meal worms (these are packed with protein), yogurt drops, banana chips, dried apricot chunks, raisins, dried corn and the list goes on and on. Just give them an assortment each night and include several sugar glider pellets each night. In the morning we remove the leftovers and we put a slice of melon or something like that for their afternoon treat! We may even hide a yogurt drop or two and see if they will find them. Usually they will! They will need a water bottle or water dish. We recommend highly "NO TAP WATER". They like sweet drinks like apple juice, pineapple juice or Gatorade is also a favorite. We do dilute their drink 50% with bottle or filtered water. Keep this fresh daily. We like to encourage them to drink as much as possible. A good way to set your gliders diet is to try and monitor what is left over continuously and what is not. If the food is all gone, add a little bit more each night until there is a little left over in the morning. Understand also that if you have more than one glider that they all might not like the same things. Try new things, keep protein in their diet and use a vitamin supplement. If you have any questions about your sugar gliders diet please email us with any questions. We will try to do the best we can to answer them. A List of Acceptable Foods,
Since they are omnivorous, they are fond of many different types of food
including meat. Some of the foods that Sugar Gliders, in general seem to
enjoy, are as follows, but NOT limited to: I do not suggest broccoli cauliflower, or cabbage due to the gas producing properties once ingested.
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