Tuesday, January 31, 2012

7 Important things to remember about your Sugar Gliders Diet.


Sugar Gliders can be a bit of a challenge to take care of.  When taken care of properly they will be very enjoyable to have around.  Your Sugar Gliders diet is a very important part to a successful relationship.  The needs of a Sugar Glider have been somewhat of a mystery to people.  It has only been recently that Sugar Gliders have been kept as house hold pets.  People have been trying to mimic their diets from when they were living in the wild.  Here is a list of things to consider when considering your Sugar Glider Pet Care.
  •   Sugar gliders will eat plant materials and also eat meat.  They are omnivores.
  • When they are in the wild they will feed from nectar, fruit, and insects.  They also will eat small birds, eggs and rodents.  This is hard to duplicate when they are in captivity.
  • When you are feeding your gliders fruit, you should chop it up into small pieces so that they will not pick through it to get only the pieces that they like the best.  
  • Sugar Gliders do like nuts.  They should be fed to them sparingly because they may cause them some health issues.
  • If you feed your sugar glider dry dog or cat food, do it sparingly.  It may not be fully nutritional for them.
  • The diet for your sugar glider should consist of a variety of fruits and vegetables.  One quarter of their diet should have protein in it.
  • The list of fruits and vegetables that can be fed to your glider is long.  Including apples, avocado's, bananas, cantaloupe, carrots, sweet corn, figs, grapes, oranges, pears, and many more.
Remember when feeding your Sugar glider, ¼ of its diet needs to be some kind of protein.  A variety of fruits and vegetables along with a meat product is what they will need to stay healthy.  Some hard boiled eggs, some yogurt, cottage cheese, and some tofu are also some excellent options for protein. 

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