How to Freeze Fresh Vegetables for Sugar Gliders

Sugar gliders are omnivorous marsupials that can eat a wide range of fruits, vegetables and animal proteins. They thrive on a variety of food, and one handy source of nutrition for them is frozen vegetables. Freezing vegetables keeps them edible for sugar gliders, and it is possible to freeze them in such a way as to make portioning them for serving to sugar gliders a simple and straightforward task.

Things You'll Need

  • Fresh vegetables
  • Knife
  • Cookie sheet
  • Sandwich-size resealable plastic bags
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Instructions

    • 1

      Choose your vegetables. Green bell peppers, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash and cucumbers are all good choices for sugar gliders.

    • 2

      Chop the vegetables into quarter-inch chunks.

    • 3

      Spread the chopped vegetables on a clean cookie sheet.

    • 4

      Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for several hours, until the vegetables are hard to the touch.

    • 5

      Scoop the vegetables into resealable, sandwich-size plastic bags. This leaves the vegetables loose and easy to portion when you decide to feed them to your sugar glider.

    • 6

      Store the bags in the freezer.