How to Feed a Pet Sugar Glider

Sugar Gliders are popular exotic pets, but to keep yours happy, you must provide a balanced, healthy diet. In the wild, Sugar Gliders eat fruits, nuts and meat, making them omnivorous. Follow these steps to provide your pet with the sustenance it needs.

Things You'll Need

  • Semi-moist Sugar Glider meal
  • 5 ceramic dishes
  • Mealworms or crickets
  • Peach or blueberry yogurt
  • Selection of fruits and vegetables
  • Multivitamin for Sugar Gliders
  • Calcium supplement for exotic pets
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Instructions

  1. Learn About Sugar Gliders

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      Know that many diseases in Sugar Gliders can be prevented with proper diet and nutrition.

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      Identify the needs of a Sugar Glider. They are omnivores, which means that they require a varied diet.

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      Keep in mind that Sugar Gliders do require a significant amount of protein in their diet, because they eat a significant number of insects in the wild.

    Identify the Nutritional Requirements of Your Sugar Glider

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      Know that Sugar Gliders require a fresh protein source such as mealworms or crickets every day.

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      Plan your Sugar Glider's meal to include fruits and vegetables on a daily basis.

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      Know that you will need to supplement your Sugar Glider's meal with a staple food. This is usually eaten during the night.

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      Purchase vitamin supplements for your Sugar Glider. Try one multivitamin and a calcium supplement, which you can purchase at your local pet store.

    Purchase a Basic Prepared Food

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      Keep the prepared staple food in your Sugar Glider's cage at all times. All small animals need access to food 24 hours per day.

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      Find a semi-moist mix that is high in protein from your local pet store or exotic animal feed store.

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      Remember that Sugar Gliders also need a diet supplemented by fresh fruits and vegetables, even if the feed is labeled "complete."

    Prepare Your Sugar Glider's Meal

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      Serve your Sugar Glider a dish of semi-moist prepared food and refill it as necessary.

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      Offer mealworms or crickets for your Sugar Gliders. Allow seven to ten medium-sized mealworms or three to five crickets per Sugar Glider.

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      Prepare one heaping tablespoon of peach or blueberry yogurt in a small ceramic dish.

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      Chop fruits or vegetables and serve them in a separate dish. You can give your Sugar Glider apples, pears, watermelon, honeydew, carrots, kiwi or mangoes.

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      Sprinkle the fresh fruit and vegetables with vitamin supplement and stir.

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      Fill a ceramic dish with fresh water for your Sugar Glider.