How to Feed a Pet Sugar Glider

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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.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

5 ceramic dishes
Mealworms or crickets
Peach or blueberry yogurt
Selection of fruits and vegetables
Multivitamin for Sugar Gliders
Calcium supplement for exotic pets

Learn About Sugar Gliders

Step 1

Know that many diseases in Sugar Gliders can be prevented with proper diet and nutrition.
Step 2

Identify the needs of a Sugar Glider. They are omnivores, which means that they require a varied diet.
Step 3

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

Step 1

Know that Sugar Gliders require a fresh protein source such as mealworms or crickets every day.
Step 2

Plan your Sugar Glider's meal to include fruits and vegetables on a daily basis.
Step 3

Know that you will need to supplement your Sugar Glider's meal with a staple food. This is usually eaten during the night.
Step 4

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

Step 1

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.
Step 2

Find a semi-moist mix that is high in protein from your local pet store or exotic animal feed store.
Step 3

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

Step 1

Serve your Sugar Glider a dish of semi-moist prepared food and refill it as necessary.
Step 2

Offer mealworms or crickets for your Sugar Gliders. Allow seven to ten medium-sized mealworms or three to five crickets per Sugar Glider.
Step 3

Prepare one heaping tablespoon of peach or blueberry yogurt in a small ceramic dish.
Step 4

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.
Step 5

Sprinkle the fresh fruit and vegetables with vitamin supplement and stir.
Step 6

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