Theoretically, there are many
different diets that sugar gliders can eat.
Personally, I follow the diet that was recommended/endorsed by Pocket
Pets. This diet includes pellet food,
vitamins, “Glider Gravy”, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and sometimes
yogurt. The reason that my sister and I
chose to put our sugies on this diet is because it is an all-around healthy
diet, is odor-free, and is easily accessible to get my hands on.
The main food source that my sugies
eat is pellet food. I buy the pellet
food straight from the Pocket Pets website in a combo package along with the
vitamins. The Pocket Pets pellet food and
vitamins costs about $3.50 per month, which in comparison to other kinds of
animal food is very inexpensive.
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| The Pocket Pets Food & Vitamins |
Along with a daily fresh source of
pellet food, I give my sugar gliders a serving of fresh fruit (or sometimes
vegetables) every night. Tinki and Telly’s
favorite fruit treat is by far green grapes.
Since Tinki and Telly are so small, I dice up the fruit that I give them
and serve it to them in a second food dish.
Every other night (as directed by Pocket Pets), I sprinkle their
vitamins on top of their fruit. I put it
on their fruit to make sure that they are consuming it as they love their
nightly fruit treats. Before I give my
sugar gliders anything new fruit or vegetable to eat, I research it to make
sure that it is sugar glider safe.
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| This is how I chop up the fruit/vegetables that I give Tinki and Telly. |
In addition to the regular servings
of pellet food and fruit/vegetables, I will sometimes give my sugar gliders
plain yogurt. They go absolutely crazy
for it! I will also mix in some powdered
“Glider Gravy” which is another Pocket Pets product that provides additional
vitamins and minerals.
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| This picture shows the powdered "Glider Gravy". |
As for liquids, I give my sugar
gliders a 50/50 combination of water and 100% apple juice. I give them this combination, rather than
plain water because the apple juice provides extra sugar for energy as well as
sensory appeal. I do not believe that my
sugies would stay as hydrated as they are if they only had plain water because
they (as all sugar gliders
do) love sweet things. I give them their
water/apple juice in a typical “rodent” water bottle, attached to the outside
of their cage.
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| The exact water bottle that I use for Tinki and Telly. |
