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What Do Sugar Gliders Eat?

A sugar glider’s diet varies. As omnivores, they adjust their food choices based on climate and season. In the wild, food for sugar gliders includes pollen, insects, larva, spiders, sap, gum, plant blossoms, and nectar. It’s difficult to reproduce this ever-changing diet in captivity, so domesticated sugar gliders frequently suffer from poor nutrition.

Home diets can sometimes provide the nutrients required to keep a sugar glider healthy, but they’re complicated and difficult to make. Speak with your veterinarian for help creating the most effective diet for your pet.

Kathy Johnson-Delaney’s feeding protocol for sugar gliders can help give additional insight to your glider’s health needs. Insects should be gut-loaded and dusted with a calcium supplement. Gut-loading means feeding these insects a nutritious diet for 24
Posted By Gremelin Posted on January 2nd, 2024
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