Bon Appetite
Sugar gliders are not very fussy about what they eat, but there are certain diets that work for certain things. Sugar gliders are omnivores and eat vegetables and meat, but they do require proteins and calcium. If you look all over the web, you will see some expensive diets that will work, but are not as efficient as others are.
If you base your pocket pet’s diet on insects and meat you will realize they will develop a fowl odor that you may get accustomed to, but may be unpleasant for company.
Over the years, Perfect Pocket Pets have developed a specialized feed called GliderChow. This comes in a dry pellet form and supplies all the protein your sugar glider will ever need. GliderChow even includes dentaguard in order to keep all their teeth healthy and strong. As long as you keep your sugar glider’s diet mainly consisting of GliderChow along with fruits and vegetables, you will noticeably keep the odor down. This does not mean you cannot feed your sugar glider insects, otherwise known as fun stuff, but keep it strictly as a treat.
When beginning a diet regiment, the free will option usually works the best. There is a specially designed, weighted food bowl that works very well. This will help prevent excess food waste. You should not have any problems getting your glider to eat the GliderChow, because it has a natural citrus flavor they love, but if you do, using a couple drops of peach syrup will do the trick. It should not take too long before your sugar glider will eat the GliderChow freely.
When using the weighted bowl, only fill it up half way, because when your sugar glider eats it is liable to drop half-chewed pieces back into the bowl. As long as you periodically keep the bowl half-full, your sugar glider should never run out of food. If the half-chewed pieces do end up making the rest of the food soggy, you can dump them, wash the bowl, and fill the bowl back half way.
