Do you know the foods you should be feeding your pet. Knowing the correct diet for your sugar glider is very important, and can help your pet live a long healthy life. Sugar gliders have different nutritional needs and should be fed diets which are specifically designed for them. Providing and researching the right diet plan for your glider is a must.
Key Ingredients In The Diet For Your Pet
1.Water. A daily fresh supply of water is very important. Gliders can dehydrate and die quickly if they do not have enough water.
2.Pellets. Find the right pellet that your pet likes if this is your choice of food, and remember this should not be the only type of food you give your pet. It is recommended that pellet food be around 75% of your Gliders daily dietary intake, again that should be up to you to research and add this in to the right diet plan.
3.The remaining 25% should be fresh fruit and vegetables. Try not to dice them up too small as they will dry up quickly and lose their nutrition. These should also be sprinkled with your vitamin and calcium supplements.
4. Multivitamin Supplements. Make sure you get one that is particularly made for Sugar Gliders and is specifically formulated to work with the food you provide.
5. Calcium. This is a very important supplement for your pet. Their bones can lose mass, become weak and easily broken if they do not consume enough calcium. Make sure to add the right calcium supplement to your diet plan
6 For protein, meal worms or other insects can also be fed to your Sugar Glider, and also some sweets like honey or flavored yogurts as treats.
If you are planning on making up your own concoction of food, make sure you research and create one with a good balance, and that is light and easy on the stomach of your glider.
Remember, gliders are completely new to the pet trade, so there has been some controversy and debate over the right type of diet.
There is a lot of misinformation out on the internet, in books and pet stores, that give out conflicting information which does not help the situation. Some are approving or promoting certain diets which are home made concoctions that are expensive and time consuming to make.
Providing your Sugar Glider with an improper diet will lead to malnutrition and tons of health problems. Make sure, if you are making your own meal for your pet, that it is a very popular and well recommended diet plan and full of proper nutritional ingredients.
Remember, gliders are very active so will have a high metabolism, and they will eat a lot of food.
Again, it’s up to you to provide the right researched diet plan for your Sugar Glider to help it live a long healthy life. Mix it up, between pellets, fruit and veg and live food. Everybody will have a different opinion on what their glider likes, it’s up to you to find out yours. If you need some help take a look at the Sugar Glider Care Guide available.
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