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Do you know what to feed your pet. Knowing the correct diet for your sugar glider is extremely 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. Doing some research and providing the right diet plan for your glider is a must.
Remember, gliders are relativity new to the pet trade, so the diet for these pets has become a controversial matter and open debate.
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 approve or promote expensive and time consuming home made concoctions which may not suit your pet.
Providing your Sugar Glider with an improper diet will lead to malnutrition and tons of health issues. 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.
5 Key Ingredients For A Healthy Pet
1. Water. Very important to supply a daily fresh drop of water. Gliders can dehydrate and die quickly if they do not have enough water.
2. Calcium. This is a very important supplement for your pet. Their bones can lose mass, weaken and easily break if they do not consume enough calcium. Make sure to add the right calcium supplement to your diet plan.
3. 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.
4. 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 find out and incorporate this in to the right diet plan.
5. The remaining 25% should be fresh fruit and vegetables. Do not cut them up small as they will dry up quickly and lose their goodness. These should also be sprinkled with your vitamin and calcium supplements, 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 find or research the one with the right balance, and that is light and easy on the stomach of your glider. 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 create the right researched diet plan for your Sugar Glider to help it live a long healthy life. Keep the food plan interesting by mixing 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.
