(anybody surrounded by here near a sugarglider) what do they chomp through, what do they involve, etc?
I recently got a sugarglider and I have a recipe of what they used to nurture him, and I made some food. But I also want to know what fruits, veggies, etc, they can eat.
What exactly do they need apart from enclose and pouches. I would be really grateful to get as much information about them as you can give. Pretty much adjectives the basics. Thanks.
I think this site will help you :)
http://www.sugar-gliders.com/sugar-glide...
its get some great info :D
Your sugar glider needs a cage mate! When you're sleeping, your sugar glider is awake and probably lonely. A cage mate is your first honourable move towards a healthy sugar glider.
Gliders need wheels to run on. Don't bring the type with the metal bar, as they can hurt their tails/limbs on them; invest in a Stealth Wheel or seize a Comfort Wheel.
Toys are also very important. My five enjoy plastic cat toys beside bells in them along with Booda perches, copied branches and hollowed-out coconut shells.
This breeder has a list of safe foods your sugar glider can delight in: http://www.luckyyou-gliders.com/nutritio...
Lastly, visit http://www.glidercentral.net/ubbthreads/... for a great community of Glider people. These forums are chock-full of information, and you can ask any questions you can ruminate of. The people in these forums live for gliders and would love to help you out. :)
Good luck next to your new little friend!
Answers: I have owned suggies for years now. They stipulation a nice size cage. I don't like some of the cages some of these suggie net sites offer.
Here is a pic of my crews set up http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l153/c...
It is best to get two. Some say it's a myth. But after owning suggies adjectives these years. It's better for them and their health.
You do need pouches and stuff for them to play with. See pic I posted. You also requirement a wodent wheel. (the wheel the other posted I threw out.) I recently found a site that have really nice colored ones. http://www.thesugargliderstore.com/Woden...
Now I have two wodent wheels cause you also inevitability the nail trimmer it is an insert that goes into the wodent wheel. It is easier to only have too instead of taking one wheel apart all the time.
A tent is a well-mannered thing to have it is great for bonding also. Plus a bonding pouch.
Food bowls I just use the little plastic crocks. (I am thinking of going to floppy bowls mine sometimes knock their bowls down and it's LOUD) Some people prefer to put the food on the bottom of their cages but suggies don't eat on the ground so I put the food up on a shelf contained by the cage. Water bottles I used to use the large plastic hamster/rabbit bottles. I have go to using The Sugar Glider Sipper Water Bottle on this site http://www.thesugargliderstore.com/FeedB...
you can find them in pet stores too. I have 3 of these on the cage. Two next to water and one with the nector. I do not fill the one up next to nector they do not drink it all and it needs changed daily. If you forget the hose for a day that is okay but try to remember to switch out the water every daytime or two.
Foods fruits, veggies, BML ( I will post that recipe for you) every night. Some people keep a staple food (pellet food surrounded by their cages 24 hrs. But I have found that to be a waste of money beside mine. They do not touch it.
Use caution with that site the posted an exotic mix that included orange liquid to much of that can be bad for your suggies.
The need Rep-cal vitamins and Rep-Cal calcium. http://www.thesugargliderstore.com/Vitam... I have be finding people putting this on their fruit. When it should be in the BML mix.
Besides water we volunteer give Sugar Glider nector also. http://www.thesugargliderstore.com/Treat...
The BML recipe we use. It includes the rep-cal We have used this will all our suggies.
1/2 cup Honey, do not use honeycomb, unprepared or unfiltered honey, Most store bought Honey is the one to use unless it uses one of the three words above
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1 Egg (boiled or scrambled)(I Hard Boil Mine)
The shell is OPTIONAL, if your blender does NOT break the shell down into miniscule pieces do not use it.I break the egg down before putting it into the blender
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1/4 cup of Apple Juice, just the apt ole apple juice that you and I would drink, Not frozen, not baby juice, only regular bottle apple juice.
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Blend well, Turn off blender, add on the next group of ingredients.
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1 4oz bottle PREMIXED Gerber juice with yogurt (Mixed Fruit or Banana)
both enjoy yogurt mixed in, the fluid is creamy colored. For those that can not find this, you may substitute 2 oz of plain yogurt and 2 oz of mixed fruit juice
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1 Teaspoon of Rep-Cal HERPTIVITE vitamin suppliment ,
Blue label on a white plastic container, DO NOT SUBSTITUTE this suppliment.
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Blend resourcefully again, Turn off Blender , add next group of ingredients.
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2 teaspoons Rep-Cal Calcium Suppliment non-phosphorus near Vit. D3 in it.
Pink label on a white plastic container
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2 2 1/2 oz jar of Stage 1 or 2 Heinz, Gerber or Beechnut Chicken baby food
The chicken will say aloud either Chicken with Chicken Gravy or Chicken with Chicken Broth any is acceptable
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1/4 cup Wheat Germ
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1/2 cup dry baby cereal.. Heinz or Gerber (Mixed or Oatmeal)
(I use rice with fruit bits)
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Blend very well , turn off blender, It should be the pour into tupperware bowl, or ice cube trays and FREEZE, 1 dice in ice cube tray is approx. 2 tablespoons. It will freeze to the consistancy of rime cream.
This will feed 1 glider for approximately 1 month.
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Do NOT mix the fruits and veggies in before freezing
Fruits
Apple (With or Without skin)
Apricots
Banana
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries (Sweet)
Coconut
Crab Apples
Cranberries
Custard
AppleDates
Elderberries
Figs
Grapes
Grapefruit (do not nurture everyday)
Honey
Honeydew Melon
Jackfruit
Java Plum
Kiwifruit
Kumquat
Lemon
Lemon Peel
Lime
Mandarins
Mango
Melon
Mulberries
Nectarine (do not feed every day)
Orange Peel (do not feed every day)
Orange (Navel & Valencia) (do not feed every day)
Papaya
Passion Fuit (Purple)
Peach
Pear
Pineapple
Plum
Prunes
Raisins
Raspberries
Strawberries
Tangerine
Watermelon
Vegetables
Alfalfa
Artichoke
Asparagus
Avocado
Bamboo Shoots
Beets (Do not nurture everyday)
Broccoli (Spears & Sprouts)
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage (Green & Red)
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Collard Greens (do not feed every day)
Corn (yellow) (do not feed every day)
Cucumber (With or Without skin)
Dandelion Greens
Green Beans (Snap Beans)
Kale (do not feed every day)
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
Mustard Spinach
Okra
Parsley (do not nurture every day)
Parsnips
Peas (Green) (do not feed every day)
Peppers (Sweet)
Pumpkin
Radish
Spinach (do not feed every day)
Squash (Acorn, Butternut, Hubbard, Spaghetti, Summer, Winter & Zucchini)
Sweet Potato
Tomato (Green & Red)
Turnip Greens (do not feed every day)
Watercress
Yams
Other foods they love
Chicken (make certain it’s boneless & cooked) boiling it in water is best
Eggs (scrambled or boiled) DO NOT use oils when cooking
Insects (farm raised) crickets, mealworms, grasshoppers
Yogurt (do not nurture every day)
