I am offering a suggested diet plan that has been refined as a result of my close working relationship with SunCoast Sugar Gliders. Honey and fresh fruits are considered good substitutes for the sap, manna and honeydew free ranging sugar gliders eat naturally in the wild. Gliders also consume honeydew, which is an excess sugar produced by sap sucking insects. Manna is a crusty sugar left from where sap flowed from a wound in a tree trunk or branch. Plant products such acacia gum, eucalyptus sap and other nectars make up the majority of this seasonal diet. Sugar gliders will rely on other food sources as the abundance of insects decrease in the colder winter months. Insects are very high in protein, so it stands to reason that breeding gliders require a significant amount of protein in their captive diet when breeding is taking place. In the sugar glider’s natural domain insects are primary to the diet, and when insects are abundant is generally when most of the breeding will occur. You will also hear sugar gliders referred to as insectivore/omnivore indicating that insects make up a large portion of their diet in the wild. Sugar gliders are omnivorous meaning they eat a variety of foods. Their name “sugar glider” suggests that sugar and fruit make up a large portion of their diet, however, this is not the case. Many common disease conditions in sugar gliders are the direct result of improper diet. If you’re not interested in the all the vet speak about “why” glider owners should follow this diet and just want a simple plan, see the “weekly menu” version of the diet below here. As with all new exotic animal diets, this diet should not be fed exclusively but in moderation and mixed with the "normal" diets listed above.From the free monthly GliderVet e-mail newsletter Call 1-80 or go to for further information on this new product. Called Accu-Feed for Gliders, it is manufactured by Brisky Pet Products. Sugar glider pellets are also now available.
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