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Nutrition

In the wild, sugar gliders have a wide variety of foods to choose from. To be certain that your sugar gliders are getting what they need, you must also provide variety. A multitude of foods and proper vitamin supplements will contribute to a long life. While many believe that a diet mixture of fruits is enough, IT IS NOT!! Gliders are omnivorous, they must have more. A proper mixture ratio of fruits & vegetables to protein is between 50-55% fruits and veggies to 45-50% protein sources. It has been observed that sugar glider in the will choose a diet higher (up to 75%) in protein if it is available. For even the pickiest gliders, we have recipes to keep things hoppin' ! Printable Shopping List for the grocery/pet store Diets on the web: diet is a personal thing, but here are some tried and true diets that gliders have been doing well on! A FULL plethora of glider diets is available at the Sugar Glider Resource Center Others: Bourbon's Diet Suncoast Sugar Glider Diet Darcy's Diet BML Priscilla's Diet Go to the Nutrition and Diet Forum	Some IMPORTANT Posts to read: A Close Look At Vegetables by Saharanfox Nuts and the Truth! by Saharanfox The Dangers of Aflatoxins by PepPony Bugs, Bugs, Bugs by PepPony The Importance of Gum by Saharanfox Fruits? by Saharanfox Obesity in Sugar Gliders by Glidinforlove

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