SUGAR GLIDER STAPLE DIETS
THE GLIDER DIET IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE WILL HAVE A SAY ON. PLEASE ASK IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. NO, FRUIT AND VEGGIES ARE NOT ALL THEY NEED TO EAT AND PELLETS ARE NOT EITHER. I WILL LIST THE 3 DIETS AND YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TIME TO READ THEM AND CHOOSE ONE THAT YOU WILL BE COMFORTABLE FIXING. ALL OF MY GLIDERS ARE ON THE HSG DIET. NO HONEY IS ADDED TO THIS DIET SO I FEEL BETTER FEEDING IT.
THE GLIDER DIET IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE WILL HAVE A SAY ON. PLEASE ASK IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. NO, FRUIT AND VEGGIES ARE NOT ALL THEY NEED TO EAT AND PELLETS ARE NOT EITHER. I WILL LIST THE 3 DIETS AND YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TIME TO READ THEM AND CHOOSE ONE THAT YOU WILL BE COMFORTABLE FIXING. ALL OF MY GLIDERS ARE ON THE HSG DIET. NO HONEY IS ADDED TO THIS DIET SO I FEEL BETTER FEEDING IT.
HSG DIET(
Highland Sugar Glider diet was designed for us by Dr. Heidi Bissell, Exotic Animal Nutritionist to specifically address sugar glider needs. Purchase links for ingredients in this diet are listed at the bottom. Please note if you decide to switch your gliders to this diet you will need to wean them off of their old diet and onto HSG Diet by increasing the percentage of HSG Diet while lowering the percentage of their other diet by 10% per day. This staple diet can be made up in advance and frozen in ice cube trays and the cubes of staple stored in the freezer in a zip lock bag. Frozen staple is good for several months. HSG 1/3 cup water 1 46 oz jar unsweetened applesauce 1 cup full fat plain greek style yogurt (Greek God) 2 cups quick style oatmeal (dry) 5 drops Vitamin E oil (link below) 1 1/2 tsp Flax seed oil (link below) 1 tbsp. soybean oil (Wesson cooling oil) 7 oz. boiled chicken breast (no spices or salt) processed fine in food processor 3 boiled eggs (shelled, processed fine in food processor) 1/4 tsp Vionate vitamins (link below) 1/2 tsp Calcium Carbonate (link below) 2 tsp Taurine powder (link below) 2 tbsp Ensure powder, vanilla (for breeding moms) Mix all together well. Feed 1 to 2 tblsp. nightly per glider with 1 to 2 tablespoons mixed vegtables. Try to not serve corn. Never feed leafy greens to marsupials as this can lead to iron storage problems. We feed 1/2 frozen sweet peas with other mixed vegetables. The water is added to thin the mixture to a consistency that is easy to spoon and is more palatable to the gliders, and can vary a bit without spoinling the recipe. Flax seed oil will need to be refrigerated and used within 6 months. Do not substiture reptile or other vitamins for the Vionate to avoid heavy metal contamination. Vionate is human grade vitamin/mineral supplement. Diet is 25% protein, 18% with vegetables Ca:P is 1.6:1 I find shopping on Amazon a lot easier and have provided the links for you. Vionate Vitamins:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040R5S42/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Calcium:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GI1UZJ6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Taurine:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N3Y4GCH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Flaxseed Oil:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GHX3OHK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Vitamin E 100IU:www.amazon.com/Solgar-Vitamin-d-Alpha-Tocopherols-Softgels/dp/B00F416TJG/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1KA62GP1LHBIG&dchild=1&keywords=vitamin+e+100+iu&qid=1614366928&sprefix=vitamin+e+100%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-5 A lot of people have had a hard time figuring out how to mix the HSG Diet so I have taken step by step pictures and numbered them for you. I do hope this helps. |