Balanced Diet for Sugar Glider

Reference

The amount of food intake with a balanced diet for a Sugar Glider every day, is as much as 15% to 20% of its body weight.

The amount of food intake mentioned above is not much, considering the average body weight of an adult Sugar Glider is 3oz (≈ 85g) to 5oz (≈ 140g). And a balanced diet is needed for Sugar Glider.

The amount of food intake mentioned above is equivalent to 1tsp (1 teaspoon) of nutritious food pellets, or 2tsp (2 teaspoon) to 3tsp (3 teaspoon) of fresh fruit & vegetable mix.

Example

  • Body weight = 85g
    ➞ food portion = 12.75g … 17g equal to 1.69tsp … 3.38tsp (≈ 2tsp … 3tsp)
  • Body weight = 140g
    ➞ food portion = 21g … 28g equal to 3.38tsp … 5.07tsp (≈ 3tsp … 5tsp)

Food Nutrient Percentages for a Balanced Diet

A balanced diet for a Sugar Glider is in accordance with the comparison below.

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    50% Animal protein

    • Boiled chicken meat (breast) • Boiled chicken egg • Boild salmon fillet • Mealworms • Maggot • Cricket (cicada) • etc.

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    35% Fruits & Vegetables

    • Papaya • Apple • Tomato • Carrot • Bok choy • Green beans • etc.

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    15% Staple Diet

    • Leadbeater’s Mix • Bourbon’s Modified Leadbeater’s (BML) • High Protein Wombaroo (HPW) • etc.

Feeding Schedule

Some Sugar Glider owners feed their pets once a day at dusk, some other owners feed them twice a day, in the morning and at night. This feeding schedule really depends on the preferences of each of your Sugar Gliders.

If they seem hungry in the morning then you can try giving them less food in the morning, or more food at night.

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