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what do they eat?
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One of the funniest questions we often get is that people sometimes hear that feeding a Sugar Glider and giving them the proper nutrition is an extremely costly and time-consuming process. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. :-)
Over the years, we've come across sites that claim it costs as much as $2,000 per year to feed a single Glider - and that “any owner who really cares about their Gliders” will spend several HOURS a day chopping exotic fruits, gathering LIVE insects, and preparing extremely complicated and expensive meals for them. Well, (to be quite frank), these are the same “kind” of people who dress their poodles up in $1,000 costumes - and then claim that anyone who DOESN'T do the same is somehow “neglecting” their animals. They're certainly entitled to their opinions, but you can judge for yourself what is appropriate.
Fortunately, thanks to tremendous scientific advances in nutrition over the last 10 years, caring for Sugar Gliders is very inexpensive and easy to do. In fact, there are only three basic components to a healthy Sugar Glider's diet, and as a ball-park estimate, it typically costs a total of around $4/month to feed a single animal. 25% of your glider's daily food will consist of fresh fruits or vegetables, and almost anything you already have around the house (like a slice of apple per day) will do just fine.
The other 75% of their diet consists of protein and vitamins. In the wild, this would normally come from eating things like insects and eggs, but when Sugar Gliders eat “animal-based” proteins, they can develop a musky smell. This problem is easily eliminated by feeding your Gliders a scientifically-balanced, pelleted food called Glide-R-Chow™, which is specifically formulated for Sugar Gliders. When fed this diet, your Gliders will have almost no discernible smell whatsoever. For more detailed dietary information, see the free report "feeding".
While we're on the topic of “eating”, one of the most interesting things about Sugar Gliders in general is that they don't have “FEET”. Instead, they have four little “hands” just like ours - and each hand has an opposable thumb on it, just like us. This makes it INCREDIBLY entertaining to watch them eat things - since they hold food EXACTLY like we do. If you've never seen a Sugar Glider “eat” before, you've got to check out the following home-videos. As you'll see, they're just incredibly intelligent little animals.
