Finding A Proper Diet
Finding a good, well balanced diet is one of the MOST important aspects in Sugar Glider ownership. If your glider isn't on a healthy diet so much can go wrong! Your glider can have a lack of protein or a lack of calcium, neither of which are fun or pleasant to deal with. Upon reading the diets, you may become discouraged. Believe me, I've been in your shoes. I thought to myself, "I will never be able to get this right, it's far too complicated!" Unfortunately, I had no one that I could contact about diet research at the time, so I had to rely on myself.
From the very beginning, we started feeding the original HPW and have stuck with it for almost 7 years now with great results! Our gliders still love it and are happy and healthy. When we first started making it, I just knew we were going to mess it up. I didn't think I was going to measure it right, put the wrong ingredients in, or something along those lines. This happened the first couple times I made it. Nowadays, I could make it in my sleep! It takes no time to whip up a batch of HPW! After a while, it becomes as easy as preparing a bag of popcorn! I kid you not, preparing your Gliders' diet will be the last thing you worry about after you've owned gliders for more than a month.
So please, don't let feeding a good diet discourage you and run to pellets or some other kind of dry kibble. Your glider will appreciate a good, made for Sugar Glider diet way more. Yes, it may take a little longer to prepare and feed, but not only will your glider benefit from a good, well balanced diet - you will as well! You'll be able to keep your gliders around for years to come! :)
From the very beginning, we started feeding the original HPW and have stuck with it for almost 7 years now with great results! Our gliders still love it and are happy and healthy. When we first started making it, I just knew we were going to mess it up. I didn't think I was going to measure it right, put the wrong ingredients in, or something along those lines. This happened the first couple times I made it. Nowadays, I could make it in my sleep! It takes no time to whip up a batch of HPW! After a while, it becomes as easy as preparing a bag of popcorn! I kid you not, preparing your Gliders' diet will be the last thing you worry about after you've owned gliders for more than a month.
So please, don't let feeding a good diet discourage you and run to pellets or some other kind of dry kibble. Your glider will appreciate a good, made for Sugar Glider diet way more. Yes, it may take a little longer to prepare and feed, but not only will your glider benefit from a good, well balanced diet - you will as well! You'll be able to keep your gliders around for years to come! :)