FAT SUGAR GLIDER ? Are you killing your Sugar gliders? You may be … if you are allowing them to feast on treats, mealworms, and loads of fruits. The sad fact is many Sugar glider owners do this on a regular basis. Sure, it’s fun to watch your pet go crazy for a food or treat that they absolutely love, but are you taking into account the consequences? How about the onset of calcium-related deficiencies - often resulting in seizures, hind-limb paralysis, and death? When offered a choice between sweet foods and a nutritionally balanced diet formulated specifically for Sugar gliders, they will almost always gorge themselves on sweets first - to the exclusion of nutritious items. Once their systems become accustomed to feeding on sweets, they will often stubbornly hold out for them - refusing to eat other foods. It is up to you (the pet owner) to limit the amount of foods that contain high sugar content or high fat content. Sugar gliders do require balanced diets that consist of a combination of a protein, fruits, vegetables, fats etc. Exotic Nutrition’s Glider Complete, Instant-HPW and Premium Sugar Glider diet offer this healthy alternative. Treat your pet Sugar gliders like young children, do not allow them to eat only the foods they really like, allow them to get hungry enough to eat the healthy foods! Sugar gliders are a hearty species, they will not ‘starve’ themselves if offered healthy foods, but they will consume poor quality foods until it affects their health, sometimes irreversibly. Do the right thing … be the ‘parent’.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 11:32:52 +0000
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