Diets

There are several diets out there that are perfect for your new pocket pet. However, there is a company that that claims that their pelleted diet has everything they need. In most cases, commercially produced foods are what we would suggest for your pet because they are formulated for their unique specifications. Sugar gliders are different though.

Here is a list of why the pelleted diet is NOT a good choice:

• constant hard food can impact the teeth causing facial abscesses
• gliders need a 2:1 calcium to phosphate ratio or they can develop Hind Leg Paralysis or other health issues such as seizures
• they can be full of sugars and fillers that are essentially junk food
• they don't have enough protein

Here is a list of diets that are recommended through the glider community (click the name for a link to the recipes):

• Bourbon's Modified Leadbeater's (BML)
• Special Ingredient: two types of Rep-Cal Calcium Supplement*
• Judie's BML
• Special Ingredient: two types of Rep-Cal Calcium Supplement*
• Pocket's Modified Leadbeater's (PML)
• Special Ingredient: Wombaroo High Protein Supplement
• Leadbeater's Formula
• Special Ingredient: Vionate vitamin powder
• The Exotic Diet aka Priscilla Price's Diet
• Special Ingredient: Monkey Biscuits*
• Special Ingredient: Sugar Glider Cereal
• Special Ingredient: The Pet Glider Complete Multivitamin
• High Protein Wombaroo Diet (HPW) 


• Update: there has been a new update to this diet and they call it goHPW (green, original HPW). It has less sugar than the original because they are using less honey. The original is starting to be linked to periodontal disease. Get his updated recipe here. 
• Special Ingredient: High Protein Wombaroo Powder
• Buy ONLY OHPW--not HPW Complete. There have been cases of some "HPW" diets causing illnesses or even death when the powder is made in the United States. Here in the states, we use a synthetic Vitamin K (also know as Menadione) that can cause liver issues. The HPW made in Austrailia has natural Vitmain K and does not cause liver issues. 
• Click the link to get to the safe Original High Protein Wombaroo powder (Not the Critter Love)-->here!
• Special Ingredient: bee pollen (fresh/natural food store or Cub Foods)
• I personally like this one because you can prepare months in advance and freeze it. I made approximately a six month supply for 4-6 sugar gliders for $90. Not too bad!
• Suncoast Diet
• Special Ingredient: Vionate
• Special Ingredient: Rep-Cal Calcium
• The Pet Glider (TPG)
• No specialty ingredients that need to be ordered

*May be available at local pet stores such as Twin Cities Reptile