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Sugar Glider Diets
There are many suggie diets that are safe and nutritionally sound to choose from.
The founders of S.P.I.N. both choose to feed their gliders the HPW (High Protein Wombaroo) diet.
Below is the recipe for the HPW diet.
Also on this page, you will find recipes for glider treats that you can easily make at home,
and links to the recipes for other proven and acceptable diets for your sugar gliders.
THE HPW DIET RECIPE
2 cups warm water
1-1/2 cup honey
3 scrambled OR hardboiled eggs
1/4c High Protein Wombaroo Powder*
1 tablespoon raw bee pollen (granules OR powder form)
Cook Eggs, set aside.
In large bowl mix water and honey. Stir until honey is dissolved.
Add in HPW powder, mix well.
In blender add in eggs, bee pollen and 1/2 to 1 cup HPW liquid. Blend for two minutes.
Add in additional liquid and blend for another two minutes.
Pour into a freezer safe bowl with an airtight lid. Keep in freezer. Will freeze to consistancy of ice cream.
Feeding instructions.
1-1/2 teaspoons of HPW per glider
1 TABLEspoon of mixed fruits
1 TABLEspoon of mixed veggies
mealies for treats
I also offer mine gliderade twice a week with the rest of their meal.
(*if you have a breeding pair or nursing female, increase the amount of HPW powder to 1/2cup)
Concerned about honey being such a large part of your gldier's diet?
If you are concerned about the use of this much honey in your glider's diet, it is perfectly acceptable to lower the amout of honey to 1 cup and add a 1/2 cup of applesauce, or to lower the amount of honey to 3/4 of a cup and to add 3/4 of a cup of applesauce.
This WILL change the consistency of the mixture once frozen- too much applesauce and not enough honey will result in a mixture that is easier to serve when stored in ice cube trays, as it will become difficult to scoop out af a single container nightly.
HOMEMADE SUGAR GLIDER TREATS
The Original Veggie Relish Recipe
1 - 32 oz bag of mixed vegetables, defrosted (green beans, sweetcorn, carrots and peas) Birds Eye Classic is the best. *NO lima beans! *NO salt!*
4 - fl oz of white grape juice
4 - tbsp of honey
Thaw Veggies.
Put half of everything into blender and blend until consistency of relish.
Do the same with the other half and mix together.
Freeze in ice cube trays and give 1 cube per glider.
The Original Fruit Smoothie Recipe Place 1/2 of fruit and 1/2 of other ingredients in a blender & blend until smooth. Repeat with remaining ingredients; then mix everything together. Pour into ice cube trays and freeze, and then serve 1 cube per night to a pair of gliders. OTHER OPTIONS FOR VEGETABLE AND FRUIT MIXTURES
A 5 to 6 pound bag of frozen mixed fruit
4 ounces of baby white grape juice (or almost any other baby juices)
2 to 4 Tablespoons of honey
½ a cup of Dannon French Vanilla Yogurt
Defrost your bag of fruit & drain the juice.
The following links will take you to other options for fruit smoothie or veggie relish recipes. The recipes below are specially formulated to take the guesswork out of ensuring your gliders receive the proper Ca:P ratios from their fruits and vegetables. These can be pre-mixed right in with the proper amounts of HPW and then frozen in cubes for ease of feeding... particularly nice when you have someone glider sitting for you or just don't have much time in the evenings.
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New Fruit Smoothie Recipe 1
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New Fruit Smoothie Recipe 2
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New Veggie Relish Recipe 1
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New Veggie Relish Recipe 2
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New Veggie Relish Recipe 3
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How To Make Your Glider a "Birthday Cake" Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees Make Bisquick according to package directions. Add in the fruit and insects. Put batter in muffin tins and bake for about 12 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before serving! Yield: 9 Large Muffins worth. (You will have a lot left over.) EASY FROSTING: Acacia Gum mixed with a little water
1 cup of Bisquik (or some other type of similar mix)
2/3 cup Milk
1 Egg
1 Tablespoon of any dried fruit *NO RAISINS*
1 Tbsp Insects (mealworms, grasshoppers, moths, etc.)
OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS: A pinch of bee pollen
Homemade Treats For Sugar Gliders 1 scrambled egg *NO BUTTER*NO NON-STICK SPRAY* Fill ice cube trays and freeze. Feed one cube for every 2 gliders. (1/2 cube for a single glider... hard to cut once frozen... if feeding to single gliders, we recommend filling each compartment of the ice cube tray only half full for ease in serving).
1 cup oatmeal (Quaker Oats ORIGINAL preferred)
1 jar baby food (any flavor your gliders like... mine like apples and chicken flavor)
1 plain applesauce (one of the little individual servings, like Motts brand)
Mix all ingredients. If it is a little too thick, thin it out slightly with a little 100% apple juice.
NEED TO KNOW THE Ca:P RATIOS FOR THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ON THE LIST TO THE RIGHT? PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR A TABLE THAT EXPLAINS THEM.
LINKS TO OTHER SUGAR GLIDER DIET INFO
the Priscilla Price Diet
Candace Otte's Blended Diet
MISCELLANEOUS DIET LINKS
WONDERING WHICH FRUITS AND VEGGIES ARE SAFE FOR YOUR SUGAR GLIDER?
Alphabetical listing of fruits that
are safe for sugar gliders
Acerola
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pear
Avocado
Bananas
Blackberries
Blueberries
Breadfruit
Cantaloupe
Carambola
Carissa
Casaba Melon
Cherimoya
Cherries
Coconut
Concord Grapes
Crab Apples
Cranberries
Currant
Custard Apples
Dates
Elderberries
Figs
Gooseberries
Grapefruit
Grapes
Ground Cherries
Guava
Honeydew
Jackfruit
Java Plum
Jujube
Kiwi
Kumquat
Lemon
Lemon Peel
Lime
Lime Peel
Longans
Loquats
Mammy Apple
Mandarin Oranges
Mango
Mulberries
Nectarine
Oheloberries
Orange Peel
Oranges
Papaya
Passion Fruit
Peaches
Pears
Persimmon
Pineapple
Pitanga
Plantain
Plums
Pomegranate
Prickly Pear
Prunes
Pummelo
Quince
Raisins
Raspberries
Rose Apple
Roselle
Sapodilla
Sapote
Soursop
Strawberries
Sugar Apple
Tamarind
Tangerine
Tomato
Watermelon
Alphabetical listing of vegetables
that are safe for sugar gliders
Acorn Squash
Alfalfa Sprouts
Amaranth
Artichoke
Asparagus
Bamboo Shoots
Beet Greens
Beets
Black-Eyed Peas
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Burdock Roots
Butternut Squash
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chayote
Chicory Greens
Chinese Cabbage
Collard Greens
Coriander
Corn
Cowpeas
Cucumber
Dandelion Greens
Dock
Eggplant
Endive
French Beans
Ginger Root
Green Beans
Green Pepper
Jew's Ear
Jicama
Jute
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lettuce (Butterhead)
Lettuce (dark green leaf)
Lettuce (iceberg)
Lettuce (Red)
Lettuce (Romaine)
Lima Beans
Lupines
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
Mustard Spinach
Nana Cabbage
Okra
Parsley
Parsnips
Peas
Potato
Pumpkin
Radish
Red Peppers
Rutabagas
Snow Peas
Soy Bean
Spaghetti Squash
Spinach
Summer Squash
Sweet Peppers (Green)
Sweet Peppers (Red)
Sweet Potatoes
Swiss Chard
Tofu
Turnip
Turnip Greens
Watercress
Winter Squash
Yams
Yellow Wax Beans
Zucchini
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Julie's glider, Scout, Steals some of her
orange juice during breakfast
