CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Sugar Glider’s diet should compose meals that contain calcium and phosphorus in the ratio of 2:1. They should consume 15-20% of their body weight daily, and an ideal Sugar Glider food consists of pelleted kibbles that make up \u2153 of their meals, Leadbeater mixture, or any nectar or sap mixture that gives them enough nutrients without balancing out on the phosphorus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSince calcium is one of the most crucial minerals that an SG should never be deficient in, it should be given a calcium-based multivitamin supplement daily. Apart from this, the meal should comprise fruits and vegetables that are preferably not canned and fresh. You should also keep some special kibble made just for Sugar Gliders available for them at all times.<\/span><\/p>\nThey should always be given a treat of insects rich in protein or powdered with protein every other day.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat fruits to feed your Sugar Glider?<\/h2>\n
Ideally, you can feed your Glider a mixed fruit meal of apples, avocados, figs, grapes, mangoes, pineapples, and pears. Mixing these up refrains the Glider from picking out a favorite fruit.<\/span><\/p>\nPeaches, oranges, and cantaloupe are also equally great options for an SGs meal.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat vegetables to feed your Sugar Glider?<\/h2>\n
Sweet potatoes, sugar corn, tomatoes, DSLVs, or dark green leafy vegetables make for great meals for a Sugar Glider.<\/span><\/p>\nHard-boiled and shelled eggs are the best and easiest options for a protein-rich diet for a Sugar\u00a0 Glider. Yogurt and cottage cheese can be relatively inexpensive protein options. Sugar Gliders, being omnivorous, also enjoy feeding on cooked lean meat cut into slices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTofu is a great replacement for cottage cheese to fill the protein requirement of Sugar Gliders.<\/span><\/p>\nIf you are trying to go for easier alternatives, say, dog, or cat food, we’d stop you right here. Dog and cat foods may be a high source of protein, but they are sparingly designed to be consumed by Sugar Gliders and do not check into all the nutritional requirements of these tiny marsupials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWhat treats to give to your Sugar Glider?<\/h2>\n
Earthworms, crickets, and other live insects that are easily attainable make great treats for your favorite exotic pet. Keep in mind to not feed your Sugar Glider an insect caught outside in your lawn or one that has been feeding on pesticides.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nInsects should only be used as treats on a gap of 2-3 days because of their high-fat content, which can be counterproductive if fed daily.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThere are insects, and then there are NUTS that are the star-treats of Sugar Gliders. Unsalted and raw nuts are ideal treats for Sugar Gliders.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat supplements to give to your Sugar Glider?<\/h2>\n
Any calcium-enriched multivitamin supplement would be good to go for a Sugar Glider. However, a reptile multibit supplement is a preferably better option for Sugar Gliders.<\/span><\/p>\nNo, Carol, they are not reptiles!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Is it Illegal to own a Sugar Glider?<\/span><\/h1>\nWell, the legality depends on where you stay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nNative to Australia, Sugar Gliders are banned as pets in all parts of Australia, the simple reason being the fact that they are wild animals and shouldn’t be kept captive. Making them peer at the outside world where there’s lush, and branches from within a cage are utterly inadmissible and immoral, which is why the Australian government doesn’t allow the export or sale of Sugar Gliders as pets.<\/span><\/p>\nIn the U.S., Sugar Gliders are considered novelties and can be kept as pets legally in almost all cities and parts, except for the states of <\/span>Alaska, California, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania.<\/b><\/p>\n <\/b>There are special regulations in <\/span>Georgia, New Mexico<\/b>, and a few other states that you should read through and abide by before you venture out to buy a Sugar Glider. Some cities such as <\/span>California<\/b>, <\/span>Minnesota, NY, and St. Paul<\/b> have also banned their residents from keeping Sugar Gliders as pets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe United Kingdom, on the other hand, has been seeing surging demand for Sugar Gliders as pets. With almost no prohibitions or license required to buy or pet Sugar Gliders, it is easier to consider buying Sugar Gliders as novelties in the United States.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nA number of countries have illegalized the owning or buying of Sugar Gliders, and some have made it only borderline legal to enjoy Sugar Gliders as pets in your home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWith all that said and done, <\/span>why is it so hard to find a pet shop selling Sugar Gliders?<\/b> Due to regulations on the import of Sugar Gliders, myriad countries have banned the export of these beady-eyed marsupials, which is why they are sporadically found in pet shops. <\/span><\/p>\nApart from this, the neglect and abuse of Sugar Gliders in the U.K. or the U.S. result in the banning, hefty fine, or prison sentence of a certain timeframe, which is why most breeders and sellers do not risk themselves with these novelties (for good).<\/span><\/p>\nHow to check the legality of Sugar Gliders as pets in your state?<\/span><\/h2>\nLaws for breeding, selling and petting a Sugar Glider or any other exotic pet for that fact keep varying from year-to-year and place-to-place. If you want to buy a Sugar Glider in your state and you aren’t sure if they are legally sold or allowed to be owned by your state government, here’s what you can do:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Look up online, and if you are still in ambiguity, wanting to know further, call local government agencies and ask them about the legalities. You can call the city hall or county office to request further details on whether you can own a Sugar Glider where you live.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The best and the easiest way to be sure is to go to a local pet shop and ask them if Sugar Gliders are legal around the place. If you feel misled, you can contact a local official and find out more.<\/span><\/li>\n
- If you are still unsure (you shouldn’t be to this point), scrutinize and contact your province or state government or get in touch with a state official who can inform you of the jurisdiction of the state and legalities regarding Sugar Gliders or any other novelty pets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Why Should You not Buy Sugar Gliders?<\/span><\/h1>\n1.Most Sugar Gliders are bred and sold with cruelty.<\/span><\/h2>\nNo, it’s not about the legalities, it’s not about the affordability or the adaptations, but in the end, it all boils down to how they are farmed and bred. Due to legal issues and regulations levied on their import, export, and handling, many breeders resort to illegal and immoral methods to breed these pint-sized adore balls.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAccording to PETA, a significant portion of Sugar Gliders live in hellish conditions before being sold to the owner, and a lot of exporters bottle them, <\/span>literally, <\/span><\/i>in plastic bottles before selling them in some dodgy backyard sale.<\/span><\/p>\nWhen these breeders should be reported for cruelty and mishandling, a number of novelty-obsessed people buy Sugar Gliders from breeders like these, which eventually leads to increasing demand and freedom to treat these delicate marsupials like stuffed toys.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe relatively low production of Sugar Gliders because the females give birth only once or twice in the whole year to only one to two baby SGs, leads to unethical breeding of Sugar Gliders. <\/span><\/p>\nOverbreeding often results in trauma, shortened lifespan, stillborn offsprings, and infertility in the mother Sugar Gliders. The baby Gliders born through overbreeding or inbreeding are highly vulnerable to mental instability, genetic disorders, dwarfism and increased risk of diseases, the fracturing of bones, and a weak skeletal structure.<\/span><\/p>\nThink of this as pedigree dog breeding.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nBuying exotic pets or Sugar Gliders accelerates the rise of such breeders who, in order to make some hard cash, treat animals with sheer harshness and cruelty. However, if you still want a Sugar Glider, one way to go with this would be to only purchase from professional and licensed breeders who guarantee the safety of both the parents and the offspring.<\/span><\/p>\n To put a stop to the cruelty that these marsupials are met with, we encourage adopting a Sugar Glider from someone in close vicinity or a shelter instead of buying them.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
2.Sugar Gliders are expensive to buy and pet.<\/span><\/h2>\nDo you know what is synonymous with ‘exotic’? For us, it’s a truckload of money (just an analogy). Earlier the chinchillas and now Sugar Gliders, the demand for exotic pets keeps changing, but the one thing that remains constant is the -burn-a-hole-in-the-wallet price tag that comes attached to them.<\/span><\/p>\nNot only are Sugar Gliders expensive to buy, but they are also expensive to keep. There are multiple reasons to such as:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- A specialized diet<\/span><\/li>\n
- A specialized vet care<\/span><\/li>\n
- A huge place and access to a gargantuan cage<\/span><\/li>\n
- An additional partner (not necessary, but SGs like to live in colonies, and if not a colony, they love a partner SG)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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3.They are nocturnal animals.<\/span><\/h2>\nSugar Gliders are nocturnal marsupials who prefer to sleep during the day. If they are unable to adjust to your schedules, they will keep lazing and slugging around during the day and forage for their toys and make all the noise they can in the world at nighttime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHowever, just like cats (that too are nocturnal), Sugar Gliders can be trained to sleep at night and possibly bless you with some good-night sleep instead of doing <\/span>
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