Sugar gliders are nocturnal animals, so it is best to feed them at dusk to conform to their biorhythm (body clock). If your sugar glider appears to be hungry during daytime, you may divide the meal, giving a bigger amount at night and a small portion in the morning.

Being tree dwellers, gliders choose eating up high, rather than eating from food bowls on their cage floor. You can mount your pet’s food bowl toward the top of its cage to make eating easier; this is also a good way to help keep the bowls clean.

Variety is essential to proper nutrition of sugar gliders. Nutritional imbalances are less likely to occur if your pet is given a variety of food. Variety also prevents gliders from becoming finicky, especially while still very young. Chop the food into fine pieces and mix thoroughly to ensure that your pet eats various food components.

For more information about your sugar glider’s dietary needs visit a Houston veterinary clinic, check out West Houston Emergency Vet.