A balance diet for me would be HPW. But there is actually a few more which u can choose from. Fruits and veges should be accompanied with that balanced diet the mealworms are just treated as treats for your suggies if you feed on HPW. If you check the Cal : ph ratio table, you can see what kind of fruits and veges you can balance out when feeding. Just remember.. too much phos are not good XD Please remember depending solely on fruits and veges~ is a nono. Get at least 1 stable diet like HPW or BML or other diets.

You can view some discussion here at Suggie Nutrition 101 = http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=800472&hl=

Adopting mature SGs will require more time on bonding if the glider isnt tame. Is this gonna be your first glider? If it is, i hope you are a patient person else get a joey

A diet is a diet.. if you are given a diet.. would u just rather eat roti everyday? or would u rather have a good WHOLESOME meal, included with all the protein, vitamins to ensure that you are not gonna be damm thin.. or mal nutritioned. Ask yourself that. AS A GLIDER OWNER, clearly i want whats best for my gliders to ensure they grow up to  in the most pink of health! I wouldnt say its a CHOICE, it is a MUST.. quite frankly!~ Having improper diet can cause a glider to get illneses like HLP (Hind leg paralysis), they could self multilate, bloat, indigestion.. they could even have other problems in the long run... i can drag this discussion very very long if i find my illness sheet.

It's good that you researched before getting the gliders.

There is alternative if u don hav freezer, use Bugsy Instant HPW, it's specially designed for those who don hav  blender or freezer. What you need to do is jus mix the Instant HPW powder with honey and water every day.

If you keep one glider or two, it's better and cheaper if u buy cut fruits. u don hav to buy everyday. jus buy 3-4packets, then it can last you bout 3-4days too. Keep it in air tight container, can last longer. That's what i do last time when i keep a pair of glider.

But now since i got more already, what i do is i buy whole/half biji of different fruits and vege, then cut one shop then put in container. one container for vege, the other one for fruits... Very convenient, i jus scoop few tablespoon every night then can serve..save time save energy~