Well I think I feed them properly.

They get the mix every night to eat. There is chicken, yogurt, juices, gerber baby food, wheatgerm and oats. They really like this mix because they finish it every night.

In the morning not everyday but maybe 5 times a week they get fruits or veggie. But they don't really eat much of this. Maybe a few pieces each.

For snacks I give them raisins and mealworms. And from what I can see they don't seem to overeat. Maybe Rene is sometimes a little piggy and gorge herself on the food... but maybe its because she exercises less than Roscoe. He is one energetic critter! He was scent marking everything last night, even me a few times. And he picks up things he finds around the room to eat I have to watch him like a hawk.

hey do you guys boil your veggies before you feed em to your gliders? cos the carrot and brocolli looks a bit hard..can they eat?

hello everyone..i'm a newcomer here..
dun get mad at me aa...hhehehe...
i really want a female SG around 1yo to be my SG partner...anybody here can help me with that...? maybe someone want to sell/give her female SG..

hmmm...what happen to his previous partner?

You intend to breed your male glider issit? I think it is quite tough to bond a one year old glider since you've already bonded to your glider for so long...

Anyway, good luck in your quest....

btw, if i put my post up there in the wrong place,just delete it k...

yeah...i want him to breed and i want him to have partner...the female one ran away when she was a baby...

One thing - they are still small, I think around 1.5 to 2 months. What should I feed them? They don't even drink fresh water!

I had the same problem when I got my sugarglider, Boo. She was pretty young when I got her, 8 weeks old I think, and a very picky eater - wouldn't drink plain water, wouldn't touch most of the fruits I tried to give her...don't worry, they'll grow out of it.

I'm not sure how other owners did it, but I kept mine hydrated with Pet's Own easy to digest lactose free milk. I get it from the petshop near the badminton court in Taman Megah, looks like this:



Don't worry about them not learning how to drink water, Boo has learned to drink water from a hamster water bottle now even though I still give her the milk with her dinner nowadays.

Other than that, I'd suggest that you try the sweeter fruits to start with, like mango, rambutan or papaya. Don't worry if they don't eat mealworms at first as well. They'll learn to eat them when they're ready for it. Just keep experimenting and expect to waste a fair amount of food finding out what your gliders will eat. Also try crazymouse's glider mix. It's watery so helps keep your glider from getting dehydrated, and it makes a great licky treat to help bond with them.

Be patient. The first few weeks were pretty difficult for me because I worried all the time... you can ask tagreptiles how many times I pestered him with frantic sms's everytime I thought something was wrong with Boo.

Hope this helps, all the best!

soggie,

I think from time to time, Sugar Glider owners should "go back to basics". I am sure all of us has done the necessary research on SGs before indulging ourselves in raising them. First of all, the natural diet for gliders in the wild made up of EUCALYPTUS SAP. That's where they get all the water from. So in captivity with us, what's closest to EUCALYPTUS SAP? GLIDER MIX.

So, get a good Glider Mix from CrazyMouse, of course you leave the water bowl/bottle in their cage as well. I do not think in the forest where they live have APPLES growing. So all these, are food that we are introducing to them. Therefore, they will take some time before they get used to the new food we give them.

I PMed her for the stuff but she never replied. Sigh.

Guess I'll have to make my own glider mix then. I'm heading out today to buy stuff... got a list of them ready.

Apple Juice
Honey
Boiled Egg (Do I need to remove the egg yolk in it?)
Gerber Baby Cereal (or cornflakes)
Wheat Germ (No idea what this is)
Sprikle of calcium (No idea where to get this)
Vitamins Supplement (No idea too)

Boiled Chicken

Do the SG take mealworms when they are small? I'm not sure how to feed 'em that cause the mealworms seems huge.

yeah, i can't seem to get in touch with hun too..sms her oso no reply.....

for the mealworms, I personally chop off the heads and squeeze the guts out using a chopstick..

lol, it took me awhile before i could casually grab a random mealworm with bare hands and feed my girl. now she eats mealie like a satay lol

I can't contact Hun too She was supposed to babysit my boy Had to ask suiteng a favour now

I wish I can smuggle him in the airplane Whatcha think? Jab him with Phen-5 so he can sleep thro airport securities and airplane

anybody here knows where to buy SG vitamin..? thx!

Anura,

Most local petshop does not know how to take good care of SGs let alone do research on bringing in SG Vitamins. Therefore, there is no such thing in the local market.

patut la i've never nampak any vitamins...but,the one i know (rep-cal) tak jual in malaysia..only overseas...halohh

bagi je buah. Anak aku nih, bertuah betul...
buah tempatan murahan memang makan termenung. Yang mahal2 mcm durian, laju makan

Buah import cam anggur, strawberry mmang laju makan. x bg can termunung nyer Bertuah anak sugar glider aku nih

I guess those are already considered their vitamins. Janji makan buah memang sihat. Sekali sekala, bagi la makan cacing

i'm giving him fruits..sometimes crickets and mealworms...but,i'd like to know if there're SG vitamins here that i dont know,maybe someone can tell me...but,since there's no SG vits here,then,it's ok..have to stick with his normal food i just want the best for my SG..dun want him to get sick or anything

Then I guess should be allright

IMHO, I do not trust synthetic vitamins even for my hamsters and gerbils too.

Hun's 012 number is not working. She's working and after work very tired. So she doesn't come online much anymore.