Sugar Glider Food

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Dear Lisa and Debbie,

I just wanted to send you an email to let you know how great your sugar glider food, Zookeeper's Secret is! My gliders just love it. I have tried many other sugar glider foods and they wouldn't even touch them. But when I gave them this sugar glider food, they couldn't get enough! And their coats are so full and healthy now, I can't believe the difference. They are so healthy thanks to the addition of this glider food. I'm glad that you have it and I will always purchase from you as everything is so fresh. And thank you for being the best sugar glider breeders! You answer any questions and are always there to help.

Thanks again,

Lynn A
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Hello Lisa...

I recently received the glider newsletter that spoke about the different kinds of sugar glider food available. My gliders, Gizmo and Boo-Boo would only eat the one from Pretty Pets. I wasn’t sure that it was what they needed, but they would not eat anything else no matter what I did. Anyway, after reading the newsletter I was sure they needed something better. I immediately ordered Zookeeper’s secret (along with the Swing Thing). Today my shipment arrived and I put the sugar glider food in the bowl. To my amazement they loved it! I feel so much better knowing that they are eating good stuff!! I just wanted to thank you for such a great product. The Swing Thing was an instant hit too!

Michelle, Gizmo and Boo-Boo

Ingredients: Meat By-Products, Fish Meal, Shrimp Meal, Wheat Flour, Dried Bakery Products, Crushed Roasted Peanuts, Dried Kelp, Fructose Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids, Water, Spirulina, Phosphoric Acid, Calcium Propionate (Preservative), Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Citric Acid, Concentrated Carotene, Propylene Glycol, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate with D-Activated Animal Sterol (source of vitamin D-3), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Choline Chloride, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Manganous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ethylene Diamine Dihydriodide., Magnesium Sulfate, P-Amino benzoic Acid, Folic Acid, Sulfur, Biotin, Natural and Artificial Flavors.

No Refrigeration or Freezing of this sugar glider food is Required. Product should be used within 4 months or thrown out.

Guaranteed	Analysis
Crude Protein	Min 20%
Crude Fat	Min 7%
Crude Fiber	Max 6%
Moisture	Max 40%
Ash	Max 9%
Additional	Analysis
Calcium (CA)	Min 2%
Phosphorus	Min 1%

ZooKeeper's Secret™

Sugar Glider Food

$13.97 for 3 lbs

A 4 month supply for 1 glider, or
2 month supply for 2 gliders

Product ID # 5002

Guaranteed Fresh!

SunCoast Sugar Gliders has tested a wide variety of sugar glider food products based upon vet recommendations (read the review of available staple foods here) and we now use ZooKeeper's Secret as our exclusive staple food diet for our sugar glider colonies.

Why did we choose ZooKeeper's Secret? Well, its simple. We've tried lots of commercial brand sugar glider food products, and the fact is, our sugar gliders didn't particularly like many of them. We've also asked our veterinarian, Dr. C, to review the claims made by other commercial manufacturers, and she could find no evidence supporting the claims made. So we searched and we searched, and finally have found a food product worthy of Arnold and all of his friends.

Once we identified two "finalist" products that our veterinarian was comfortable with the nutritional value of, we let the sugar gliders choose, and the rest is history. Dr. C's recommendations were based upon her findings in veterinarian publications and the practices of some of our country's most prominent zoos and animal exhibitors. Top quality zoos attempt to keep diets natural, nutritionally balanced, and species specific.

ZooKeeper's Secret sugar glider food is formulated to satisfy sugar glider food needs in a tasty and satisfying product. But keep in mind, neither Dr. C nor SunCoast Sugar Gliders recommends a diet of just one thing. ZooKeeper's Secret staple food diet is merely intended to meet only part of the sugar glider's nutritional needs. In addition, you will need to continue supplementing your sugar glider's balanced meal plan with offerings of fruits and vegetable, and you still need to provide protein based food sources such as mealworms, crickets, grasshoppers, boiled chicken, and other low fat/high protein food sources.

ZooKeeper's Secret is also an excellent staple sugar glider food to use in conjunction with Leadbeater's Mix, the Taronga Zoo diet, or some other plan you may be following to care for your sugar glider's most important diet needs.

Freshness - ZooKeeper's Secret is specifically formulated for the insectivore/omnivore nature of the sugar glider. Since Zookeeper's Secret is what we feed our glider colony, we receive regular shipments direct from the manufacturer. When you place a food order, we package it for you that day from our own food stock. This means you will always be getting the absolute freshest food - and why we guarantee a shelf life of 4 months. The food you receive has not been sitting around in a warehouse or storage closet for a few months. And since we buy it in huge bulk quantities, you also get a great price on the best glider staple food around - guaranteed fresh.

You won't find fancy packaging, because the quality goes into the food. When you order your ZooKeeper's Secret sugar glider food, we will pack it fresh for you in re-sealable zipper bags.

Why is it important to feed sugar gliders a species specific staple diet? Up to several years ago, many well intentioned veterinarians, breeders and others in animal related industries recommended high quality cat food, monkey chow, marmoset diet and other diets as acceptable for sugar gliders.

However, in recent studies, the veterinarian community is beginning to suspect that feeding diets that are developed for other species causes long term health deficits in sugar gliders. Liver, kidney and intestinal problems can develop from using inappropriate food sources. Any of these conditions can lead to serious health problems or worse in sugar gliders. At SunCoast Sugar Gliders, we have noticed significant improvement in healthier appearance of glider "droppings" as a result of using this product. While this may not be the most scientific approach to assessing sugar glider food value, we consider it an important measurement of our nutritional success in caring for our sugar glider colonies.

The manufacturer of ZooKeeper's Secret has employed research and product development techniques that have been time tested and proven in world class zoos in the U.S. We are proud to bring this product to our customers. This product is suitable for just-weaned joeys through adulthood. This soft, moist, pre-cut, ready to feed product replicates a balanced, natural diet plan for your special sugar gliders.

We suggest that you feed each sugar glider one heaping teaspoon of ZooKeeper's Secret each evening. This staple diet should be left in the cage for twenty four hours, and any uneaten portion discarded and replaced nightly. The balance of your sugar gliders' diet should consist of fruit/veggie sources and protein fed each evening with uneaten portions discarded in the morning to prevent your gliders from eating spoiled leftovers. For the complete diet developed by Dr. C and used here at SunCoast, click here.

Three pounds of ZooKeeper's Secret sugar glider food will feed 1 glider for 4 months or 2 gliders for 2 months. Got 4 gliders? This is a 1 month supply.

No Refrigeration or Freezing of this Product is Required, as long as the product is used within 4 months. Storage of this product over 4 months is not recommended.

Zookeeper's Secret - 3 lbs $13.97