Special Edition: Sugar Glider Diets Revisited

Sugar Glider Diets … Revisited By Lisa There is a world of difference between keeping an animal alive and maintaining your pet at optimal health.  From the abundant number of questions we receive, many folks out there are still confused about glider diets.  Since we began this newsletter, questions about diet have remained the number …

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White Face Gliders, Dear Arnold, SunCoast Sugar Gliders Weekly Menu

Katrina Fundraiser: I’m Dreaming of a White (Face) Christmas! The last couple of months, we have coordinated efforts with several other breeders to raise money for the benefit of those affected by Hurricane Katrina. We raised several thousand dollars with our fundraising efforts, which was forwarded directly to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.  We …

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Fruit Skins and Seeds, The Grape Controversy

Fruit Skins and Seeds By Lisa So where has Arnold been?  Well, he has some hair brain idea that people would love to see a TV show called Peel Or No Peel, hence his absence from his newsletter responsibilities.  Now how silly is that?! He plans to build a stage where he will have a whole bunch …

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Followup on Grapes; Sugar Glider Cages – Build or Buy?

Followup on last month’s article about Grapes by Arnold (and Tibidado) Note: Some of Arnold’s fan mail may be edited cause Arnold wants some of them to be shorter so he can have more space all to himself! Yuk Yuk Yuk! And now … for more “thinking outside of the pouch” advice … here’s Arnold! …

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What Not to Feed, Toy Safety and Maintenance

What NOT to Feed? by Lisa I get asked this question all the time: “Can you please give me a list of the foods my sugar gliders cannot have?”  And for a long time, I have avoided answering the question because I feel it is impossible to come up with a complete list, or even …

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Calcium to Phosphorus Ratios in Food

Calcium / Phosphorous Ratio Tables by Lisa One of Dr C’s guidelines in developing a good sugar glider menu is to watch the calcium / phosphorus ratios of the fruits and vegetables.  The goal is to achieve, on average, a calcium to phosphorus ratio over 1 – more calcium than phosphorus in the diet.  We …

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