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Posted by: LivingLegacyOfHope

We've had Sugar Gliders for many years - these precious little Marsupials are from Australia & absolutely adorable. It takes time & patience but they're trainable almost like having a tiny pup who will follow you around. They usually live around 15yrs in captivity & are hypoallergenic being non shedding & having no dander. I made little pouches with windows that we wore around our necks (definitely better to have them potty trained for this) resting just over our hearts as they love to feel & can recognize you by your heartbeat. I didn't know everyone's heartbeat was unique until I had Gliders.

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Best diet for them that I found was the BML - it's extremely important to feed them the correct calcuim / phosphate ratio to protect them from getting hind leg paralysis

Bourbon's Modified Leadbeaters

BML Recipe

1/2 cup Honey

Do not use honeycomb, raw or unfiltered honey. Most store bought honey can be used unless it contains one of the three words above.

2 Oz. Gerber or Parent's Choice

Mixed Fruit Juice

2 oz. Dannon Plain Yogurt

2 oz of Activia Mixed Berry Yogurt

(1/2 of 4 oz. container)

Turn on blender and add the next group of ingredients.

1/4 cup Wheat Germ

1 teaspoon Rep-Cal Herptivite MultiVitamin supplement

Blue label on a white plastic container

DO NOT SUBSTITUTE

Can be found at PetSmart

2 teaspoons Rep-Cal Calcium Supplement

non-phosphorus with Vit. D3

Pink label on a white plastic container

DO NOT SUBSTITUTE

Can be found at PetSmart

2 2½ oz jars of Stage 1 or 2 Beechnut,

Gerber or Heinz Chicken baby food

The chicken will say either Chicken & Chicken Gravy or Chicken with Broth. Either is acceptable.

1 Egg hard-boiled. Do not use the shell.

For the next 2 ingredients alternate them, a little cereal with a little juice, a little cereal with a little juice, going back and forth until both ingredients are mixed in.

1/4 cup of Apple Juice, just the regular apple juice that you and I would drink. Do not use frozen or baby juice, just regular bottled apple juice. You may substitute 1/2 of the apple juice with white grape juice.

1/2 cup dry baby cereal

Heinz or Gerber (Rice or Oatmeal)

***NOTE: Most gliders do not like the taste of the oatmeal. I use rice with fruit bits)

Blend well for 5 minutes. Turn off blender, then pour into Tupperware bowl or ice cube trays and FREEZE. It wil freeze to the consistency of ice cream.

1 cube is approximately 2 tablespoons, depending on your ice cube trays. Measure out your first few cubes by pouring 2 tablespoons into each cube.

This mix will feed 1 glider for approximately 1 month.

Do NOT mix the fruits and veggies in before freezing.

*** There is a very strict list of vegetables and fruits to be fed with the BML diet plan. ***

Vegetables: corn, peas, carrots, green beans.

Fruits: apples, grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, frozen pitted cherries, blueberries.

Do NOT feed the seeds of apples or the pits of cherries. You can use fresh or frozen, but do NOT used canned.

Do NOT use fruit slurries or vegetable relishes.

Feeding Instructions:

The rule of thumb per glider is:

1 Tablespoon of the BML basic mix

1 Tablespoon of fruits

1 Tablespoon of veggies

Feed insects in the morning as a snack.

Reply to: LivingLegacyOfHope

Best diet for them that I found was the BML - it's extremely important to feed them the correct calcuim / phosphate ratio to protect them from getting hind leg paralysis

Bourbon's Modified Leadbeaters

BML Recipe

1/2 cup Honey

Do not use honeycomb, raw or unfiltered honey. Most store bought honey can be used unless it contains one of the three words above.

2 Oz. Gerber or Parent's Choice

Mixed Fruit Juice

2 oz. Dannon Plain Yogurt

2 oz of Activia Mixed Berry Yogurt

(1/2 of 4 oz. container)

Turn on blender and add the next group of ingredients.

1/4 cup Wheat Germ

1 teaspoon Rep-Cal Herptivite MultiVitamin supplement

Blue label on a white plastic container

DO NOT SUBSTITUTE

Can be found at PetSmart

2 teaspoons Rep-Cal Calcium Supplement

non-phosphorus with Vit. D3

Pink label on a white plastic container

DO NOT SUBSTITUTE

Can be found at PetSmart

2 2½ oz jars of Stage 1 or 2 Beechnut,

Gerber or Heinz Chicken baby food

The chicken will say either Chicken & Chicken Gravy or Chicken with Broth. Either is acceptable.

1 Egg hard-boiled. Do not use the shell.

For the next 2 ingredients alternate them, a little cereal with a little juice, a little cereal with a little juice, going back and forth until both ingredients are mixed in.

1/2 cup dry baby cereal

Heinz or Gerber (Rice or Oatmeal)

***NOTE: Most gliders do not like the taste of the oatmeal. I use rice with fruit bits)

Blend well for 5 minutes. Turn off blender, then pour into Tupperware bowl or ice cube trays and FREEZE. It wil freeze to the consistency of ice cream.

1 cube is approximately 2 tablespoons, depending on your ice cube trays. Measure out your first few cubes by pouring 2 tablespoons into each cube.

This mix will feed 1 glider for approximately 1 month.

Do NOT mix the fruits and veggies in before freezing.

*** There is a very strict list of vegetables and fruits to be fed with the BML diet plan. ***

Vegetables: corn, peas, carrots, green beans.

Fruits: apples, grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, frozen pitted cherries, blueberries.

Do NOT feed the seeds of apples or the pits of cherries. You can use fresh or frozen, but do NOT used canned.

Do NOT use fruit slurries or vegetable relishes.

Feeding Instructions:

The rule of thumb per glider is:

1 Tablespoon of the BML basic mix

1 Tablespoon of fruits