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Hi there! Lisa from SunCoast here.

We haven't quite finished the first GliderVet
newsletter yet. "Hang" in there, and as soon as
we finish it, we'll send you a copy.

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Lisa

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P.P.S. Below is my guide to growin' your own
mealworms, a favorite sugar glider treat that
is also very good for them because meal
worms are a great source of protein. Hope
this "treat" tides you over until the first
newsletter is ready.

Thanks again for subscribing to GliderVet!

How To Raise Your Own Mealworms

by Lisa "Ellie Mae" Bordelon

You say the word "mealworm" to many people and the reaction is
slimy, gross, disgusting, yuck, creepy. To a sugar glider, meal
worms evoke feelings of yummy, delicious, buffet, nutritious,
more please. Sugar gliders eat lots of insects in the wild.
Mealworms are a great source of nutrition for sugar gliders, and
watching them master the wiggly snacks is amusing as well. If you don't want to raise your own (they can be a little stinky), you can purchase them pre-cooked and ready to fee to your glider.

Raising mealworms is very easy and very convenient. All you need is a supply of mealworms to start with. You can get them from a pet store or a worm farm. You will want to raise them in a warm spot, preferably not inside of your house because of the smell.

Prepare a plastic container that measures roughly 24 x 18 x 6.
If the container has its own lid, drill holes in the top for
ventilation. If it doesn't have a lid, use cheesecloth or burlap
to prevent escapees. Fill 2-3 inches of the container with a
mixture of half flour and half wheat bran. You can get the bran
from a feed store. Mix these two ingredients well and level off
the mixture. Add half an apple or half a potato to the mixture
for moisture. You will need to replace the apple or potato as it
gets dried out or eaten.

Now you can add the mealworms. Leave the tray undisturbed for
several weeks to let nature take its course. As the worms move
through their life cycle, they will become pupae, and then beetle
bugs. The beetles will lay many eggs, which in turn become
worms. You may need to refresh the mixture by sprinkling some
more bran on it occasionally, and you may want to move the
beetles to a second container prepared in the same way. As you
see young worms developing, you can move them back to the
original tray to let them grow to the desired size.

Your sugar gliders will be so grateful for all of your hard work
(we don't need to tell them just how easy it was).

Coming Soon:

How to fortify your mealworm supply with vitamins and calcium.

Do mealworms lose nutritional value if they are refrigerated or
frozen before feeding them to a sugar glider?

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Lisa

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