47+ What Did Sugar Gliders Eat. Sugar gliders are omnivores that feed on a variety of foods, and like humans, they have different palates. Sugar gliders should not eat foods with a high amount of sugar.
Sugar gliders are in the marsupial family, like kangaroos. The sugar glider does have quite strict dietary requirements and experts cannot seem to reach an agreement on what is the best food to offer. When should gliders be fed?
The sugar glider (petaurus breviceps) is a small marsupial originally native to eastern and northern mainland australia, new guinea, and the bismarck archipelago, and introduced to tasmania.
And, depression is a known cause for shortening lifespan. The thing is, sugar gliders can develop depression because of loneliness as humans do. Sugar gliders can survive up to 9 years in the wild. Photograph by joel sartore, national geographic photo ark.