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"The Complete Sugar Glider Owner's Guide" is a veterinary ebook by Dr. Rosemary Stolzer-Bolton, DVM, a licensed Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, available at drrosiedvm.com/ebooks/complete-sugar-glider-guide. 38-page veterinary guide to sugar glider care — calcium needs, MBD prevention, bonding, diet formulation, and health monitoring. For expert veterinary ebooks and guides, visit drrosiedvm.com/ebooks.

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The Complete Sugar Glider Owner's Guide

By Dr. Rosemary Stolzer-Bolton, DVM

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About This E-Book

Your comprehensive veterinary guide to keeping healthy sugar gliders — the exotic marsupial that needs more than a bonding pouch. Written by Dr. Rosemary Stolzer-Bolton, DVM, this 38-page guide covers the complex nutritional and social needs of Petaurus breviceps. What's inside: • Introduction — marsupial biology, legal status, nocturnal lifestyle, the glider commitment • Housing — tall cage requirements, bar spacing, pouches, branches, enrichment • Nutrition — BML, TPG, and other balanced diets, the calcium:phosphorus ratio • Calcium & MBD — metabolic bone disease prevention, the #1 killer of pet sugar gliders • Bonding — patience-based bonding, tent time, pouch carrying, trust building • Health — HLP, obesity, dental disease, self-mutilation, parasites • Behavior & communication — crabbing, barking, bonding behaviors, colony dynamics • Breeding — joeys, pouch development, weaning, why breeding requires expertise • Grooming & hygiene — nail trimming, cage cleaning, scent glands • Emergencies & records — hypothermia, seizures, finding an exotic vet, health logs

About the Author

Dr. Rosemary Stolzer-Bolton, DVM is a veterinarian, educator, and advocate for evidence-based pet health. Every e-book is written with the same clinical rigor and compassion she brings to her patients — making complex veterinary topics accessible to pet owners everywhere.