{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_nutrition_sugar-glider_safe_greens","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_nutrition_sugar-glider_safe_greens\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Sugar glider safe greens & vegetables — specialised omnivore; 15% fruit/veg allowance, calcium caution\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"MedVet (medvet.com/sugar-glider-history-care-recommendations)\"\nsource_file: [\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/sugar_glider_rspca.txt\"]\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-05\ntokens_estimated: 200\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 4\n  passed: 4\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_pet_nutrition_sugar-glider_safe_greens/01_exotic_pet_nutrition_sugar-glider_safe_greens.md\nsource_document: \"MedVet (medvet.com/sugar-glider-history-care-recommendations)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"MedVet\"\n  title: \"Sugar glider safe greens & vegetables — specialised omnivore; 15% fruit/veg allowance, calcium caution\"\nurl: \"https://medvet.com/sugar-glider-history-care-recommendations\"\nretrieved: \"2026-08-05\"\nref: \"MedVet (medvet.com/sugar-glider-history-care-recommendations)\"\ndoc_type: \"veterinary consumer version\"\nneeds_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source (MedVet medvet.com) is not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T4\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T4:welfare-org / professional-reference\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Sugar glider safe greens & vegetables — specialised omnivore; 15% fruit/veg allowance, calcium caution\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Sugar gliders are specialised omnivores; the diet is roughly 70% high-protein pelleted food, 10-15% gums/nectars, and the remaining 15% fruits and vegetables.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Safe greens include the vegetable portion of the 15% fruit-and-vegetable allowance: broccoli, green beans, peas, carrots, cauliflower, bell peppers and cooked sweet potato.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Safe fruits include apples, pears, kiwis, oranges, berries, melon and grapes; canned fruits or vegetables are not recommended (deficient in vitamins/minerals, often additive-laden), and treats may include crickets or mealworms up to once or twice weekly.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A calcium and vitamin supplement is recommended over the food two to three times weekly, because an unbalanced diet deficient in calcium, vitamins or minerals can cause life-threatening illness.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Sugar glider safe greens & vegetables — specialised omnivore; 15% fruit/veg allowance, calcium caution (retrieved 2026-08-05)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Sugar glider safe greens & vegetables — specialised omnivore; 15% fruit/veg allowance, calcium caution","url":"","retrieved":"2026-08-05","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"MedVet (medvet.com/sugar-glider-history-care-recommendations)","verification_file":"[\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/sugar_glider_rspca.txt\"]"},"source_document":"MedVet (medvet.com/sugar-glider-history-care-recommendations)","source_file":"[\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/sugar_glider_rspca.txt\"]","trust":{"authority_tier":"T4","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":200,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}