Yogurt Drops
To make yoghurt drops you need a thick yoghurt, but not the Greek or set
yoghurt varieties as these do not dry well. Fruited yogurts work well for this.
Once made the Drops can be eaten as a sweet or, even better, dipped
in chocolate.
First lightly oil a solid sheet so that the yoghurt does not stick when dried.
To make the drops I used a teaspoon to make little dollops. Leave the
yoghurt to dry for 2-3 hours. Flip them over using a knife to lift the edges.
If they are dry enough not to stick, you can move them off the solid sheet
directly on to the trays. This will speed up drying. After about another 2
hours they will be completely dry. Test to make sure the centre is not still
liquid. Store in a zip lock bag or vacuum seal bags.

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Once made the Drops can be eaten as a sweet or, even better, dipped
in chocolate.

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Do not dip them in chocolate for gliders. Chocolate should never be fed to sugar gliders it is toxic for them.

White chocolate is ok though..?

yes white chocolate is safe

This seems like a lot of work for something that only costs like 5$ at the local pet store.

I never understood this, or mealie breeding. Seems like your going to spend alot more time and money than if you just bought them.

Useless post, I know. But still wanted to make it for some reason

I guess the whole point is.. it depends.

Over here for example, you simply do not find yoghurt drop, it's not a common product (and importing them is not cost effective with the transport).

For mealies, breeding them is inexpensive, qnd when sold around 3.5€ the 50gr, it is a lot cheaper to breed them (without considering the hassle it can be to go fetch fresh ones when you do not have a petshop nearby, and that you have several animals eating them).

It can also be safer, since you do not know with what mealworms you buy have been fed (nor how many fillers have been food in commercial yoghurt drops)

I think that for just having a couple boxes, some substrate and an extremely small amount of, basically, your scrapped compost to feed the worms, farming your own mealworms is extremely logical.

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an extremely small amount of, basically, your scrapped compost to feed the worms,

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You cannot mix food scraps in with the substrate (usually oatmeal) when raising meal worms. The moisture of the food scraps would quickly grow mold in the oatmeal which could make the mealworms TOXIC for the gliders.

Feeding the meal worms needs to be done carefully - usually offering carrot or potato on a plastic lid to keep it separated from the oatmeal to prevent mold.

Indeed, separation of food is necessary and the amount of food it takes to sustain a small meal worm farm is considerably less than the scraps of vegetables and fruits you would otherwise throw in the garbage! I think it is worth it.