In Reply to: Re: Getting a little worried... posted by Tiffany on April 16, 1999 at 21:41:34:

She will eat grapes, just that grapes aren't really much to eat. I got baby food tonight, and tried that, she licked it a couple times then stopped and fell asleep. I am going to try some Nutri-Cal tomorrow. Heard it is some kind of appetite stimulator. How did you teach Eos to eat?

Thanks,

Jeff

: Eos wouldn't eat mealworms or crickets til she got a little older...she still won't eat nuts. She would chew up fruit and then spit out the pulp. Is she drinking anything? Have you tried giving her baby food? Gliders are very finicky...what they like one day they won't eat the next, then the next day, back again. Try some baby food: sweet potatos, plums, apples, pears or chicken. You might also scramble some eggs and mush them up for her. I'm assuming she was eating before? If they are separated from mom before mom teaches them to eat, you might have to...I did with Eos. You might also try peeling and quartering a grape and seeing if she will eat that. Also, gliders will eat much less some days than others...you have the best sense of how's she doing. If none of that helps and you are worried, don't hesitate to call the breeder or the vet.
: Tiffany

: : My glider is only licking things. I can't get her to eat nuts or meal worms. When she eats fruit, she just licks it, she doesn't bite it. She won't touch any kind of yogurt. I don't know what to do. I have had her since Sunday. She is more active than when I first got her, she hops around and all. Just that she isn't eating much. So please help.

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: : Thanks,

: : Jeff

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