In Reply to: Cataracts posted by W on April 28, 1999 at 14:48:30:

: The "glaucoma" the breeder told you about could be what is
: described here-Its sounds similar.

: I copied this info from Ruth's Sugar Glider page;
: Read on:

:
: "Blindness / Cataracts

: In another article in the August 1994 issue of Exotic Market Review Linda Watkins told about her discovery that
: overweight mothers can produce offspring that have white eyes, or white spots "floating" in their eyes. The ones with white
: eyes were completely blind. Her vet determined that the white was fat buildup, and she felt it is probably due to too much fat
: in the mother's diet.

: In a July 1995 article she also talked about babies born with "white" (no black tip) tails. For some reason, these babies
: seemed to develop cataracts when they get older. Linda found that feeding the parents diluted (half water) carrot juice every
: day until the baby was weaned seemed to help prevent the cataracts from developing. The babies were given the carrot juice
: until at least a month after weaning. "

Okay, the breeder must think that is what it is then, but he said, the male wasn't born w/it.The glider developed it later and is nearly blind.Eats healthy and has perfect offspring.

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