In Reply to: My Princess isn't eating! posted by sadie s on June 25, 1999 at 10:28:19:

: Just wondering... I know that Gliders are finicky eaters, but com'on!! My Princess hasnt touched her fruit or veggies in two days! I am getting kinda worried... she does like to eat raisons out of my hand, but thats it. I dont know what to do. I have been trying a variety of foods: grapes, tomato, corn on the cob,strawberries, apples, pears, peaches, carrots, peppers,broccoli, chicken, bananas, organic applesauce and yogart, tortilla. I dont know what else to try!
: Can you help me? New foods, new methods of feeding, anything?

: Thank you!

When I first brought my baby home she wouldn't eat a bite of food for two days. I was afraid she was too small so I made some gliderade and fed her with a syringe. The next day she ate it out of the palm of my hand(same thing with water).I then started mixing gliderade with baby food applesauce. Now she still likes her special mixes but will eat grapes(seeds are toxic to them),watermelon(no seeds),cataloupe and sometimes pears or fresh apple. I think she just needed a little encouragement at first. Of course, I sprinkle glider vitamins over her food three or four times a week to prevent back leg paralysis later on. Hope this helps.
Norlia

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