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Subject: new glider owner with a question...please read
Posted by Bell on July 04, 1998 at 02:00:56:
hi everyone, and thanks in advance for your help..
i have had my sugar glider for about a week, and things are going well. His name is andy, and he is about 6 months old. he only crabs at me when i go to take him out of his cage. once he is out, he won't leave me alone, not even for a second. he will happily climb all over me, sleep under my hair, and eat food from my hand, but won't try to explore on his own. i bought one of those clear plastic balls for him to run in, because i wanted to make sure he was getting enough excersie when he was out (since he won't explore on his own) and he loves it. he looks so cute running around in it. but once i open it up to let him out, he immediately jumps from the ball onto me, and runs up to my shoulder. everything seems to be going well. my main question/concern is this...how much are they supposed to eat? i feed him cantelope, honeydew, strawberries, grapes, blueberries, apples, oranges, peas, carrots, corn and he's had a cricket or two this week. i also made the ledbeaters mix, and he LOVES that. today i tried chicken baby food, but he didn't go for that. tonight for example, he ate about 3 peas, 2 pieces of corn, a few bits of apple, about a whole grape, and a small amount of the ledbeaters (with a small amount of repcal, which i have added twice this week)
how do i know if he is eating enough? i have read so much about SG's on the net, and i also bought the book by caroline macpherson, so i am pretty well informed, but i just want to be sure i am doing all i can.
sorry this is so long! :>)
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