In Reply to: traveling???And feeding?!?So many questions! posted by April on March 19, 2000 at 07:28:59:

: How do you go o nvacation if you own a sugar glider. I don't want to leave her(if I do decide to bring one home)with the same people who watch my dogs because gliders have so many special needs. Is there a special place that can take care of sugar gliders or can you possibly have them be baby-sat by the breeder you purchased them?

You can check with your breeder but you are better off finding a friend you trust to housesit for you. We have had animals that had to be watched and played with for years and have had a couple of friends we can call on for those times we have to get away.

: If not can you take them with you on the trip? The only problem is that housekeeping might do something to harm them?
Leave a do not disturb sign on your door. Or you can put the cage in a closet and cover it.

>But maybe if you and the hotel get it worked out before hand? I don't know what does everyone think?

It never hurts to call ahead and find out about policies.

: I also posted a question about what to feed a sugar glider and after reading everything I could find here's what I've come up with...
: 1 Teaspoon modified leadbeaters mix
: small bowl fruits and veggies
: 2 Mealworms per night
: and Brisky's all the time so that they can eat whenever they are hungry
: But to me that seems like alot of food. The Leadbeaters mix is something I don't want to get rid of because I think it's the best thing for them. Should I just not give them the Brisky's because they don't really eat in the day time right? But as far as I know so far this is the best way to feed them. Please help me! With all of the info I get so confused.

The only thing I saw missing was do you sprinkle your bowl of fruits and veggiews with a calcium supplement? You should be just incase they eat more of it one night than the Leadbetter's.

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• Re: traveling???And feeding?!?So many questions! Brent 21:16:04 03/19/2000 (0)
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