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Subject: Re: onions and gliders
Posted by Clara on August 25, 1998 at 18:34:02:

In Reply to: Re: onions and gliders posted by W on August 25, 1998 at 15:52:31:

: Why are onions and garlic so bad for gliders? Are they too strong?
: I have never heard this info-I've never fed my gliders either, I'm just
: curious why these are so bad.

: What happens to them?

Onions, especially raw onions, have been shown to trigger hemolytic anemia in dogs.
I have heard of this happening to cats and horses.
Onions are harmful to people as well if eaten in large enough quantites.
Because sugar gliders are so small it is not hard for them to eat enough onion to hurt them.
I don't know about garlic, I think it might have been thrown in with onions.

Here are some sites with more info:
Just Say NO to Onions
A message from a primate board
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Clara
Sugar Gliders & Exotic Pets
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/facehugger/index.aspl

Follow Ups:

• Thanks for the info, I've never heard that before! W 07:59:37 8/26/98 (0)