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Subject: Re: eating habits???
Posted by Audrey on March 10, 1998 at 21:34:09:

In Reply to: Re: eating habits??? posted by David on February 24, 1998 at 13:54:39:

: : I just recently got Pico, my male glider, about 2 weeks ago. I feed him grapes, corn, peas, pears and various other fruits and vegies but he only will really eat the grapes. I also feed him Brisky pellets and he eats some of those. I was told when I bought Pico that I had to sprinkle a "glider powder ~ from Glider Gulch" over all his food. When I do this he doesn't eat any of it. Any advice? I want to get him on a varity diet because it will be healthier for him.

: -I'm sort of in the same boat as you, I've had my glider for almost a week now and he really only likes the grapes. I did find he likes unsweetened applesauce and have been mixing his supplement powders in with it and he doesn't seem to notice that its there. He eats it like he normally would, so you may want to try that.

My glider used to be finiky about some foods that other peoples gliders seemed to enjoy. I just keep trying new things. For example I was surprised when my glider really enjoyed avocado, and cooked white rice! His favorite foods are juicy foods, like watermelon, cantelope, unsweetened applesauce, and occassionally when I don't have any good fresh food, I will cut up some chunky lite fruits that comes in a can. Also my glider really likes blueberry yogurt, and calcium is important in their diet. I only know from what I have read that you should only give them about 1/2 teaspoon of yogurt a week. I have never been able to get my guy to eat vitamin powders, he knows they are there. But he eats a pretty well balanced diet. My advice to you is to keep trying things. P.s. also try peas! Good luck, Audrey

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