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Subject: Re: half moons
Posted by Tiffany on January 07, 1999 at 13:48:56:

In Reply to: spits it out? posted by Brooke on January 07, 1999 at 10:11:39:

Yes, Eos does this too. I read somewhere that gliders in the wild will always do this - chew up for moisture and spit out the pulp. She does seem to get some of it down, though, and only spits out certain foods. I wonder - is Brisky's the only thing you are feeding your SG? If so, you might want to add other things, too, to make sure he is getting the nutrition. As far as I know (and someone may correct me) you can't tell if your SG has hind leg unless they start dragging their legs - then it's too late. Evidently, weight is not a good measure of whether they are malnourished.
:) Tiffany

: Does the food she spits out look like little half moons?
: If so,EVERY one of my gliders do this as well, AS far as telling if this is a bad thing, I dont really know. I have often wondered why gliders do this, and at first I thought it was mine only, then I got a male from a family and it was doing the same thing. Also my newly weaned babies do this as well.
: I dont think its anything to worry about, all my gliders are really healthy and have good body weight, yet every time I take there dishes out they are ALWAYS full of the half moons!
: Let me know,I would love to hear that someone else wondered about this too.
: Brooke

Follow Ups:

• Re: half moons Melissa's Onyx 18:46:57 1/07/99 (1)
  • Re: half moons Tiffany 20:38:30 1/07/99 (0)
• Re: half moons Melissa's Onyx 18:44:51 1/07/99 (1)
  • Re: half moons Bourbon 12:05:55 1/09/99 (0)
• Is this question for me? Brooke 14:49:24 1/07/99 (1)
  • No, sorry - should have posted above. :) T n/m Tiffany 15:39:58 1/07/99 (0)