 | Posted by: | stuff, locke_rockgod@yahoo.com | | Subject: | popcorn? | | When: | 5:04 PM, 14 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 206.141.247.226 |
is homemade popcorn ok to feed gliders?
theres nothing added,no butter salt or anything so its very plain,
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| Posted by: | Katie, katescritters@hotmail.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 6:22 PM, 14 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 207.148.146.74 |
I don't know why popcorn wouldn't be safe but I honestly do ont know, sorry. I would ask someone else who may know for sure, but please be careful. I had a friend who always gave his turtle popcron, it loved it, (that wasn't all he fed it but as treats) one day the turtle choked on it and died. I know a glider isn't a turtle but I don't feed mine anything but leadbeaters, or fresh fruit and veggies...except for the odd sumflower as a treat....nothing else. Hope that helps a little and maybe someone else will post and give you another opinion. E-mail me if you have any questions. Katie
| Posted by: | KarenE, KarenElfrank@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 9:53 PM, 14 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 64.12.104.57 |
Plain popcorn is a wonderful treat for any animal. You can also buy those mini ears at Wal-Mart/Petsmart and pop them for about 2 minutes.
They pop tiny little kernels, just glider hand size, and some of the popped kernels stay on the cob. The ones I have gotten pop "hulless" which doesn't have the choking hazard.
Another fun treat for gliders is fruit loops/cheerios on a shoe string tied to the top of the cage. Mine are particularly fond of this treat.
| Posted by: | W | | Subject: | none | | When: | 8:40 AM, 15 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 192.233.21.53 |
Popcorn hulls aren't good for animals. You aren't supposed to feed popcorn to dogs and cats because the hulls get into their stomachs and can cut the lining, so I would assume the same for gliders. The white fluffy part is ok, but don't feed any of the brown parts.
I have tried feeding the white part to my gliders on several occasions (as a snack) and while they seem really interested in sniffing and playing with it, I have yet to see one actually eat it!
| Posted by: | Tessa, TeMaGa@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 8:26 AM, 19 Dec 2000 | | IP: | 205.188.200.154 |
I personally wouldn't give mine popcorn since it is still corn and corn is high in phosphorus which takes away the absorption of calcium. If you only give it as a treat once in a rare while, I guess it wouldn't be that bad. I would worry about the hull though. Could you get the stuff that KarenE uses so that it's hulless. Just a thought.
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