 | Posted by: | Robin, 4dbirdie@bellsouth.net | | Subject: | Help w/ picky eater | | When: | 11:16 PM, 30 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 209.215.14.86 |
First I must say that this is such a great and valuable site!
I have had Kiki now for about four weeks and can't get her to try anything. So far, the only thing she will eat is fresh apples and mango. She has started eating baby cereal (boxed oatmeal), but only if I add a good heap of honey. She won't even drink GliderAde!
We've been through grapes, cantaloupe, kiwi, blueberries, raspberries, oranges, pears, papaya, plums, boiled chicken, baby food in jars (fruits and veggies), and hard boiled eggs all with no success.
Last night she did finally eat a raw sweet potato piece (which I just read was bad?) and some sweet corn right from the cob. I also discovered she absolutely loves dried fruit like pineapple, mango, and papya, but am concerned about the extra sugar. I haven't had the heart to try crickets or mealworms. I'm worried about her lack of calcium and protein.
ANY help that you guys can give would be incredibly appreciated!
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| Posted by: | Gliderlover | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:52 PM, 30 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.65.233.144 |
Have you given leadbeaters mix a try? The modified leadbeaters
<a href=http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/leadbeat.html>http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/leadbeat.html</a>
is very high in calcium and protein, so it should give your little one a boost. Also you can try mixing in your leadbeaters a little vegetable baby food because vegetables are important for vitamins and minerals. If you are squeemish about insects (which are an important part of a gliders diet) then you can try freeze-dried crickets and mealworms, but live one's really aren't that bad  I somtimes freeze gut loaded crickets and my gliders eat em like popsicles LOL. Also there is a semi-moist pellet food called insectavore-fare which has insects as an ingredient, so you dont have to worry about seeing them. Good luck
| Posted by: | Robin, 4dbirdie@bellsouth.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:53 PM, 30 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 209.215.14.86 |
Thanks!
| Posted by: | KarenE, KarenElfrank@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 1:34 PM, 01 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 152.163.197.203 |
Tweezers are an excellent tool to get mealies out of the container and onto glider dish. Yes, I haven't touched a mealie yet. Just can't bring myself to do so. Keep those tweezers right in the kitchen window so I always know where they are.
I can handle live crickets, but if this is also hard to for then go to Wal-mart, K-Mart or even Petsmart and buy a cricket container that looks like a little bucket. They are made so the crickets cannot escape from the top.
If you don't want to handle these either, then just open the cage door, hold the container up to them and let them help themselves. Be careful though, if you sit the container on the floor of the cage without weighting the bottom, they will knock it over and then the crickets can escape.
Hope this helps some.
| Posted by: | Mary, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | Whoops | | When: | 7:08 PM, 01 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.81.21 |
I didn't realize this post was double so I responded to the other one.
I will repost here.
Please tell us what diet your glider was on before you bought her. That will help us in swutchign her over. You may have to trick her into eating some good stuff for her. Also how old is she? that will help. Have you tried a leadbeaters? Will she eat that?
As for the insects I hope you will be ready top feed them soon because the glider does need insects.
| Posted by: | Robin, 4dbirdie@bellsouth.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 10:48 PM, 01 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 209.215.14.86 |
Sorry about the double post...it was an accident. I am going to buy some Rep-Cal so I can try the revised Leadbeaters mix above. I know she was eating sugarglider pellet food, sweet potatoes, apples, and glider aid when I got her. She still eats the pellets, but won't eat the baby jar sweet potatoes that she used to eat.
She is about 14 weeks OOP now. I'm considering the mealworms, but UGH!!!
Thanks for the help!
| Posted by: | Mary, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | Diet | | When: | 11:12 PM, 01 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.81.21 |
Which pelleted food? Not all are good gor gliders even though they say they are..whats the brand?
If you have a real problem feeding the live insects you can order insectivore. It will be a lot easier for you.
| Posted by: | Robin, 4dbirdie@bellsouth.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 12:05 AM, 02 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 209.215.14.86 |
I bought the food from the breeder called Brisky's Glider Food. The website of the breeder I purchased from is
<a href=http://www.animalsexotique.com>http://www.animalsexotique.com</a>
Do you know where I might find this insectivore? That would definitely be my first choice.
| Posted by: | Gliderlover | | Subject: | none | | When: | 10:31 AM, 02 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 24.65.233.144 |
Briskeys is a complete diet, but not my fav. You can find insectavore-fare at:
www.sugarglider.net/supplies
I looked for other places but this was the only place that I can find that sells the insectavore-fare. I wouldn't feed the briskeys anymore and instead give her leadbeaters, fruits and vegetables and the insectavore-fare (keep it refrigerated to preserve longer). And if you can handle it try to feed her some insects as well.
| Posted by: | Mary, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | Briskys | | When: | 12:45 PM, 02 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.82.28 |
Briskys is a complete diet. If she is eating that then she doesn't need anything else. It is menat to be given as a sole doet with nothing else.
If you chose to keep feeding the briskys then don't give her anything else to eat. Just let her eat the pellets. You can still give up to 10% treats but thats it. So you would not feed the bugs unless you wanted to as a treat.
Now not everyone likes that diet because there is no variety..you are feeding the same thing day in and day out. Sometimes the gliders get bored with this.
It us up to you to decide which diet to feed. A lot of us here feed the leadbeaters, but you don't have to do that.
If you decide to switch to a different diet let us know and we will try to help you switch her over.
Here are some other diet plans you could consider:
<a href=http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/diet/index.html>http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/diet/index.html</a>
If you decide to keep feeding the briskys then please do not give her apples every night...and the glider aid is a treat to only be given in a small ammount two or three times a week.
| Posted by: | Robin, 4dbirdie@bellsouth.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 12:59 PM, 02 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 209.215.14.86 |
Now I'm really concerned. The breeder told me to give her these pellets and Glider Aid nightly as well as apples and baby food. So EVERY night she gets about 10 pellets (she won't eat more than this), a teaspoon of oatmeal baby cereal mixed with water and honey with just a little pinch of Glider Aid (because she doesn't like it), and experimental foods-fruits, vegs, etc. Like I mentioned earlier, this is almost always a slice of apple and two or three very small pieces of dried fruit.
I'm looking into getting RepCal so that I can try Leadbeaters, but what would you recommend in the meantime? I've done ALOT of research before I got her, but I'm finding I don't know as much about their diet as I thought.
PLEASE HELP KEEP MY BABY HEALTHY!
Thanks to all for your help!
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