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Roxy and Stormys mamma Glider    TX, USA 50 Posts Hahah yeah! I'm usually much ruder, but as it was not directed towards me i decided to be nice!  But just don't feel as if all the people on theis site are like that..Because most are not. Some people get pissy and need to realize that not everyone is gonna listen to the EXACT advise they get. When i ask for advise i get MULTIPY opinions and dont really feel the need to just settle for one answer. Just don't let the rudeeeeee people get to you okay lol. Cuz your doing very well as a sugar glider owner! Continue asking questions...  jen102375 Starting Member 3 Posts quote:
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Originally posted by Roxy and Stormys mamma
Some people get pissy and need to realize that not everyone is gonna listen to the EXACT advise they get.
When i ask for advise i get MULTIPY opinions and dont really feel the need to just settle for one answer.
Just don't let the rudeeeeee people get to you okay lol.
Cuz your doing very well as a sugar glider owner!
Continue asking questions...
The thing is - there are people who have been here a long time and have devoted themselves to researching everything they can about gliders. Does that make us experts? No, it doesnt. But it does mean we know just a little bit more than someone who has had their glider for 2 weeks.
We do not have to be here. But we ARE here and the reason is to help the gliders of new owners have a better life. IF we have to seem rude to some owners to get that accomplished , then so be it. I would rather you hate me, call me rude, call me anything you want - but if I get the point across to just ONE new owner on how to better care for their gliders, then Ive done my job because that one glider will have a healthy, happy life.
If a new owner comes here and says they have had their gliders for 3 weeks and have fed them Sugar Smacks every night for dinner and their gliders are "just fine - they are playing and happy". We have to dispute that because another new glider owner will come along right behind them, read this and guess what happens??? They are feeding their gliders Sugar Smacks, too because someone said it was OK to do so.
A god Diet is THE most important thing you can do for your glider.
Thank you a poor diet will kill them and is the most important thing. And if I have to be pissy to get the point across, you better belive I will do it. I have the gliders interest at heart not the owner who refuses to take advice or argue about the advice given. It is so hard to read things that are on constant repeat and it piddles me off when people jump into owning one of these babies or any other animal. With out doing enough research. Before you get any animal you should know what is good and not good for them and how to properly care for them. If someone does their research properly and takes the time to listen to the right people and ask the right questions they should know bad info when they come across it. When they are able to do this then they should get what ever pet their heart desires and not a minute before.
THEHYLAND Zippy Glidershorts  FL, USA 4774 Posts Simple answer. I use zookeepers. Yes, only for food during the day, if they decide they want to eat. NO, not for thier main food. I end up wasting more of it then they eat.  suggiebaby Joey 46 Posts pellets? NO! its really not good for them, think of how they eat, they suck the juice out of things and for the most part spit out the pulp or whatever. pellet food sound dehydrating and may cause constipation. idk, i wouldn't and i heard meat isn't too good for them either, like it doesn't hurt or anythng, but the guy i got my gliders from said that when breeding, if he fed them meet they tended to eat their young, when he switched to tofu the problem stopped. just something to consider. Roxy and Stormys mamma Glider TX, USA 50 Posts No i did not. It was food i found it wal mart section and it said for small animals. i bought mine from a sugar glider owner who had bought them and had them for three years quote:
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I am not understanding are yall actually talking about pellets or just dry food in general! Cuz ive never gave them pellets...ive gave them dry food that just has a mixture of everything...
What dry food do you have?
Its called...Mixed Berry & Nut Treat.
Its not based on a whole meal.
Its actually just little treats..you can probably find the ingredients on www.eightinonepet.com
And it doesnt say use as whole meal or anything.
All though once i fed my babies some Sugar glider food that i bought at a pet store and said to feed it to them wholy as the meal but i was like no and dont use them anymore!
So this berry mix stuff doesnt have pellets in it??
This is the post I was referring to the mixed berries and nuts! I wanted to know if it's the mixed berries and nuts for birds? And if you got your gliders from traders village because that is what they say to feed?
Roxy and Stormys mamma Glider TX, USA 50 Posts quote:
Originally posted by suggiebaby
pellets? NO! its really not good for them, think of how they eat, they suck the juice out of things and for the most part spit out the pulp or whatever. pellet food sound dehydrating and may cause constipation. idk, i wouldn't and i heard meat isn't too good for them either, like it doesn't hurt or anythng, but the guy i got my gliders from said that when breeding, if he fed them meet they tended to eat their young, when he switched to tofu the problem stopped. just something to consider.
Wow i have never heard of this ever.! Meat is great for them considering in the wild they eat birds and stuff. Its how them get their protein that they SERIOUSLY need! suggiebaby Joey 46 Posts well i'm not a vegatarian, but thats what i heard, idk if its myth but they have been doing good so far. i also give them meal worms and such on top of it. what would be wrong with tofu tho?... i would try meat, but they just had babies and i dont want to risk it.
famicone Starting Member 9 Posts I feed my gliders a custom version of the HPW diet... and guess what... I also keep a small bowl of Sugar glider dry food that was mentioned in the OP. I keep about a half inch of those and mix in a few yogurt drops so they can dig thru it. These gliders are perfectly healthy happy and bonding to me and all of my friends. Too much of anything is bad for you or your animals. To instantly jump down down someone's throat and say pellets are bad or say that they have no business owning an animal is ludicrous. Sugar gliders have only been raised in the US for a little over 20 years which really is only a few years past the life expectancy of a single glider. No one knows for sure if a specific brand of pellets (oatmeal based or meat based) is going to endanger a specific set of gliders... everyone says here that they are picky animals. For the most part, the data "gathered" in this forum is hearsay and personal experience. until some actual scientific studies are done I dont think anyone should jump to conclusions, lets just be nice and try to hand out friendly advice. As for answering the same questions more than once twice or even 3 times in a day... if you care about gliders as much as you say you do when you jump on someone for not feeding them correctly... you wont mind repeating yourself since it could save a glider's life... if you do care that much to repeat yourself... dont. Let someone else speak up. [/i famicone said: Sugar gliders have only been raised in the US for a little over 20 years which really is only a few years past the life expectancy of a single glider.[i] Interesting point! Out of curiosity, who here has had their gliders the longest and how old is your oldest suggie? I obviously haven't figured out how to quote someone.... how do ya'll do that?! :) famicone Starting Member 9 Posts quote:
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I obviously haven't figured out how to quote someone.... how do ya'll do that?! :)
there should be a "quote" button near the top of the post by the poster's name, on the left hand side. i have 2 gliders, they are girls and about 2 years old. They have shard eyes and sharp claws but are very loving and healthy... They actually felt a little heavy when I picked up their pouch yesterday. haha little fatties. SamTom Joey USA 38 Posts I dont trust pellets of any kind for my glider however she also wakes up during the day to "snack". For her daytime snack i leave in a mix of dried fruits and vegetables, some people use cat food but i find most cat foods are also just as bad as pellets. Listen to the advice there is always conflicting posts i read 4 books before i got my glider and even those have conflicting so called "facts". You'll eventually learn whats best for your glider just keep asking questions. skittlesandpeanut Super Glider USA 227 Posts for anyone who is content on feeding gliders pellets, for whatever reason, I dont think its ness. to do. I have absolutly no scientific data to show that, lol, but alot of people on here say that itsd bad. I was very persistant on feeding my boys pellets during the day b/c i didnt want them to get hungry. My boys do get up in the middle of the day to snack on occasion. But i accidently dropped a cheerio in there pouch on nite....long story...involves a 4yr old throwing food, lol, and they went to eat it. I watched them eat it. I never before watched them eat pellets. It looked painful, and cheerios arent even that hard. They kept trying to suck sometype of juice out or moisture, but there wasnt any really. It was sad to watch, and even sader to think that some gliders dont get anything other than pellets. My one glider is even eating better at nite now that i've removed the pellets. I cant say that nutritionly its good or bad. I dont kno for sure. But all i kno i after seeing them attempt to eat the cheerio, I will never again give pellets. I too just recently bought new pellet formula. It sucks. WASTE OF MONEY. I dont have the money to waste either. BUt it would cost alot more to take them to vet cuz they are dehydred or have sores in their mouth from eating pellets. right? So please, trust a former pellet user, and STOP with the pellets. And I read something about bird food on here...bird food has seeds in it specially formulated for birds....dont use any bird food or treats....also...i read online about the meat thing...with the mothers eating their young bc they had to much protien...it was a scary article...true or not i dunno. i have two nuetured boys. I also read that meat makes them bite more, and more hostile. I can tell you first hand that part isnt true b/c my boys are as sweet and gentle as can be....hope that helps ya out...
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