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Jan 20, 2013

 Calcium?!

I read something online about taking egg shells and baking them in the oven and then putting them in a blender to blend into a powder to use to sprinkle on my girls food for a calcium supplement. Has anyone ever done this or think its a good idea?

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Jan 24 2013 : 11:21:53 AM
RaverBob
No problem at all. Diet is ofter the number one question/problem. I personally feed BML and mine love the variety, I mix up what kind of baby food I use between chicken and turkey. To balance it out with veggies and fruit, rule of thumb is 1 tbs bml mix, 1 tbs veg (I buy the mix veg from the grocery store with no lima beans, so carrots, peas, beans and corn) and 1 tbs of fruit like apple, pear. So basically 1 tbs of each per glider. :) Good luck.

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Jan 23 2013 : 07:59:52 PM
CarleyTupp
Sinse your advice I went and got everything for the BML diet and took the pellets out lastnight! They are getting their new food tonight. Thank you SO much for telling me! Or I wouldn't have known how bad pellets were for them

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Jan 23 2013 : 07:38:40 PM
RaverBob
Even so. Look into the diet section in the gliderpedia. An improper diet can lead to numerous health issues over time.

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Jan 23 2013 : 01:47:51 AM
CarleyTupp
Even though I give them different fruits and vegetables every night?

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Jan 22 2013 : 04:46:28 PM
RaverBob
Pellets are not a balanced diet. They should be on something like BML or HPW. In general, pellets are a no-no and should be fed as a snack only.

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Jan 21 2013 : 09:29:21 PM
CarleyTupp
The pellet food is called Vita exotics, for sugar gliders. And they get fruits and vegetables every night and I have a chart that I use to balance the amount of calcium/ phosphorus in the fruits and vegetables.

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Jan 20 2013 : 04:39:23 PM
RaverBob
What are you feeding her. Most approved diets are balanced with sufficient calcium:phos ratio, too much can actually harm them

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