HELP! I recently got my first sugar glider, Alice, at an animal swap meet and she is amazing! Im just worried that she isnt eating enough. I made the bml diet for her and she ate less than half a table spoon last night. She wont eat vegies and will only eat a few bites of most fruit. Is this normal? How can i get her to eat more?
Might want to give her a little longer with the BML diet. Are you feeding mealworms?? If you can find baby food papaya and put a littleit on the BML mixture maybe she will eat it. If she just absolutely wont eat it you may want to look into HPW or another proven diet. Now Alice quit worrying your mama and EAT!!!!
I recommend trying the Priscilla Price diet, the recipe can be found by going to www.thepetglider.com and clicking on 'Nutrition System'. It's wonderful, my gliders wouldn't touch BML but they LOVE Priscilla's diet, with a tablespoon of low fat yogurt, fruits and plenty of veggies. Vary the types of fruits/veggies and make sure to provide plenty of added protein such as boiled or scrambled eggs, and definitely lots of insects, especially mealworms.
thanks! i got her eating the bml and she is FINALLY putting some meat on her little bones! i gave most of it to her as a licky treat untill she decided to eat it. She still isnt eating much fruit or veggies!
It is also very important that you feed her mealworms frequently, either every evening or every other evening at the minimum. What are you feeding her as a source of calcium? Calcium is crucial, it builds bone mass and prevents illnesses that may be life threatening, such as HLP (Hind Leg Paralysis).
I get mealies regularly for my turtles so i always have some for her. I dust her food with calcium powder (the 2:0 ratio) and give her yogurt with her bml everynight. She has pleanty of Calcium.
If the BML is mixed following the recipe (which includes RepCal) no additional calcium supplement is needed. There is more than enough in the BML. Adding more calcium may be giving your glider an excess.
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