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Subject: Your hard work in this research is grestly appreciated..N/M
Posted by Bourbon on February 03, 1999 at 22:14:19:

In Reply to: Diet Info. posted by T.J. on February 03, 1999 at 16:36:23:

: Captive Diet: 50% Leadbeaters Mix Diet 1
: 50% Insectivore/Carnivore Diet
: A captive diet based on field research and consultation with Australian zookeepers, veterinarians and naturalists has been used with success. Sugar glider owners should feed fresh portions in the evening, and chop items together to reduce only favorite foods being selected. Acceptable treats include meats, diced fruits with multiple vitamin/mineral powder, bee pollen, worms, crickets, various insects ( gut loaded with high quality cricket diet with additional calcium). Treats should be limited to 5% of daily intake.
: Leadbeaters Mix:
: 150 ml warm water (5 ounces?)
: 150 ml honey (5 ounces?)
: 1 shelled boiled egg.
: 25 grams high protein baby cereal( 0.88 ounces?)
: 1 teaspoon vitamin/mineral supplement.
: mix warm water and honey.
: In seperate container, blend egg until homogenized. Gradually add honey/water, then vitamin powder, then the baby cereal, blending after each addition until smooth. Keep refridgerated until served.
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: Sugar Glider Diet: Diet 2
: Feed a diet containing a variety of foods appropriate for Insectivores/Carnivores ( at least 50% of total intake particularly if they are active breeders) along with sources of fruit sugars, preferably in the form of a sap or nectar. Feed fresh portions in the evening. In the absence of a very large variety of insects, a zoo formula insectivore diet can be used, but several pet-industry raised( pet industry quality-fed a commercial cricket diet or enriched feed- or the owner should dust all insects with complete vit/min powder) insects including mealworms (large/small),crickets,waxworms,moths,spiders,etc. need to be offered. Portion size for one glider is roughly a tablespoon of insects, and a tablespoon of nectar (leadbeaters mix) plus fresh water available always. This may be increased or decreased depending on activity level, reproduction, or growth conditions. The amount of insects equal to about a tablespoon of volume is about 1 dozen small mealworms or four small,two large,two waxworms,etc. If fruit is fed as a treat, small bits of a variety should be "chopped together" to decrease the ability of the glider to pick out only the favorite parts, and a small amount of multiple vitamin/mineral powder mixed through it as well. It might be advisable to add bee pollen dusted over any fruit given. It is not proven that the commercial lorikeet nectars are adequate.
: Suggested Diet: Leadbeaters Mix 50%, feed in the evenings 1 glider portion.
: Insectivore/Carnivore Diet 50% Example: Nebraska Feline Diet, Mazuri Omnivore Diet or Zupreem Diet.
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: Chicago Zoo Diet: Diet 3
: Recipe feeds one animal.
: 1 Teaspoon-sized piece each, chopped: apple, carrot, sweet potato, banana.
: 1 tsp. leaf lettuce.
: 1/2 boiled egg yolk.
: 1 tablespoon Nebraska Feline Diet.( or other good quality zoo diet such as Zupreem or Mazuri Omnivore Diet.
: 1 dozen mealworms.
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: Taronga Zoo Diet: See Ruths page at www.skinhorse.net/gliders.

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