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Subject: And an answer to your questions..
Posted by Clara on January 07, 1999 at 02:27:17:
In Reply to: food questions posted by Ronda on January 06, 1999 at 11:04:52:
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: 1. Will someone make a list of commercial glider food and where it can be bought?
I listed a few a couple of posts up or you can see my diet info page
: 2. Can a glider be over fed? What is the right weight for a glider?
Not really, they will generally eat only what they need. The trick is to not give them too much of one thing so they don't fill up on it while ignoring other food.
And treats need to be limited so they won't "spoil their appetite"
: 3. If one feeds glideraid, omnivore pellets, repcal, some of the other commercial feeds, when is one over doing it on the viatimns and such.
This should be fine as long as you only give a tiny pinch of calcium supplement and/or multivitamin no more than once a week.
: 4. If bugs are one of there natural foods, what kind of bug can be fed without worring about to much fat?
crickets and mealworms are both fine. You might want to feed more crickets and less mealworms if you are worried about them getting fat.
: 5. If seeds and nuts are natural, how much of those can they eat. Are we talking one or two a night, none, a handful.
Seeds and nuts are not part of a sugar gliders natural diet. They can have an occasional nut for a treat though.