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suggieluver02 Posted - Aug 29 2010 : 07:15:43 PM
This is A post to help spread how IMPORTANT a good diet actually is. I didnt think there was a post like it so i think its important we have one.
So, To start off. This Post, is for people to post Pictures of Gliders that they rescued or aquired that had been on Bad diets, and after that, You can Post an "After" Picture of the glider showing how much a difference it is when a glider is on a good diet.
Any Ideas, and/or suggestions for the post please let me know.  |
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helenmac Posted - Mar 16 2013 : 03:28:40 PM
This is the first ever photo i took of her 
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helenmac Posted - Mar 16 2013 : 03:20:28 PM
Here as a recent "after" photo of Tate (now back to her original name of Bindee) She still walks like Charlie Chaplin but can now jump and run 
I hope i manage to post the photo OK, not very good at it 
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Candy Posted - Jan 28 2013 : 09:10:31 PM
Badly stained, brown fur is often a sign that the glider is not getting the nutrients needed to remain healthy. Badly cracked fur can also be a sign of a poor diet.
Look at the 'before' and after photos to see the changes that occur when gliders are switched to a better diet.
A healthy glider will have smooth even fur. Classic grey gliders will be a silvery grey color with out any brown coloration. Very few gliders are really the brown color seen in some of the before photos in this thread. |
Mimzyglider Posted - Jan 28 2013 : 08:59:36 PM
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Originally posted by shadow
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Originally posted by Mimzyglider
I don't get what wrong with some of these?!
like which ones? all of the before pictures have gliders with cracked/stained/missing fur.
Yea with the cracked fur or stained fur what's so bad about it? |
shadow Posted - Jan 28 2013 : 08:26:15 PM
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Originally posted by Mimzyglider
I don't get what wrong with some of these?!
like which ones? all of the before pictures have gliders with cracked/stained/missing fur. |
Mimzyglider Posted - Jan 28 2013 : 08:14:19 PM
I don't get what wrong with some of these?! |
asmerella Posted - Jan 26 2013 : 10:53:01 AM
Thank u candy |
Candy Posted - Jan 22 2013 : 05:05:07 PM
Asmerella - the LGRS feeding plan requires additional protein to be fed with the soup in addition to the fruits and vegetables.
Here is the full feeding plan and detailed suggestions for full meals for your gliders
http://files.meetup.com/768852/LGRSSuggieSoup.pdf |
bschuettler Posted - Jan 22 2013 : 02:41:34 PM
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Originally posted by asmerella
I'm in the process of switching my babies to an approved diet...I am giving them LGRS suggie soup and veggies and fruit...Hope I'm doing it right. My older glider is getting cracked fur a little bit and i think its from the winter weather and where I tried reeps before I put them both on LGRS...How long should I wait before I start seeing improvement in her fur...Will be taking them both to the vet in 2 weeks...Just want to be informed when I get there.
It depends. It could take a few months. Because of the weather I started to see fur cracking. I got a humidifier for Christmas for the glider room and it has helped a lot. It's only been a month and it's not a full improvement, but I have noticed that their fur looks a lot better than it did before. |
asmerella Posted - Jan 22 2013 : 02:27:44 PM
I'm in the process of switching my babies to an approved diet...I am giving them LGRS suggie soup and veggies and fruit...Hope I'm doing it right. My older glider is getting cracked fur a little bit and i think its from the winter weather and where I tried reeps before I put them both on LGRS...How long should I wait before I start seeing improvement in her fur...Will be taking them both to the vet in 2 weeks...Just want to be informed when I get there. |
Candy Posted - Jan 22 2013 : 12:05:07 PM
Ruby, pellets should not be a primary part of any glider's diet.
I have links to the most frequently used glider feeding plans on my web page. Look over the information on each of the diets and choose one that you would like to feed your glider.
http://www.gliderkids.com/contact.html
All of the staple recipes used in these feeding plans also call for 1 TBS fruit and 1 TBS vegetables to be fed daily.
Here is a printable list of fruits and vegetable you can use. Fresh or frozen are fine.
http://www.gliderkids.com/FruitVegLIST2011.pdf
If you have questions about a specific feeding plan, start a new topic so your questions do not get lost in this long thread. |
rubytews Posted - Jan 22 2013 : 12:00:14 PM
so what should i be feeding mine i am feeding pellets but im also feeding fruits and veg's to |
Darbi91 Posted - Jan 20 2013 : 03:29:51 PM
Thanks. She was a sweetie! Her name was Suga Mama. :)
My other glider is a young male joey so he is still a little spastic and hasn't bonded yet. Suga Mama was calm immediantly and would let me pet her and would sit on my shoulder. I miss her. |
Helen88uk Posted - Jan 20 2013 : 02:56:36 PM
Ohh thats awful. Yeah, it sounds like the damage was already done before you took her in. Poor girl, I bet she was grateful of the effort you went to for her though. It's such a shame that such irresponsible people get their hands on pets like these. Not only for the animals but for the people who take them in who actually care for them. Sorry to hear about that :( |
Darbi91 Posted - Jan 20 2013 : 02:36:18 PM
This article makes me feel a little better....
I had a female glider that I rescued from a woman that had been feeding her only chicken out of a can and pellets. I was appaled!
I put her on BML with fresh fruits and veggies and proteins and she perked up immediantly. However, after about a month I went to feed her one day and she was dead.... I had no idea what had happened!
Now I'm thinking the damage from her previous owners diet may have already been too great... |
GliderLove94 Posted - Jan 10 2013 : 09:40:22 PM
That's so sad. |
karensink Posted - Jan 10 2013 : 09:00:10 PM
i don't know how to upload a video, but here is the info for it on youtube. this is a glider that had only been fed almonds for 2 years. the rocking back and forth is him trying to walk. he had never been handled, didn't even have a pouch. missing hair on his tail.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fw9CtFqlFA&feature=youtu.be |
karensink Posted - Jan 10 2013 : 08:34:45 PM
That single zipper one you have on sale will work just fine, hope you still have it next payday! |
Candy Posted - Jan 10 2013 : 08:24:34 PM
I'll be happy to make you another GliderKid Carrier when ever you want Karen. |
karensink Posted - Jan 10 2013 : 07:41:00 PM
wow Candy, when you put that link up to gliderkids, i realized that you were the one that i got that cool carrier from last year. i gave it to someone at the vets office that didn't have anything to carry her gliders in. i need to get another one for me!! |
Candy Posted - Jan 10 2013 : 01:35:54 PM
Amanda, if you open a new topic with your diet questions it will get more discussion as this topic is meant as a reference so folks can see the results of very poor diets.
I'll go a head and answer part of your questions.
The feeding plans I have included on my web page have all been used by many owners for many years. You will find folks have varying opinions on each of these diets.
http://www.gliderkids.com/contact.html
The baby foods called for as ingredients in diets like BML and my GliderKids Staple recipes are all OK for gliders. The baby foods to avoid are the multiple ingredient types that often contain seasonings gliders do not need or have very little protein so they should not be feed as a main part of a glider's diet.
With most feeding plans you can feed a very wide variety of fruits and vegetables. BML only allows frozen mixed vegetables and a few fruits. |
amanda8111993 Posted - Jan 10 2013 : 11:53:37 AM
i get two neverous when giving them new veggies, because everytime i look them up i found out somthing bad about them. Any tips on when types of veggies to give them? I was also told baby food isnt good for them and a lot of the BML diets and stuff call for baby food. |
renee14150 Posted - Jan 10 2013 : 07:31:36 AM
BML is actually a good diet - if you go up to gliderpedia and select diets, you can read all the diets there. Also go to Gliderkids.com - select Links and Feeding Plans - you'll find more there as well:) |
DebC810 Posted - Jan 10 2013 : 07:22:16 AM
amanda, they need a good protein source. HPW is good. Crickets and meal worms are ok as a treat, but should not be used as a main source of protein. You could also give boiled chicken breast or scrambbled eggs. I would also try giving a larger variety of veggies too |
amanda8111993 Posted - Jan 09 2013 : 10:10:52 PM
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Originally posted by Tevi
This is my little boy, Suggie. I acquired him from a woman who kept him on a diet of fruits, pellets and parrot biscuits. A day after I got Suggie, I went online, ordered his rep-cal vitamins and got him started on BML asap. Now about half a year later, he's got a healthy, non-cracked coat!
i was browsing the web on what kinds of stuff to feed my two surgar gliders and i came across these pictures. I was totally unaware that the little ripples in their fur was a sign of a poor diet, when we first got are surgar gliders they lady gave us the BML diet and she also pre-mixed us some. Well we noticed that are gliders used the BML diet as a last choice meal, so we stopped making it. We just gave them apple juice mixed with water,green beans, fresh carrorts, frozen peas and green beans and fruit wise we gave them apple, mangoes, pears and we trying out bananas now and as treats we have mealworms, frozen crickets and parents choice yogurt bites, they go crazy for the yogurt bites! And sometimes for breakfest ill make them oatmeal, made with baby oatmeal ceral,apple juice and honey. They ripples are not as bad as they was when we first had them but now im a little worried! |
Omis n Kais g-ma Posted - Jan 08 2013 : 08:39:25 PM
helenmac, have you gotten Tate a fecal? |
Helen88uk Posted - Jan 08 2013 : 04:28:42 PM
She's looking better already! Hope she makes a full recovery fast :) |
helenmac Posted - Jan 08 2013 : 04:18:12 PM
Here is Tate again tonight. i have found her breeder and she turns out to actually be nearer 4 years old, not 18 month as i was told. i hope you can see a little more improvement. she is moving a lot better now but i still havent seen her jump yet.
As you can see, i still cant work out how to post photos, its in my albums if you want to take a look
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GliderLove94 Posted - Dec 19 2012 : 09:18:52 PM
Glad she is doing a little better. Poor girl. |
helenmac Posted - Dec 19 2012 : 03:00:55 PM
Here is a photo i took tonight of Tate, she has put a little weight on and is using her hind legs better although she still walks like Charlie Chaplin! she also still eats with only one hand as she still needs three feet on the floor to steady herself, it will be a huge milestone when she can sit up and eat like a normal glider. |
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