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May 08 2012
09:30:29 AM
Peekaboo and Fizzgig LOVE mealies. However, when I took them to the vet, she recommended I give them super worms and crickets as I'm trying to fatten them up. Problem is they have zero interest in them. The first batch of crickets I got were pretty big, the second batch were much smaller. Didn't matter though, they kind of looked at them once or twice then scampered off. Same deal with the super worms. Is this normal? Or are my babies just fickle? LOL
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May 08 2012
10:02:48 AM
valkyriemome Goofy Gorillatoes Visit valkyriemome's Photo Album USA 3479 Posts
Some take some convincing to try new bugs. They don't recognize them at first.

As usual, try taking the heads off, and letting your gliders lick/smell the insides. That usually convinces them!
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May 08 2012
10:03:56 AM
scarlett379 Joey GliderMap Visit scarlett379's Photo Album USA 45 Posts
That shall be my boyfriend's job ;)
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May 08 2012
01:09:51 PM
sierranevadaK Face Hugger Visit sierranevadaK's Photo Album sierranevadaK's Journal USA 804 Posts
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by valkyriemome</i>
<br />Some take some convincing to try new bugs. They don't recognize them at first.

As usual, try taking the heads off, and letting your gliders lick/smell the insides. That usually convinces them!
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Yep! Rue hated mealies at first. Wouldn't touch them. I had to mash up the insides for him
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May 08 2012
01:16:11 PM
JazzNZoeysmom Zippy Glidershorts GliderMap Visit JazzNZoeysmom's Photo Album USA 5354 Posts
LOL! I'm so glad I've never had to do that.
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May 08 2012
01:19:23 PM
stefaniey86 Super Glider GliderMap Visit stefaniey86's Photo Album USA 276 Posts
i should know better than to click on something that says "buggies" when i just got done eating.....all this talk to ripping heads off and mashing......LOL
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May 08 2012
01:30:45 PM
sierranevadaK Face Hugger Visit sierranevadaK's Photo Album sierranevadaK's Journal USA 804 Posts
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by JazzNZoeysmom</i>
<br />LOL! I'm so glad I've never had to do that.
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I'm used to gross things! I used to have a snake that I fed baby mice to. If he wasn't in the mood to eat then I would have to get some of their internal juices out. . . that usually got him hungry.
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May 08 2012
11:44:13 PM
Skyfire Face Hugger GliderMap Visit Skyfire's Photo Album AZ, USA 456 Posts
ewwww nasty. My first 2 won't touch mealies but my other 2 love them. My first 2 do like crickets though so that good for my little girl that needs to gain weight but bad for my boy who is a fattie! lol
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May 09 2012
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StellaAnLuna Fuzzy Wuzzy Visit StellaAnLuna's Photo Album 1063 Posts
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by sierranevadaK</i>
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<br />LOL! I'm so glad I've never had to do that.
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I'm used to gross things! I used to have a snake that I fed baby mice to. If he wasn't in the mood to eat then I would have to get some of their internal juices out. . . that usually got him hungry.
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Yuck!

~Erica~
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May 09 2012
12:07:03 PM
Sniffles Glider 85 Posts
Ewwwww?.....imma throw up now
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May 09 2012
12:15:26 PM
petluv15 Fuzzy Wuzzy Gliderpedia Editor Visit petluv15's Photo Album petluv15's Journal 1500 Posts
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by scarlett379</i>
<br />Peekaboo and Fizzgig LOVE mealies. However, when I took them to the vet, she recommended I give them super worms and crickets as I'm trying to fatten them up. Problem is they have zero interest in them. The first batch of crickets I got were pretty big, the second batch were much smaller. Didn't matter though, they kind of looked at them once or twice then scampered off. Same deal with the super worms. Is this normal? Or are my babies just fickle? LOL
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I'm not sure why your vet feels that super worms or crickets are best to help a glider gain weight. Mealies are plenty fattening(crickets really aren't and I won't feed them due to aflatoxin risks) and super worms you have to cut the heads off (EWWWW!)

I would try upping their main diet(BML, HPW, etc.) portion a bit and possibly offer "glider crack" (an avocado based receipe) for the weight gain rather than other bugs.
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May 09 2012
07:48:49 PM
scarlett379 Joey GliderMap Visit scarlett379's Photo Album USA 45 Posts
I was giving them the BML, but they never finished it all and some nights barely even touched it. I was thinking about swithcing to one of the HPWs but, in the meantime, I started offering them a variety of fruits and veggies every night (trying to see what they actually like - they're slightly picky) with a protein (egg/mealie/cheese omelette, boiled chicken, ground turkey) and a little ensure or yogurt a few times a week. I'm starting to get a handle on their likes/dislikes and they are slowly but surely putting on weight and their coats are starting to look much better. They love their mealies but I wanted to give them a little more variety. The scale I bought is super sensitive and it's hard to get an accurate read when they wiggle so much. I'm taking them to the vet again tomorrow to get their nails trimmed and they'll weigh them again to see how much progress we've made. Thanks everyone for your input!
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