yesterday i gave her a really really tiny piece of dried fruit and she was eating it for a while and then started choking. i felt so bad i didn't know what to do!

finally a minuet or 2 later after trying to get her to drink water she spit it out.

i felt like such a bad mommy.

she is okay tho, thank god

and i have a question. are dandelion drops okay for suggies? the petstore said yes but i dont think thy knew anything about gliders.

awww poor charlottes!! I'm sure it's not your fault!

I have no idea of dandelion drops, never heard of them.

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It sounds like she just started choking, it could happen to anyone. I'm sure neither the fruit or you is to blame.

Are they too small to pat their little backs?

i never thought of patting her back....dur! im dumb i just ran to get her water bottle

Well, I don't know if it would really work, but it might dislodge whatever was stuck in the back of her throat. Of course, if you're really scared, you may have to rescue them. We had to do that with a newt who ate a glass shrimp that was too big for them. Newts are not handleable.

You have to pick it up, open its mouth by hand, and take out the obstruction. I remember reading something like it in care for cats and dogs as well, if they choke on a bone. Of course, a Glider will bite and squirm fiercely, but better it have it's feelings hurt than be hurt ...

oh gosh opening a sugar gliders mouth, they would hate that. as long as it helps them i dont care. ima be prepared if it happens again which i deff hope it never does! it was the worst feeling ever

It's a big NO on the dandelion drops. For some reason, they have cocoa powder in the ingredients. Also, those puppies are 1/2" in size!! That's too big for a glider. You want the ones that are the size of chocolate chips.

It's a darn shame - dandelion greens have a 2.8:1 calcium/phosphorus ratio.

thank u very much for letting me know :)

Im so glad to hear Charlotte is ok. Maybe cut the dried fruit into smaller pieces for her?

Then again, sometimes we all choke on our own spit. That's so embarrassing when it happens. You cough and gag forever.

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Then again, sometimes we all choke on our own spit. That's so embarrassing when it happens. You cough and gag forever.

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oh geez I remember when I was a kid and would get a case of the coughs in class. It was so embarrassing. I'd try to hold it in which would only make it worse then I'd cough til my face turned red and the teacher would finally send me to get a drink of water!! Soooo embarrassing.

awwww poor girl! i would have freaked also! as long as she is ok!