newfie suggie mama Joey  23 Posts
Hey there,
Im jessie, im from newfoundland, canada. i have a male, Junior(wfb). 1 year old nurtered. and i also have 2 females, Lexi(wfb) and Willow(leu) both less then a year old.
Junior is in a sepret cage then the girls, but once the girls bond to me abit, then i will start intros with them.
sooo, this is why im here..... recently iv noticed that Junior has very cracked fur and it isnt normal for him. his diet has not changed, but the past two/three days he hasent been eating...
first , should i be worried that he has not been eating in two/three days?
and second, what could be causing the cracked fur for junior? ( i know about humitiy but it is not dry here or in my home). also, what can i do to help it and make his fur better again?
newfie suggie mama Joey 23 Posts thanks so much for the quick reply... i am not sure the name of the diet, but this is the recipe..(it is the diet my breeder uses) DIET IT -60 of plain full fat yogurt or vanilla -3oz of frozen orange juice with calicum -6oz of protein- cooked chicken, turkey or 3 eggs - 2tsp of calicum powder 1tsp of vitamin powder ( or 2tsp of mixed calicum and vitamin) -1/2 cup of honey -1 cup of fresh or frozen fruit - 1 cup of fresh or frozen veggies (can add a additional cup of kale if you wish) ********* i also had him at the vet not long ago with a clean bill of health..... unknownxcelebrity Super Glider   FL, USA 259 Posts Most vets are pretty good with answering phone calls if you wanted to call their office and explain the situation. Even if it takes a couple of hours, the doctor will usually get back to you so you don't have to go for another vet visit unneccessarily. With that said, it is very unusual for gliders to completely stop eating for that long. You mentioned no changes in his diet, but have there been environmental changes that would stress him out? Cracked fur is usually a sign of a bad diet (or rather, a diet that's not nutritional sound), it can also be caused by dirty cage sets and pouches. If it's been few days since his pouch was washed, that could be the culprit. I have six gliders myself so unless I change my pouch daily they end up looking like catfood gliders. As for the diet the breeder gave you, I would recommend doing a little bit of reading up on different approved sugar glider diets, this doesn't look like one I've seen, but that's not to say it's wrong or unhealthy. Diet is just a huge part of glider care so extra information and knowing what your feeding your gliders is super important. Hello, Cracked fur is usually due to diet. Perhaps you can look into switching to one of the staple diets (HPW, BML, ect). There is a nice list on the Gliderpedia. Also, talking to the vet wouldn't hurt. newfie suggie mama Joey 23 Posts quote:
Originally posted by unknownxcelebrity
Most vets are pretty good with answering phone calls if you wanted to call their office and explain the situation. Even if it takes a couple of hours, the doctor will usually get back to you so you don't have to go for another vet visit unneccessarily.
With that said, it is very unusual for gliders to completely stop eating for that long. You mentioned no changes in his diet, but have there been environmental changes that would stress him out?
Cracked fur is usually a sign of a bad diet (or rather, a diet that's not nutritional sound), it can also be caused by dirty cage sets and pouches. If it's been few days since his pouch was washed, that could be the culprit. I have six gliders myself so unless I change my pouch daily they end up looking like catfood gliders.
As for the diet the breeder gave you, I would recommend doing a little bit of reading up on different approved sugar glider diets, this doesn't look like one I've seen, but that's not to say it's wrong or unhealthy. Diet is just a huge part of glider care so extra information and knowing what your feeding your gliders is super important.
i spoke with my vet and he couldnt give me any answers because junior is in good health.... also, last night he ate all his food and is back to eating his normal amount (guess he just wanted a break for a few days) and his fur is not as cracked this smorning but still isnt back to his normal fur...  newfie suggie mama Joey 23 Posts quote:
Originally posted by unknownxcelebrity
Most vets are pretty good with answering phone calls if you wanted to call their office and explain the situation. Even if it takes a couple of hours, the doctor will usually get back to you so you don't have to go for another vet visit unneccessarily.
With that said, it is very unusual for gliders to completely stop eating for that long. You mentioned no changes in his diet, but have there been environmental changes that would stress him out?
Cracked fur is usually a sign of a bad diet (or rather, a diet that's not nutritional sound), it can also be caused by dirty cage sets and pouches. If it's been few days since his pouch was washed, that could be the culprit. I have six gliders myself so unless I change my pouch daily they end up looking like catfood gliders.
As for the diet the breeder gave you, I would recommend doing a little bit of reading up on different approved sugar glider diets, this doesn't look like one I've seen, but that's not to say it's wrong or unhealthy. Diet is just a huge part of glider care so extra information and knowing what your feeding your gliders is super important.
also the diet i posted that i am use right now was also reccromended to me by my vet and also a wholelistic vet that i consult with on a regular basis. its also used by my breeder, so this is not a ideal diet for them? should i change it? newfie suggie mama Joey 23 Posts yes it all goes into the blender, thats how everyone told me to do it, there is always chewies as i call them ( bits of dried up spit out food) left in the bowl when i take it out the next morning, how should i be doing it? newfie suggie mama Joey 23 Posts quote:
Originally posted by kiwi3435
you should be feeding the fruits and veggies on the side so they can chew what they want and not have to ingest the fibers they usually spot out. the little spitlings that you are seeing is just from the ground up fruits and veggies. my gliders leave spitlings when just drinking their Gliderkids staple
they do get fresh fruit on the side along with yogurt and mealworms. im looking into a new diet for them because they seem to be kinda picky on the on that their on.. thinking about the TPG, does anyone like this diet? is it good for them? newfie suggie mama Joey 23 Posts quote:
Originally posted by kiwi3435
I've used it before and my girls loved it
is there anywhere else i can get the supplements except the pet glider? shipping on that site is 30+ dollars for me so its going to be about 77$ just for one time..... kiwi3435 Face Hugger FL, USA 687 Posts newfie suggie mama Joey 23 Posts quote:
Originally posted by Candy
contact them and request the supplements be shipped by regular mail instead of priority mail. It may take a little longer to get the package but the cost is much lower.
okay i am going to try that now, thanks so much!
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