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Is my glider too skinny?
Is my glider too skinny?
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Jan 15 2017
07:19:38 AM
I have two gliders I got from a petstore around Christmas time and there both not tame so I haven't gotten an opportunity to hold them until yesterday when I held him I could feel his rib cage, after I put him down I noticed his shoulder blades were quite defined as well. I have a female with a joey in pouch so I can't tell if she's skinny. I feed them two de thawed cubes of pp diet with vitamins and 2tbs of pp glider cereal. should I be concerned?
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Jan 15 2017
09:25:34 AM
Leela Goofy Gorillatoes Gliderpedia Editor Visit Leela's Photo Album Leela's Journal 2919 Posts
You need a digital scale that weighs in grams to get an accurate weight on them.

The pet store sold you a breeding pair????

Did they give an approximate age on them?

Edited by - Leela on Jan 15 2017 09:26:03 AM
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Jan 15 2017
11:55:53 AM
Flyingpossum10 Starting Member 6 Posts
They said 5 months
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Jan 15 2017
05:14:38 PM
BYK_Chainsaw Fuzzy Wuzzy Visit BYK_Chainsaw's Photo Album BYK_Chainsaw's Journal USA 1301 Posts
a vet would be best place to go to get a answer on their overall health.

A $20 digital scale at store should measure in grams. I have an adult female at 80 grams very healthy. I have an adult male at 160 grams, a little porky.
but adult females go like 100 to 140 grams and adult males 120 to 160 grams usually.

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Jan 15 2017
06:15:49 PM
Christy626 Glider 51 Posts
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Jan 15 2017
06:16:56 PM
Christy626 Glider 51 Posts
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Is my glider too skinny?