Sash Starting Member 6 Posts
Hi. I am a very overwhelmed new sugar glider mommy and I really could use some advice! My baby is a 10.5 week oop male sweetheart who I was so fortunate enough to take home almost two weeks ago (at 9 weeks oop) for a local small scale breeder. For feeding, I was instructed by the breeder to give him 1/2 ice cube nightly of a mix containing 50% yogurt and 50% gerber dry baby cereal. In addition to the cubes he also told me to feed him fruits and veggies as well as 3-4 large live mealworms (superworms) on a daily basis. He told me to feed him this diet for a few months and to then start giving him exotic nutrition's glider complete pellets and gave me a bag of the pellets for future use. After doing lots of research, I've formed the opinion that pellets are not something I think want to feed my baby and placed an order for your critter love plus package.... in the meantime, I had some concerns above what I've been feeding him these past couple weeks and contacted the breeder to ask if I should be adding a vitamin/calcium supplement to his food... he responded " yogurt has calcium. Add some baby food and honey." And sent me a link to a list of fruits/veggies and their c/ph ratios.... not very helpful. He also told me initially to never feed raw honey, only filtered/processed honey, because raw honey can cause botchilism (it seems that this is a whole other topic for debate too.). HELP!! Should I have been adding vitamin supplements all along? What is the ideal diet for him while I wait for my critter love plus package?? Should I slowly introduce this new hpw diet or should I start him on it immediately? There are some sites that recommend feeding a fresh diet at first and then switching to the hpw after a few months? Need REAL ADVICE from someone who knows what they're talking about ASAP! -thanks
TJones09 Goofy Gorillatoes 3524 Posts Critter Love is an excellent choice for diet! In the meantime you can continue to feed him yogurt, scrambled-unseasoned eggs, or boiled-unseasoned chicken for protein and a mix of safe fruit and vegetables. For the f/v, check the list from CL website on Salads, and choose one to mix up in the meantime. It doesn't' hurt to start the salads now with a substitute protein until you begin full CL diet. Pellets are okay, if good quality, to be served as an extra. Many of us use pellets as a "side", though there are some who don't like to offer any or their gliders don't eat them. All three of mine like Happy Glider from Pet Pro, and they're a good quality, also offered on CL website. I like to leave some in forage toys, since they enjoy them so much, I feel healthier than yogis or mealies and I know they won't spoil so fast. Lol, I see Leela posted when I was typing, she gives great advice! Sash Starting Member 6 Posts Thanks for the replies, I really appreciate the advice from real people and real pet owners - not just sites and companies trying to push their product!! I will add the unseasoned scrambled eggs to his diet. A couple more questions...... #128579; Do I continue to give him the superworms? Should I ditch the chicken apple baby food and the baby cereal? The majority of homemade recipes that I have come across include either a reptile calcium with d3/calcium with no ph AND another vitamin supplement to be added to the mix/ sprinkled on their food - i know that CL is a complete balance of calcium and other vitamins, but is it ok for me to not have been giving him them so far on his current diet? Should I buy some tomorrow, or is it safe to be without them until the CL arrives....? Thanks again for the help Sash Starting Member 6 Posts Oh yeah almost forgot..... gathering?? I live in southwest FL, would love to connect with other sg owners and lovers and learns as much as possible! I obviously can't rely on the breeder for info lol #128529; Leela Goofy Gorillatoes 2919 Posts you can keep giving mealies or super worms as treats but they aren't typically part of the meal. If I were you I'd do something like this, it can be followed as a temporary menu but im just using it as an example and it's not meant to be a long term feeding plan but is what most of us do when we run out of staple or haven't made it yet . monday boiled chicken, blueberries, green beans tues yogurt, melons, corn weds scrambled eggs, grapes, peas thursday boiled chicken, cherries , carrots friday, boiled eggs, melons, mixed veg sat yogurt, apple, green beans sund boiled chicken, melon corn yes ditch the baby food it's not necessary and some of it is pureed and most people don't recommend pureeing glider food. It forces them to eat insoluble fiber that they normally spit out and don't ingest. He'll be fine until the critter love arrives the recipe your describing sounds like bml it uses baby chicken food, baby cereal , repcal honey yogurt juice and is all mixed in a blender. This is a longggggggggg time used diet as well, however it is a strict diet. No need to get ingredients for that you won't need them with critter love. Sash Starting Member 6 Posts Thanks again, I am so relieved! I am just south of Naples, this sounds like a fantastic event!! I'll definitely be looking at my upcoming work scheduIe to see if I can make it up there. The breeder is a guy in port charlotte, I forget what the name on his card says...I'll let you know when I find it lol. Do you feed your babies CL? I know it's all a matter of personal preference for the most part, I just want to feed him what's proven to be the healthiest and safest regardless of how strict/convenient/costly. Love this little guy!
Sash Starting Member 6 Posts Hey there, I am in need of some advice again! Have been feeding the critter love and so far so good! Everything has been great and he is healthy and active...out of nowhere, he has diarrhea! No changes in diet (critter love plus, fruits and veggies). He seems to be hydrated and is not acting lethargic and still eats and drinks water. Of course, if the diarrhea continues I will take him to a vet asap, but any advice in the meantime? Could it be the kiwi he tried for the first time last night? Is there any fruits or veggies I should be avoiding? Thanks!!!
Some photos from our members Sash Starting Member 6 Posts Thanks for your concern and your responses. Petey is much better. I put a drop of apple juice in his water to make sure he was keeping hydrated and had read on a different thread to try a small amount of canned pumpkin to help with digestion... and Yesterday he had some perfect solid poops again lol! Thank goodness!!! Must have been the kiwi that just didn't sit well with him, or maybe wasn't ripe enough? Anyhow, still keeping a close eye on my little guy.
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