Hello, i am new to this , but I need help.
I live in Lebanon, and i recently got two baby glidders from thailand.
I got so attached to them i had them ship to my home.
What i didnt know is that the salesman didnt tell me they were that young.
They got here safely but a week later the female who was so energetic and in good health passed away. I am still hurting alot. But my baby suggie male is griefing now. He always seem to search for her and sleeps most of the time.
Today he got diarrhea. I am so scared and lost because in lebanon there are no specialised vets for them.
What is the right diet i should be giving him? I am only giving him fruits and veggies now.
Please i need help.
Thank u so much

hello, I'm sorry for your loss, how young is your baby, and does he eat solid food by himself?

Since your baby has diarea, make sure he stays hydrated (you can do the tent test to see if he is dehydrated by pinching gently and pulling the skin between his shoulders, if the skin doesnt go back in pace immediately, then he is dehydrated and needs fluids, in which case you can give him pedialyte or gatorade).

Since he is now alone, make sure to spend much time with him and has plenty of toys to keep him occupied (the ideal would be to find him another mate ultimately though)

Fruits and vegetables are good, but not enough, he needs proteins as well.

On the long run, you will need to chose a balanced diet plan (there are several well-established and widely used diets) for your baby. Depending on what you can find locally, BML can be a solution. I personally use SGS2, which is quite simple and on which my gliders do well, but it has the downside that it requires to imports Wombaroo HPS (I get it from the UK).

For a short amount of time, you can give him fruits, vegetables (but NO onions, garlic, leeks or anything of that kind which are toxic to gliders) alongside yoghurt and either hard boiled eggs or boiled chicken / turkey.


Here are links to some widely used diets:

BML

TPG/Pricilla Price diet (requires TPG multivitamins)

OHPW (requires Wombaroo High Protein Supplement)

SGS2 (requires Wombaroo High Protein Supplement)

There are other diets, those are just the ones I have personally used through the years

Thank you so much for your reply! This relieved me a bit. I am so scared and lost since there are no exotic vets here.
Here is only 2 month old. Do you think i can start feeding him chiken? Or it is too early?

He should be able to eat normal food at that age, so, yes, you can give him thinly chopped boiled chicken (no seasoning) mixed up with fruits and vegs.

Even if there is no exotic vets around, it might be worth a try to contact a vet and ask if they can find out some basics infos on gliders in case issues arise (I know some vets accept to be contacted by others to guide them with gliders)

Thank you so so so much for your help!
You are wonderful!
Can you please share with me some contacts? Maybe i can contact them with my bet.
Thank you so so much for your help! Thank you

I only have a list of consulting vets in the usa who gladly consult with other vets by phone...

Yes do u have their contact?

I sent you a list in private message