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ThisThe Original Leadbeaters Diet Recipe Nectar Mix recipe was developed by the
Taronga Zoo in Australia as part of a diet to feed captive Leadbeater's Possums
and other display animals.
  
150 ml marsupials. You can see the original recipe archived on Ruth's original
site [http://www.sugarglider.com/archives/ruth/syd_diet.html here].
  
The correct way to speak about this is **Leadbeaters Nectar Mix** as a part of
the **Taronga Zoo Diet**, both of which are detailed below for simplicity.
  
  
== Original Leadbeaters Mix ==
  
 Warm Water: 450ml
 Honey: 450ml
 Shelled boiled eggs: 3
 High-Protein baby cereal: 75g
 Sustagen (Vitamin supplement): 3 teaspoons
  
Method: Add warm water to container, slowly add the honey
150 and mix in. Blend eggs (no shells) until mushy. Add 1/2 honey/water mix to
the blended eggs, blend. Add the remainder of honey/water mix, blend. Add
sustagen and half the baby cereal, blend. Add the remaining baby cereal Blend
for 1.5 minutes to make mixture lump free.
  
Keep the unused portion refrigerated.
  
  
== Scaled Mix ==
The following recipe is slightly modified and scaled for smaller quantity.
  
 150 ml warm water
1 150 ml honey
 1 egg (boiled, no shell)
1 Teaspoon Vionate vitamin powder
25 25 grams high protein baby cereal
  
The original diet plan says to keep the unused portion refrigerated.
  
Feeding 1 Teaspoon Vionate vitamin powder
  
  
  
== Taronga Diet Feeding Instructions ==
  
For two gliders, feed the following daily:
  
    2 teaspoon Leadbeaters mixture (recipe above)
    3 grams apple
    3 grams banana/corn
    1.5 grams dog kibble
    1 teaspoon Fly pupae
    3 grams grapes / kiwi fruit
    10 grams hard boiled egg
    2 teaspoon Leadbeaters mixture (recipe above)
    4 grams orange with skin
    2 grams pear
    2 grams papaya
    3 grams sweet potato
  
On Wednesdays: feed day old chick when available and large mealworms.
  
  
Additional:== Additional Information: ==
  
The Vionate powder can be substituted with Sustagen or Ensure.
Ensure.<BR>
The high protein baby cereal may not be available in the U.S. and can be
substituted with half of the amount of High Protein Wombaroo Supplement.
Supplement.<BR>
For people who believe grapes are not healthy for sugar gliders, the grapes
can be substituted with blueberries. blueberries.<BR>
DO NOT feed the pits or seeds of apples, cherries, peaches, etc.
etc.<BR>
Use fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables - NOT canned. canned.<BR>
Young joeys may eat more Leadbeaters mixture and less of the other
ingredients. This is ok. You  You should continue to offer them every night.
night.<BR>
  
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== SEE ALSO: ==
Ruth's ModifiedLeadbeatersMix
  
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