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:
The== Additional Information: ==
The Vionate powder can be substituted with Sustagen or Ensure.
The 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.
For Supplement.<BR>
For people who believe grapes are not healthy for sugar gliders, the grapes
can be substituted with blueberries.
DO blueberries.<BR>
DO NOT feed the pits or seeds of apples, cherries, peaches, etc.
Use etc.<BR>
Use fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables - NOT canned.
Young canned.<BR>
Young joeys may eat more Leadbeaters mixture and less of the other
ingredients. This is ok. You should continue to offer them every night.
night.<BR>
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== SEE ALSO: ==
Ruth's ModifiedLeadbeatersMix
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