QUOTE(khairizha @ Apr 15 2007, 01:25 PM)
i give them apple..
that's all...last week i gave them gerber applesauce...
should i bring them to the vet??..
and if i should bring it to the vet..please advise me where is the best place.
Wah.. why you only feed apples? Apples cannot ever be the staple diet of sugar gliders. Many people who listen to commercial breeders about feeding only apples have lost their gliders from malnutrition. This was the thing that got me into making glider mix in the first place.
Apples lack in calcium, lack in minerals for health, lack in many key vitamins a glider needs. Apple sauce has less nutrition than fresh apples.... so....
Calories 81
Carbohydrate 21 grams
Dietary Fiber 4 grams
Soluble Fiber
Insoluble fiber
Calcium 10 mg
Phosphorus 10 mg
Iron .25 mg
Sodium 0.00 mg
Potassium 159 mg
Vitamin C 8 mg
Vitamin A 73 IU
Folate 4 mcg
10mg of calcium is super low.... A glider needs a diet high in calcium. There is no sodium in apples and every living animal needs a bit of sodium(not table salt). Apple sauce is ok as a treat but too much is bad since it is high in citric acid and vitamin C.
An all round diet should have complete vitamins, fiber, carbohydrate, calcium, essential minerals, protein.... Even if you give mealworms, without a proper diet, a glider can suffer.
A vet won't be able to help much since it is already long term. You can always try getting a calcium injection but then not all vets would be willing to give since there is not much info on gliders for them and an overdose can cause a glider to be sick. Change their diets and pray that they can last. If you do not change their diet, you may not see them live long and gliders can live up to 15 years.
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Sugar gliders in the wild feed on eucalyptus gum, sap, insects, nectar, and honeydew (an excretory product of nectar eating insects). They will also eat bird eggs, lizards, small birds and other small prey items. This diet is pretty difficult to replicate in captivity. So a variety have food have been fed, in an attempt to somewhat mimic their natural intake and to see what makes them thrive in captivity.
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/sugargliders/a/sgfeeding.htmQUOTE
Amount:
Feed about a half cup a day with fresh water on the side(dish or bottle) per glider.
Fruits/Vegetables - feed 2-3 daily
* Frozen mixed veggies(peas, corn, carrot, green beans)
* Broccoli, (cooked or raw)
* Cauliflower, (cooked)
* Grapes, Any color
* Apples
* Oranges
* Pears
* Melons(any kind)
* Persimmons, (a treat since they are expensive, try an oriental grocer for cheaper ones)
* Pinto beans, (cooked)every once in a while, not daily; very starchy
* Rice, (cooked)every once in a while, not daily
* Potato, (cooked or raw)every once in a while, not daily; very starchy
* Sweet Potato, (cooked or raw)every once in a while, not daily; very starchy
* Squash,(butternut, gooseneck, acorn) (cooked or raw)
* Peaches, Apricots, Plums, Nectarines, Cherries: fruit only, not the pits. Pits and woods of these plants are poisonous.
Note: Feed fresh or frozen, but check to make sure the frozen items do not have added salt.
Protein (pick one daily):
* Chicken, skinless is best, grilled is best but baked, nuked or boiled is fine
* Steak(any red meat), well done
* Pork, grilled with no fat(most pork today is pretty lean)
* Nuts, not more than once a week, very fatty
* Cheese, not more than once a week, very fatty
* Egg, scrambled(well done) with the shell ( you can save the shells when you use
eggs to cook with but nuke them before serving, many eggs in this country
have Salmonella )
Supplement:
You will need a calcium supplement. Elwin recommends RepCal with No Phosphorus. Sprinkle lightly over cut up food and mix well. This is very important. If you do not feed a calcium supplement, you risk your glider developing Hind Leg Paralysis or metabolic bone disease, in which the glider's body begins breaking down bones to stay alive. This can lead to a painful death if not treated, and can be prevented by supplementing adequate calcium. .
http://www.sugargliders.org/gliderinfo/diets/elwin.htm
QUOTE(hamster9 @ Apr 15 2007, 01:55 PM)
here's Chibi...and how she sleeps...
a sugar glider who thinks she's a human....
and can even tell u she wanna poop and pee too...
Chibi sleeps like that? Wahhh... cute.
How she tells you that she wanna poop and pee?
Added on April 15, 2007, 5:39 pmQuickly change their diet and get vitamin and calcium supplements to save them before another glider dies.....
This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Apr 15 2007, 05:39 PM 
Apr 12 2007, 08:26 PM
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But at 2 am he jumped onto my face while I was sleeping, so shocked that I said okay, enough roaming, have to put him in the closet 
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