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>>Am doing the best I can! Have learned a LOT and a >LOT more here. One thing I know for sure; NO SUGAR! > Except what comes natually, as in apples and other >fruit; right?? I do still let her have a bit of >Apple/cinnomin Rice cake once a week!! She does so >love it and begs so sweetly when I bring out the bag!! >She also loves a bit of white chicken and a boiled >chicken leg bone every other week! The Rep-cal? I >dip my finger in it and smear it on her apple slice >every night. Sometimes she eats it and sometimes not! > I take it she is regulating that on her own?? I >always clean up her fruit and veggie mess the next >morning before I go to work or whatever. Clean water >everyday, lots of nuts and attention! That's it ! >>I'm concerned that Squiggy isnt getting the nutrition >>>she needs-she's pretty picky.She loves green grapes >>>the most...Every night I give her a large assortment >>>of fruits and veggies,but she leaves most of them >>>uneaten... >> >>A variety is the way to go, but flyers have a sweet >>tooth and some will pick fruit over vegetables. Offer >>veggies 4-5 nights a week alone and fruit alone the >>other 2-3 nights. >> >> >>>How much exactly should she be >>>consuming? >> >>You can leave small amounts and it will be easier to >>see. >> >>>She pretty much leaves the dry food >>>alone.... >> >>If you mean rodent pellets or "flying squirrel" >>pellets, most won't eat them unless raised on them. >> >>>....I bought repti-cal to sprinkle on her >>>food,but then she wont touch it at all......... >> >>Only use a pinch 2-3 times a week. >>You can buy liquid calcium that goes in their water. >>There is a calciun/D3 liquid called Calcivet by >>Vetafarm and it goes in water and you wouldn't need to >>give anything else. >>I offer a choice of plain water and vitamin water. >> >>>Anyway,I was looking at Exoticnutrition.com and they >>>have foods and supplements,but I am not sure what to >>>get as nothing seems to be made expressly for >>>Flyers... >> >>They do, but forget these commercial foods for flyers. >> >>>Would Sugar Glider food be acceptable? >> >>No, they are totally separate species. Flyers are much >>easier to feed. You are feeding her correctly with the >>variety and she's eating what she needs. They will NOT >>starve themselves. >> >>>have Glider-Cal which has no phospherous...does she >>>need that?.. >> >>No, phospherous is needed as it works with calcium. >>See here for foods that contain both: <a rel=nofollow >target=_blank rel=nofollow >>target=_blank >>href="http://www.nfsa.us/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=208&si >d >>=414dc73393bde34833a1fbb17e59dfaa">http://www.nfsa.us/ >p >>hpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=208&sid=414dc73393bde34833a1fbb1 >7 >>e59dfaa</a> >> >>There are vitamins for Gliders as >>>well....Would those be okay for Flyers?There is also >>>something called Calcimize which is supposed to >remove >>>chlorine and heavy metals from the water AND add >>>calcium..I have well water,there is no chlorine in >>>it,but we have a water softener that uses potasium >>>chloride....will that harm her? >> >>Don't waste your money >> >>>Should i maybe be using >>>bottled water? >> >>No >> >>>Are all flyers such picky eaters? >> >>They will love something one day and hate it the next >>... just continue with a variety of veggies and fruit. >> >>>By the way,she loves to play in her water dish...She >>>immerses first her front half in the dish, splashing >>>with her front legs as if she were swimming...then >she >>>drapes herself across the dish and gets her belly >>>wet... >> >>LOL I knew of one that like to shower with it's HOF, >>but most don't care for water.
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