good foods, occasional and bad foods table

[ekrubnerraw]

BEST FOODS

Apple

Apricot

Blueberry

Cantaloupe

Carrot

Cherries

Chicken (boiled without skin)

Coconut

Cucumber

Eggs (hard boiled)

Fig

Grapes

Honey

Honeydew melon

Crickets

Meal worms

Kiwi

Mandarin

Mango

Papaya

Peach

Pear

Pineapple

Plum

Prunes

Raisins

Raspberry

Squash

Strawberry

Sweet potato

Wheat germ

White rice (boiled)
   



OCCASIONAL FOODS

Beans

Beets

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Corn

Cottage cheese

Grapefruit

Greens

Oranges

Parsley

Peas

Spinach

Turnips

Yogurt

Nuts

Banana



FOODS TO AVOID

Canned foods

Canned meats

Cold cuts

Canned fruits

Chocolate

Pet food

Wild insects

Milk

Onions

Processed meats

High phosphorous foods

Raw eggs

Raw meats

Rhubarb

Salt

Scallions

Seeds (including fruit seeds)

Tofu / Soy

Table sugar

Cheese

Chives

Irk ... sorry Warren, I clicked modify instead of quote so I've modified it instead of quoting, I've not made any changes to your categories though I do have some suggestions which is why I wanted to quote it!! ooooopss!!!!  Sorrrrrry!!!     

[SuggieGirl]

I feed my sugars a little grated cheese twice a wk and they love it. Good 4 calcium. Never feed grapes+have cut out raisins. I am aware that choc+onion toxic to them so BIG no no,x x

[Amalthea]

They don't need cheese...  It's very fattening.  Can be used as a very special treat, though Papaya will probably end up being in every one of your mixes, as it's very high in calcium (and low in phosphorus).  Tis 4.8:1, so helps even out other foods to make the mix the ideal 2:1

Gliders LOVE corn, but, like you said, it's a special treat only.

[Marie]

BEST FOODS

Apple

Apricot

Blueberry

Cantaloupe

Carrot

Cherries

Chicken (boiled without skin)

Coconut

Cucumber

Eggs (hard boiled)

Fig

Grapes

Honey

Honeydew melon

Crickets

Meal worms

Kiwi

Mandarin

Mango

Papaya

Peach

Pear

Pineapple

Plum

Prunes

Raisins

Raspberry

Squash

Strawberry

Sweet potato

Wheat germ

White rice (boiled)

There's lots of stuff you could add here fruit and veg wise, but I'd also REMOVE from this list the following:

Coconut - because it's quite fatty

Grapes - DANGEROUS food do NOT feed ever!!!!  They are known to cause renal failure in a number of animals, vets in the US are currently trying to find out why.

Honey - Simple sugar, not a good part of a diet IMO

Mandarin - Citrus, feed occasionally

Pineapple - Is pineapple classed as citrus? Hmmm, know to cause runny stools if fed too often, again feed occasionally.

Prunes - Feed occasionally, they're great if you have a constipated glider though!

Raisins - Not as dangerous as grapes but dogs have been known to die within hours of eating them!
   

OCCASIONAL FOODS

Beans

Beets

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Corn

Cottage cheese

Grapefruit

Greens

Oranges

Parsley

Peas

Spinach

Turnips

Yogurt

Nuts

Banana

Again, lots could be added but I'd remove the following:

Corn - I'd go to the extreme of saying don't give corn even occasionally, suggies LOVE corn, they have been known on a number of occasions to become addicted and eat nothing BUT corn!!  It's also extremely high in phosphorus

Cottage cheese - High is phosphorus, it's something I personally don't consider to be even an occasional food.

Nuts - Some would disagree, but why give nuts at all?

FOODS TO AVOID

Canned foods

Canned meats

Cold cuts

Canned fruits

Chocolate

Pet food

Wild insects

Milk

Onions

Processed meats

High phosphorous foods

Raw eggs

Raw meats

Rhubarb

Salt

Scallions

Seeds (including fruit seeds)

Tofu / Soy

Table sugar

Cheese

Chives

A few alterations:

Pet food - Namely wet dog/cat food, parrot and rodent mix


Cheese - Mine have cheese a couple nights a week at most, it's not a danger food but it is fattening, I give it to mine as a treat.

[ekrubnerraw]

lol i only copied and pasted so im not taking any credit..or blame haha

but yeah if people keep adding to it then we could have a pretty decent list of what to feed sugar gliders for people who need to be spoon fed information lol  xx

[TessG]

Does anyone know why we shouldn't feed rhubarb to SG? I have been trying to find the answer and can't. Any ideas because the Calcium to phos ratios are good. I was just wondering if there was away of preparing it that made it ok or if it was a definate no no.

[tillie]

Rhubarb is toxic to a majority of animals including gliders, Im pretty sure it affects the liver.

[Marie]

Rhubarb leaves were used by a number of husband killers as they are very poisonous!  The fruit, before WE can eat it it must be cooked, but it is toxic to man animals as Tillie said, a bit like animals shouldn't be fed onions, but it's ok for us.