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« on: November 03, 2011, 05:59:01 am »

Ok so some of my suggies are displaying fur seperation, not hugely badly, but their coats are not half as velvety as they should be. Just wondering what I can do diet wise to combat this?

Here's what their mix consists of usually:
1/3 - 1/2 papaya
2-3 apples or pears
handful of frozen berries
small amount of glider cal

that is the base mix, I then usually add one or more of the following depending on ratio:
butternut squash
sweet potato
rosemary
plum

more recently I've also been adding bee pollen and acacia gum most days.
They then get 4-5 iams biscuits each, and I also treat them with bits of dried papaya, mealworms and pine nuts (these 3 are all hand fed, or hidden around the cage)

Any ideas what I could add/remove/change to help improve fur quality?
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2011, 06:07:22 am »

im sure its not any problems, maybe just time of year, mines coats will have a week or so where they go a little rough but it comes back.  i only add extra vits, bee pollen, glidercal that kind of thing once a week, if yr feeding a good diet then its more a little extra now and again.
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