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« on: December 06, 2011, 10:51:31 am » |
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... a little diet experimentation? I've been using my 'new and improved' diet for a few months now and I am very pleased with the results. Let me start by saying A) It's NOT expensive B) It's NOT going to complicate the diet any more C) It's not a stunt to increase my sales because you're not actually using any more than the recommended supplements anyway, and the extra bits aren't from me!  The reason I have altered the diet is because my Dinky Lou was poorly and she lost a lot of condition and looked a bit of a sorry state! So I looked around the WWW, and found a diet that I kind of like but thought it needed simplifying and making 'doable' for the UK. Dinx is fit and well again and looking great, she's got energy and is loving the diet, in fact she'll sit and eat her own food even when I'm eating mine! Normally she'll help herself to mine but seems content to eat her own! So ... anyone?? |
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« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2011, 11:36:50 am » |
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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2011, 02:21:23 pm » |
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Looks like just you then Rhi.
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« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2011, 02:56:56 pm » |
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I'm in x
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« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2011, 02:15:00 am » |
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I'm in too!
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« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2011, 02:15:50 am » |
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Sure....
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« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2011, 12:40:30 pm » |
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Ok. Please let me know if you decide to try it as I'm really interested in knowing what the results are like on younger gliders (mine are mostly all pensioners! - Lol!)
When doing a large batch:
Do fruit/veg mix as normal.
Prepare your fruit/veg batch and add to it
3 x tablespoons of WHEATGERM
vitamin supplement as per normal
1 x teaspoon of bee pollen
1/2 teaspoon of acacia gum
2 x tablespoons of low fat natural yogurt
Soaked linseed
Whizz it all up in the food processor.
Linseed, when doing a large batch of suggie food, put two tablespoons of linseed in a bowl with about 8 tablespoons of boiling water and leave to soak while preparing the batch. The seeds will absorb the water and become ‘oily’.
On every other night add 1 x boiled egg (without the shell) to the mix for the protein, also add calcium supplement - whizz in food processor with mix.
On every other night, miss the calcium and give the cat biscuits for that all important crunch!
I also add fruit juice to the mix, it’s not your bog standard orange or apple though, I tend to use Princes Mango, or Rubicon juices, it depends what’s on offer. I don’t like to give apple/orange as they are too acidic.
The Wheatgerm and Linseed I buy from Holland and Barratt - if you don’t have one near you they do have an online shop with really cheap P & P. I use 1 bag of wheatgerm to 2 bags of linseed, here are the links to what I use.
The yogurt is low fat, plain natural yogurt. I use Onken but any is fine, just check it is pro biotic and does not contain Aspartame.
Take a picture of before and after and please let me know whether it makes any difference to your suggies.
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« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2011, 12:47:19 pm » |
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Shelled boiled egg? Really? I'm guessing that's hard boiled yeh? Lol, I couldn't imagine eating shell ...yuk! I'm sure we have a holland and barratt, or at least we did, everywhere seems to be closing down lol. And i'm due to make a new batch tomorrow so i'll get some pics of my 3 tonight and start them on it tea time tomorrow x |
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« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2011, 12:48:57 pm » |
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Lol - I did wonder if I'd have to explain that one - NO SHELL! Just the hard boiled egg  |
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« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2011, 12:53:47 pm » |
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il try it on my colony and the breeding pair. Be interesting to see if Onions condition improves cos her fur is looking terrible compared to the others. i know she is old but its heartbreaking to see her compared to the to the others. Hopefully when she does go to jesus she will be prettiful again.
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« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2011, 12:56:20 pm » |
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Oh Marie lol now you've changed it people will think i'm a moron who can't read! Lol, It did say SHELLED boiled egg before  Quite excited about this! What gave you the idea to change?x |
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« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2011, 01:01:45 pm » |
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yeah whatever Helen! ;p
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« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2011, 01:05:14 pm » |
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Oi! Lol, I know where you live now Rhi Well, kinda. But i'll knock on every door and go *Blows raspberry* in yo face x |
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« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2011, 01:12:25 pm » |
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Oh Marie lol now you've changed it people will think i'm a moron who can't read! Lol, It did say SHELLED boiled egg before Quite excited about this! What gave you the idea to change?x I'm always looking for ways to improve the diet and I'm really happy with the results so far. |
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« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2011, 01:15:49 pm » |
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Have you got all of yours on it then? I'm gona go to Holland and Barratt tmora and then Tesco for my fruits/veg and then have some fun with this I hope they like it! Do you still feed the same portion sizes? And how much egg do you give every other night? How many suggies would 1 egg feed? (cant imagine mixin egg with fruit lol - gross!!)x |
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