random question about other food and choc

[CookieMonster]

i've been reading a few posts and topics and stuff and have noticed that you can feed sugs oatmeal and pasta. what else can they eat that wouldn't normally be in their diet (so not including fruit, veg, egg, yogurt and protein like chicken etc)

and i know that they cannot have chocolate because its poisonous but just out of interest what actually happens to them if they do eat it and would they have to eat a lot for it to make them ill?

[Marie]

Chocolate is toxic to all mammals including humans!  BUT, how it affects you depends on how much chocolate is consumed, and the weight of the mammal. There is nothing published about how much a suggie needs to consume before it is dangerous, but thre is for dogs, cats, mice, rats and humans. 

Symptoms of poisoning would be the usual vomitting and diarrohea. 

I give mine wheatgerm and linseed now too, I've posted a topic in the diet section called anyone interested which details my 'new and improved' diet. 

[Emma9383]

to humans too?  *puts twix down* to be fair I'm more of a savoury person but when I want a choc fix, I really want one, lol

[CookieMonster]

ahh thanks, yeah i think for humans its like 2 kilos or something to actually make you ill

[munshkin]

I better not eat my usual this Christmas then

[CookieMonster]

haha oh another question, with the little scoop thing that comes with the supplements, is it one scoop per sugar glider or does it depend on how many you have? (i have two sugs)

[Marie]

Scoop thing?  What supplement are you using?

[wjohnw]

I was gonna say!! scoop thing?! marie never gave me a scoopy thing!!! lol

[helen88uk]

Hey Marie .... where's MY scoop x

[CookieMonster]

haha oh ok well i got my sugs from a lady who used to be on here but she got a job where she had to work more and as much as she loved her sugs she just couldnt give them the time they needed so i had them and she gave me all the supplements and a little scoop thing and i presumed it came with the supplements but obviously not lol

i'll have to take a picture of it and show you guys if my computer will let me lol

[Marie]

What supps are they?

[CookieMonster]

they are from your online shop, so iv got glidercal, gliderbooster, gliderade, bee pollen and acacia gum but obviously the scoop came from the previous owner cos i didnt get another when i ordered some more supplements lol, i am attempting to put a picture up of the scoop...but looks like its not letting me, it says the picture is too big??? how can i show u??

[Emma9383]

scoop??? I only give mine a light sprinkling!!

[Marie]

For the cal and booster it's half a teaspoon each per pound of fruit so if you're doing a batch it's easy. If you do the food fresh each night then it is just a light sprinkle.  You can pick up cheap measuring spoons from the cookware dept in supermarkets.

For the bee pollen and gum sprinkle lightly.

[CookieMonster]

ahh ok well it is a very small scoop