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Re: Pellet Food List [Re: ] #810106
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Hmmm.....EN never emailed me back either about the actual nutritional breakdown of their foods (actual quantities rather than %). I should try them again.

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Re: Pellet Food List [Re: IowaMisty] #810175
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I noticed that you were missing Quiko Sugar Glider Food. I looked at it once before and the reviews then on Petco.com were all bad, but now it is higher rated so ... Here is the info off Petco.com about the food.
Quiko Sugar Glider Food
28 oz.
SKU: 430684
Feeding oat meal, pork meal, poultry meal, cereal food fines, wheat middlings, wheat flour, dehydrated alfalfa meal, blood meal, full flat flax meal, brewers dried yeast, calcium carbonate, dehulled soybean meal, soybean oil, shrimp meal, freeze dried mealworms, honey, potassium chloride, salt, dehydrated kelp, wheat germ meal, mango juice, kiwi juice, cherry juice, apple juice, apricot juice, guar gum, dehydrated carrots, dehydrated celery, dehydrated parsley, dehydrated bell peppers, dehydrated tomato, dicalcium and monocalcium phospate, grapeseed meal, yucca schidigera extract, dehydrated papaya fruit powder, magnesium oxide, lactobacillus acidophilus, enterococcus faecium, lactobacillus casei, bifidobacterium bifidum, niacin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, menadione dimethylpyrimindinol bisulfite (source of vitamin K activity), biotin, folic acid, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, beta carotene, l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate, choline chloride, copper sulfate, cobalt sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate, ethylenediamine dihydriodide, sodium selenite.

Directions: Feed approximately 1 ounce (2-1/2 level tablespoons) of pellets per day per sugar glider (lactating gliders should be offered feed at all times). Replace the Quiko sugar glider food each morning and provide fresh vegetables, fruits, and insects in the evening. Remove and discard any uneaten food each morning. Fresh water should always be available. Clean and refill containers daily. Important Note: Sugar gliders have unique dietary requirements. While this prepared food is an excellent base diet, it should only make up about 50% of your pet's daily intake. The balance of the diet should consist of approximately 40% fresh vegetables (such as dark green leafy vegetables, sweet potatoes, and carrots), and 10% fruits (melons, apples, and bananas). The addition of small mealworms, wax worms, and crickets is also recommended. Store in a cool dry place.

Crude protein (min)…25.0%, crude fat (min) …7.0%, crude fiber (max)…6.0%, moisture (max)…10.0%, calcium (min)…2.25% (max) 2.75%, phosphorous (min)…1.2%, salt (min) 1.2% (max) 1.4%, vitamin A 6,000 IU/lb

* Quiko sugar glider food
* Contains golden honey
* Contains 5 fruit juices
* Contains mealworms for added protein

Re: Pellet Food List [Re: SeemsFamiliar] #810329
07/21/09 06:58 PM
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I didnt have that last one!! It is the same as "Sunseed Vita Sugar Glider Formula" though. Its a good thing to reference so thank you!

Re: Pellet Food List [Re: ] #817202
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Has any-1 fed these to their gliders?
saw this at a local pet store along with the sunseed pellets.


Re: Pellet Food List [Re: ] #818051
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anyone??

Re: Pellet Food List [Re: ] #819759
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I havent used either the Pretty pets or the sunseed stuff but from the ingredients, I wouldnt use the Pretty Pets and chose the sunseed if you need to use a pellet. The sunseed recipe looks healthier to me:

Feeding Oat Meal, Pork Meal, Poultry Meal, Cereal Food Fines, Wheat Middlings, Wheat Flour, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Porcine Blood Meal, Full Fat Flax Meal, Fish Meal, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Calcium Carbonate, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, Shrimp Meal, Freeze Dried Mealworms, Honey, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Dehydrated Kelp, Wheat Germ Meal, Mango Juice, Kiwi Juice, Cherry Juice, Apple Juice, Apricot Juice, Guar Gum, Dehydrated Carrots, Dehydrated Celery, Dehydrated Parsley, Dehydrated Bell Peppers, Dehydrated Tomato, Dicalcium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Grapeseed Meal, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dehydrated Papaya Fruit Powder, Magnesium Oxide, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium bifidum Fermentation Product, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (source of Vitamin K activity), Biotin, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Beta Carotene, L-Ascorbyl 2-Polyphosphate (source of Stabilized Vitamin C), Choline Chloride, Copper Sulfate, Cobalt Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Sodium Selenite.


vs Pretty Pet's

Ground Corn, Poultry Meal, Fructose, Ground Oat Groats, Ground Wheat, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Pineapple, Dates, Raisins, Papaya, Banana, L-Lysine, Choline Chloride, Natural and Artificial Flavors, DL-Methionine, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Ferrous Sulfate, D-Biotin, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Niacinamide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Mixed Tocopherols, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Citric Acid, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Selenite, Folic Acid, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Monotrate, Natural and Artificial Colors, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (source of Vitamin K3), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Cobalt Sulfate, Rosemary Extract.

Re: Pellet Food List [Re: ] #822416
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Just a note about Glide R Chow.. They will only sell it along with the supplemental Glide A mins. Which is a powder you can sprinkle on an apple or other fruit/veggie in the cage overnight every few days. It smells sweet and is supposed to be citrus like flavor but so far my little girl won't go near the vitamin powder unless its mixed with applesauce or something. She hates the smell of it. But she seems to be the exception to that since I know others have no problem with getting them to eat the vitamins. She loves the glide r chow.
I've only had her for 3 weeks. The breeder I got her from only uses glide r chow and vitamins. So I'm very interested in reading different diet ideas. But at least for another 3-4 weeks I'm not changing her diet at all since she is already adjusting to a new environment away from her colony. That gives me more weeks of researching. I've created a binder for everything I've learned so far. But that's just my ocd kicking in. I even have binders for my cats. Anyway. I'm babbling...just wanted to say if you use Glide R Chow they must have the vitamin supplement as well.


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Re: Pellet Food List [Re: ] #822421
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I use Glide R Chow and Glide A Mins. The breeders I adopted my baby girl from have a link in the parents section of their webpage (for their customers) that has a pdf of the letters from their vets about approving the Glid R Chow diet. They recommend printing it out and having it on file for your vet since every vet has heard so many methods of feeding. I'm not saying having a vet reference means it's great food but having that is better than you get from most companies.

And yes..they have changed their food formula to add the denti gaurd stuff.

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NOTE: Glide-R-Chow™'s formulation has recently been UPGRADED to include Dent-a-Guard™. Since gliders only develop one set of teeth in their lifetime, it's important to protect them - and this all-natural formulation makes sure they stay in tip-top condition all the time. "


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Re: Pellet Food List [Re: passion4paisley] #822490
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Razzle won't eat the glide a mins at all. Doesn't matter what I mix it with. I don't even try anymore.


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Re: Pellet Food List [Re: pbear3s] #824340
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Astronoc, where are we at with this list? If you have it pretty much completed, you can send it to me again & I'll try to do some comparisons with the diets....maybe charts if I can.

EN never got back to me about the actual mg amounts of the nutrients in their food. Does anyone else want to give them a try?

Misty

Re: Pellet Food List [Re: IowaMisty] #827092
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I've sent you the latest copy.

Part 2: Pellet Food List #827097
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See Part 1 here

Re: Pellet Food List [Re: IowaMisty] #827098
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Continue on to Part 2 here

Re: Part 2: Pellet Food List [Re: LSardou] #830528
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Wholesome Balance Chicken and Brown Rice Blend now available from SunCoast!

I orders some of this right away whenever I heard about it because it is of the high quality standards of the kind of foods I feed for my dogs and cat.

My sugar gliders love it! It's somewhere in between Papaya and mealies. I feel much better knowing that they have something besides dried fruit that they can snack on.

Notice it also contains the DE that we've been talking about.

Re: Part 2: Pellet Food List [Re: SeemsFamiliar] #848342
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Hey everyone,

Astronoc had sent me the spreadsheet he made up a while back. I have it all edited and have a good comparison and a chart. I'll be posting it to my website soon & will give you the link. I'm just waiting to hear back from him on what name I should use to give him credit for his work on this. Thank you to everyone who contributed to gathering info for this project. I think you're really going to like what we've done with it. I have added the new Wholesome Balance to the list as well, since it wasn't on there.

Misty

Re: Part 2: Pellet Food List [Re: IowaMisty] #861817
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Ok, so I'm not sure what happened to Astronoc, so I went ahead & just posted my new spreadsheet to my website & gave credit as best as I knew how.

I really hope you guys like this! I have created 3 spreadsheets, which I posted in PDF format on my website. They are on this page, located in the "List of sugar glider dry staple foods" section:
http://www.sweet-sugar-gliders.com/sugar-glider-food-dry-staple-food.html

One is a quick overview showing each food, protein, fat, fiber, moisture, ca:ph info (if I had it), and top 5 ingredients. The next one has a similar list but has ALL of the ingredients listed out for each food, as well as the manufacturer's feeding instructions. The 3rd PDF is a chart I made that shows protein, fat, & fiber content of each of the foods.

This information isn't going to tell you exactly which food is best for your gliders, but I'm hoping it'll give you a good place to start in selecting a pellet food to offer as a daytime snack or treat or supplement to your gliders' diet. Seeing the ingredients listed out like this will hopefully help you to compare some of the different foods a little easier. And maybe this is something you can take to your vets to discuss & get their input.

Thank you so much to those of you who worked so hard to compile all of this information together. It's great how everyone came together on this project. It's really neat to have it in one place.

Misty

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