pinkies

[yigos flower]

anyone feed pinkie mice o your gliders? i do, they like them, & it doesnt make a mess. just make sure they are small & frozen, mine will eat them frozen. i feed them each one about every week or so, or however often we have then available. one way to know your expecting female will get the protine she needs!!

[Bombay]

I feed my gliders pinkies...about twice a month...

Thanks for sharing!! :rainbow:
A lot of people think it might be bad for gliders; actually it's an excellent form of protein :rainbow:

[yigos flower]

i agree, i dont think everyone knows what they are talking about. they just think its gross. but in all actuallity its VERY good for them to get the pinkies. Yes, too much could be bad, but the right amount is VERY bad. it helps with bones, teeth, & everything else that makes their little bodies run. (its not messy if they are frozen. & you dont have to do it often) a lot of times the female will eat her young if you dont give her enough protien.so thats a good way to do so.

[andreaS15]

I don't own a glider, though I have looked into them as pets. Still don’t think I’ll get one, at least not in the near future.
I don't think I could feed any of my pets baby animals. When my Gerbils need a boost of protein I give them cat food or a dog cookie. Egg is good for them also.

I had snakes, and I fed them fish & crickets, but never mice. If there is another option that I don’t have to feed a pet to my pets, I’ll go with it. But that’s “MY” personal opinion.

No worries I’m not going to say, do or don’t. It’s to all their own.

[Kristal007]

Pinkies are a great sources of protein, and they are frozen so I don't feel bad about it. I wish my boa would eat them frozen, but she won't she will only eat live mice, and I always throw it in the cage and then go upstairs and do something for like 5 minutes.....I fed my glider 1 pinkie every other weekend, and she lived to the nice age of 15 and never had any problems. I went on vacation for a week and had a friend watching her, and this time she got spooked and then got out and glided right into the door and was in a concussion and then it just got worse.....pretty bad, so now I don't go on a vacation unless my mother is available to watch the gliders. I know there a lot of people who think that pinkies are bad for them, but I don't think they are unless you are feeding them to many.

[yigos flower]

[QUOTE=andreaS15]I don't own a glider, though I have looked into them as pets. Still don’t think I’ll get one, at least not in the near future.
I don't think I could feed any of my pets baby animals. When my Gerbils need a boost of protein I give them cat food or a dog cookie. Egg is good for them also.

I had snakes, and I fed them fish & crickets, but never mice. If there is another option that I don’t have to feed a pet to my pets, I’ll go with it. But that’s “MY” personal opinion.





Thats good that you have your own opinion on things, but you have to see it from a gliders point of view as well. You eat meat probly, right? well thats their meat. if you say they should get something else, then you shouldnt eat cows chickens,pigs,fish, & so on. the should be able to have all that they need, & would be able to have in the wild. no one is stopping them from eating mice/birds/& whatever else in the wild. i try to keep things as it would be for them if they were a free glider in the wild. (on certain levels) i do, however, feed mine egg at times, & once a week to every other week a pinky.(a gerbil is A LOT DIFFERENT compared to a glider!) they also get crickets as well as meal worms, but for an expecting mother that isnt always enough, & she will eat her joeys if she doesnt contain what she needs. You CANNOT feed them cat food or dog food, at least it is NOT recommended at ALL! that can cause many health problems for them. research will tell you that!!! (so if you plan to get one i think you should study a bit more.) i hope that didnt sound mean, i just think people think having them is easy, when anyone that has them will disagree!! (at least most i know!!)
anywho, just my opinion as well.
:queen:

[yigos flower]

Pinkies are a great sources of protein, and they are frozen so I don't feel bad about it. I wish my boa would eat them frozen, but she won't she will only eat live mice, and I always throw it in the cage and then go upstairs and do something for like 5 minutes.....I fed my glider 1 pinkie every other weekend, and she lived to the nice age of 15 and never had any problems. I went on vacation for a week and had a friend watching her, and this time she got spooked and then got out and glided right into the door and was in a concussion and then it just got worse.....pretty bad, so now I don't go on a vacation unless my mother is available to watch the gliders. I know there a lot of people who think that pinkies are bad for them, but I don't think they are unless you are feeding them to many.



Well, as for your statement, i agree, its not bad, pinkies dont know, not to mention they are frozen so they arent alive, & they arent messy when eaten. I do feel bad, & i dont feel bad, mixed emotions. i dont watch them eat them, although i have, but its the circle of life, so i dont think much of it anymore. No one tells the tiger not to eat the zebra.. or whatever else he may eat.. its just they way the world works. there would be a lot of extra people,animals,plants,insects, & everything else if there wasnt such a handy thing called the circle of life!!!=]

the only problem would be caused by a pinky, is if there are too much. i would worry more about feeding crickets. since that is suppost to be worse for them, then worrying about the pinky situation. andreaS15- how could you feed a cricket & not a pinky? its also a living thing? i dont get it?


yeah, vacation is hard for me, seeing we have a lot of animals. i normally have my mother do it, & if she has any problems then to call my friend that also has a lot of animals.tht has been the best so far, although i cant have a good time since im left worrying about my pets.

[andreaS15]

Thats good that you have your own opinion on things, but you have to see it from a gliders point of view as well. You eat meat probly, right? well thats their meat. if you say they should get something else, then you shouldnt eat cows chickens,pigs,fish, & so on. the should be able to have all that they need, & would be able to have in the wild. no one is stopping them from eating mice/birds/& whatever else in the wild. i try to keep things as it would be for them if they were a free glider in the wild. (on certain levels) i do, however, feed mine egg at times, & once a week to every other week a pinky.(a gerbil is A LOT DIFFERENT compared to a glider!) they also get crickets as well as meal worms, but for an expecting mother that isnt always enough, & she will eat her joeys if she doesnt contain what she needs. You CANNOT feed them cat food or dog food, at least it is NOT recommended at ALL! that can cause many health problems for them. research will tell you that!!! (so if you plan to get one i think you should study a bit more.) i hope that didnt sound mean, i just think people think having them is easy, when anyone that has them will disagree!! (at least most i know!!)
anywho, just my opinion as well.
:queen:


If you read in my post, I do not plan on getting a glider. I have done some research on them (not a ton, but a bit) and decided they are not the pet for me. The reason; I know they are not an easy keeper, therefore are not the kind of pet I can handle in my current situation.
As for the cat/dog food, that's what my "Gerbils" get, I suggested this from my knowledge of gerbils/rodents. As for Gliders, an "Unfortunately this is not suitable for a gliders diet, because…" would have been fine. Out of curiosity I’d also like to know why it is not? And are there any other substitutions for these baby mice? You had mentioned meal worms before.

I myself do not eat anything that's a baby. That is "my" preference. I’m not saying “do or don’t you bad person!” I could care less. To each there own I say. But it’s nice to have alternatives if ever possible. The more information, the better we can make decisions for ourselves.
I was also unaware Gliders were meat eaters in the wild (bugs I would have guessed, but not other animals). Do they hunt? And what other animals do they eat?
Education is the key, not telling someone they are wrong with no explanation. I’m here on this board to learn and get information from others, and give the information and experience I know to those who need it.
I know it’s hard to get “feelings” across when having to type something, But hopefully everything is understood now.

[yigos flower]

heh, there is no big deal here. =] you think one way & i think the other. people have a lot of opinions on things,if they werent different then the world would be boring. i just dont see how you can eat something that lived a good part of its life, & then can say eating a baby something is worse?!!?! i think letting the thing live, then killing it is worse.=/ just my opinion.but yes, i do like meat, god made it to eat, so why not. it helps provide things i need in my body. (as well as the pinkies to a glider) they have WAY more protein than anything else.cat/dog foods can cause lumpy jaw as well as other things. the crickets arent all that good for them either, so its hard to get them what all they need especially when carrying a joey or two.
anywho, i dont think i have much else to say, i didnt mean for this thread to be a debate. (so hopefully we can end it there..) anywho have a good one.