Posted By: Anonymous
my glider won't eat properly and has mites - 09/01/05 05:39 AM
[:"purple"] my winkers (named so cause he winks since a joey, personally, i think he just didn't trust me enough to have both eyes closed at the same time) doesn't eat much. however, he's fat. He has 2 vets. mainly for second opinion and price. He's always been a picky eater, but now he's worse. he would rather not eat then to eat what I give him. I give him from chicken, fruits, veggies to frozen slushies, etc. I've tried EVERYTHING i could think of. Happy glider food, peanut bugger (he doesn't like nuts!) dried fruits & veggies, everything. Only thing constant is juice like orange (even though i was warned against it) and other juice i might have and mealworms. He can't live on that kind of diet! He's been like this for 2-3 years now and I'm still trying to find the cause. he's still healthy and alert. how? i don't know. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> I've had 2 different vet tell me it's normal, but how can it be 'normal' if he doesn't eat anything but worms?
he also has mites as the first vet told me. He was treated but 3 weeks later he got it back. he literally has a mohawk. It's cute really, but i hope it doesn't get worse. I've cleaned his bedding, cage, everything, but still it persists. luckily, it doesn't spread. the 2nd vet didn't see any mites but treated him any way. it helped minimally for 2 weeks and after $300 the mohawk was still there.
ANYBODY have any clue how to fix either problem? I'm so concerned. Thanks! [/]
he also has mites as the first vet told me. He was treated but 3 weeks later he got it back. he literally has a mohawk. It's cute really, but i hope it doesn't get worse. I've cleaned his bedding, cage, everything, but still it persists. luckily, it doesn't spread. the 2nd vet didn't see any mites but treated him any way. it helped minimally for 2 weeks and after $300 the mohawk was still there.
ANYBODY have any clue how to fix either problem? I'm so concerned. Thanks! [/]