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Re: Eggs shell on?
[Re: Obsolescenttears]
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01/29/10 12:15 AM
01/29/10 12:15 AM
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suggiemom1980
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I wouldn't do this. You can give them boiled egg as an occasional treat but not the eggshell. It would be too hard on their insides, esp their bladder and kidneys. It would have very sharp edges.
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Re: Eggs shell on?
[Re: Akane]
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01/29/10 01:41 AM
01/29/10 01:41 AM
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Marsupial_Mayhem
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We also have to remember that in the wild, they eat bird eggs. I am quite sure pieces of it must enter their system.
I don't give eggs with shells, but personally, I don't believe it will cause harm.
If anyone here has ever been bitten by a glider, they know how sharp their teeth are, so I am sure they can handle an egg shell.
They also eat live baby birds and small rodents and lizards in the wild, therefore, small bones should not be a problem either. They are equiped to handle it.
Last edited by Snoopy1; 01/29/10 01:43 AM.
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Re: Eggs shell on?
[Re: DirtyPaws]
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01/31/10 10:30 PM
01/31/10 10:30 PM
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IowaMisty
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This is what I wrote in the thread that Kristy linked to: Yes, shell-on hard-boiled eggs is ok. They'll eat it or peel it off. I'm not an expert about it, but I've heard it's good calcium & I think it's enriching for the gliders to have to work to get to their food. I usually peel a little bit of the shell off, so they can try what's in there & by morning, they have about 1/3 - 1/2 of the egg eaten & then I throw it away. I believe they eat bird eggs in the wild. I've never seen my gliders have a problem choking on the shells. As a side-note, I don't give this to them very often. I feed the HPW diet, which already has eggs in it & I don't like to go overboard on the cholesterol. Misty Like I said, I'm not an expert on it & I don't do it very often, but I have done it. And when I have, I would say I don't think the gliders really ate much or any of the shell. Generally it ends up looking like they peeled some away & ate about 1/3 of the egg. I think it's kind of fun for them to have to work for their food like they would in the wild. I wouldn't feed them a raw egg like they might eat in the wild, but I think it's ok to give them a hard-boiled egg every now & then. Misty
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