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Shopping cart Close. You have no items in your shopping cart. Shop by Category. Menu Close. If the stool or poo is moist like tooth paste, then it is normal but if the poo is wet and has no shape, it is diarrhea. It can be caused by new food, infected or spoiled food, or parasites. Treatment: Home treatment would be to provide Glucose supplement and Gatorade or a non-carbonated isotonic drink diluted with water and increase in food high in fiber.
A visit to the vet is a must as diarrhea is fatal, especially to joeys. Dehydration - A dehydrated glider will have dull looking eyes, very stiff skin. Check your glider's hydration by pinching the skin behind the neck. If it retracts in a second, your glider is safe but if the skin fold is still there after 1 second, then your glider is dehydrated and would need liquids fast.
Treatment: Feed water with glucose mixed with Gatorade or a non-carbonated isotonic drink. Sugar gliders can easily become dehydrated either from a lack of drinking water or a medical condition such as vomiting or diarrhea. This can be deadly if not addressed promptly. Signs of dehydration include dry mouth and nose, lack of energy, sunken eyes, loose skin the skin on the back will stay up after it is gently pinched , abnormal breathing, and seizures.
Take the animal to a veterinarian; if needed, the veterinarian can administer fluids by injection. Constipation - A glider would have constipation if it doesn't take enough fruits and water. The usual signs are seen when a glider hisses when it is defecating or pooing.
Treatment: A teaspoon of pure apple juice twice a day would cure this. Urinary Tract Infection - This means difficulty in urinating. These may include bladder infections, urinary blockages, and kidney disease. These problems may be more common in gliders on very high phosphate, high-mineral diets, such as large amounts of regular cat food, or large amounts of live mealworms. Treatment: Need antibiotics from vet. Hissing during urinating - It is an early sign of difficulty in urinating.
Treatment: Quickly get hold of pure cranberry juice and feed a teaspoon of it twice a day to your glider. Blindness - Known as partial blindness in gliders, it is actually the cause from a high in fat diet. Gliders taking mainly mealworms or a lot of sunflower seeds in their diet would develop a layer on the eye that may look like your glider turned blind.
Treatment: Cut out on fatty food, change the diet. Hind Leg paralysis - Weakness of the back legs. Can be seen when a glider has problems climbing, walking, excessively having trembling legs and may not be active anymore. If you cuddle your sick pet to comfort them, change into uncontaminated clothes immediately afterwards.
If your glider urinates on you during cuddle time, have a shower. Sugar gliders can spread a lot of diseases to their owners, but as long as you take precautions, you don't need to get sick from your new friend. If you're worried that your pet has a disease you could catch, take them to a vet for treatment. Posted on: 2 September Sugar gliders are popular exotic pets in the United States, but like other exotic species, they can spread diseases to their owners. Salmonellosis Salmonellosis is caused by Salmonella bacteria.
Giardiasis Giardiasis is an intestinal infection that's caused by a parasite known as Giardia. Leptospirosis Leptospirosis is a serious infection caused by Leptospira , a type of bacteria. Archive Categories 43 Blog
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