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HELP. My Baby Will Not Eat its Protein

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Question
Hello Kaden. I own a previously single teenaged sugar glider named Mya. When I noticed Mya was suffering some stress from lack of company, I purchased a young baby glider named Lyddie.

But unlike Mya who eats anything and everything, Lyddie is only interested in applesauce and grapes. Yogurt too. I tried chicken baby food. I even mixed it with the applesauce to encourage her. No dice. Today I boiled her an egg. Mya ate her half with relish like the greedy guts she is, but Lyddie wouldn't touch it, not even with honey drizzled on it. I'm getting very worried. The baby has very mushy light colored stools. I'm pretty sure her unbalanced diet is the cause. I have been checking each evening and morning to make sure she has her water and apple juice to prevent her from dehydrating. She drinks, thank God. The only thing I haven't tried is meal worms and she might even reject that. I've even tried making her watch Mya eat. I just don't know what to do to make her eat what she needs to eat.

(Also, though Mya is a very mellow glider she took took to the little squirt's presence pretty well. I have them caged separately though, because the bigger glider gets annoyed when the little one tries to ride on her back. Will this relationship improve when the little one gets bigger and grows out of being clingy?)

Answer
Please try the Modified Ledbeaters Diet I describe in my other articles.. I have NEVER had a baby or adult refuse it.. it has all the necessary components and vitamins in one easy swoop..

also I would recommend you properly bond the 2 gliders & let them live together..

thank you

kaden O_o