NOT SAFE--NEVER give
- Apple Seeds
- contain cyanide
- Aspartame
- artificial sweetener found in diet sodas and other processed things
- Bird Seed
- Caffeine
- soda, coffee, tea
- Candy
- contain excess sugar/artificial ingredients
- Chocolate contains caffeine
- Canned food
- due to added salt and sugar
- Cassava
- contains cyanide
- Catnip
- poisonous
- Cheese
- intestinal blockage
- Chips/Junk food
- Excess salts/artificial ingredients
- Chives
- Alliaceae Family--very deadly! See onions below
- Crickets
- Aflotoxin Risk unless they have been bred accordingly
- Decorative Bamboo
- Dog and cat food
- high protein and grain free cat food is okay in moderation
- Fried/Fatty Foods
- Fruit Pits
- Garlic
- As well as garlic powder
- Alliaceae Family--very deadly
- Onion
- Alliaceae Family--very deadly
- cause red blood cells to explode
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Kidney Beans (Raw)
- contain cyanide
- okay if frozen or cooked
- Leeks
- Alliaceae Family--very deadly
- Lima Beans (Raw)
- contain cyanide
- okay if frozen or cooked
- Peanuts/Peanut Butter
- Aflotoxin risk
- Pepper
- Raw eggs or meat
- Rhubarb
- Oxalic Acid
- Salt (even though they LOVE it)
- Scallions
- Alliaceae family--very deadly
- Shallots
- Alliaceae family--very deadly
- Tomato Stems and Leaves
- contain solanine
- Insects that are not raised as small animal foodd
Foods to Avoid--if given at all do so sparingly
- iceberg lettuce
- gives diarrhea
- nuts/sunflower seeds
- high in fat--gliders are prone to obesity
Controversial Foods
- Tofu and Soy Products
- Pro: good source of protein
- Con: can cause digestive issues (not proven)
- Grapes and Raisins
- Con: possible kidney failure
- Fruit Pits, Skins and Seeds
- Some claim all pits/skin/seeds need to be removed before giving to glider
- most gliders pick around them, therefore making it unnecessary to remove prior
- Cat Food
- Pro: high in protein
- Con: many health problems could result from feeding cat food including intestinal blockage, lumpy jaw syndrome (from impacted teeth) and even death from improper nutritional balance
- Crickets
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