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Missy
10-06-2013, 06:17 AM
can squirrels eat plain sugar?
Charley Chuckles
10-06-2013, 06:26 AM
can squirrels eat plain sugar?

No, they may eat it, but you shouldn't feed them sugar, why would you want to :thinking
Anne
10-06-2013, 10:55 AM
A very tiny sweet treat now and then :grin3
farrelli
10-06-2013, 02:38 PM
Can you tell us what his diet is like? It's the most important thing in a squirrel's life.
Missy
10-07-2013, 12:41 PM
the diet is all explained in my other thread, (crazy 18 month squirrel). i just wanted to know about the sugar because it seems like it could be a good treat.
astra
10-07-2013, 01:42 PM
Plain sugar is never a good treat for anyone really including humans and especially animals.
While humans sort of adapted ( although poorly - hence all kinds of health issues) by eating sugar for many centuries, animals especially wild animals are not adapted to metabolize plain processed sugar.

There are plenty of good treats that have some nutrition like pieces of fresh fruit.

Also sugar often contributes to leaching of calcium.
mdyoung216
10-07-2013, 02:51 PM
Yeah, why would you give them plain sugar. At least give them a Snickers bar, it has nuts. LOL
merman
10-07-2013, 03:04 PM
LooooooooooLLL
:rotfl



Yeah, why would you give them plain sugar. At least give them a Snickers bar, it has nuts. LOL