My sugar glider has white spots on her eyes…what does that mean? is she really sick? what could have caused is?!?! please answer ASAP!
my sugar glider has white eyes?
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If the mother has too high a fat content, the babies
will be born with fat rolling in their eyeballs. This can be seen
as small white spots in the babies’ eyes. This can be remedied
with an ultra low-fat diet (which you should be feeding them
anyway).
Obesity occurs in captive sugar gliders fed a diet too high in fat or protein. Lack of exercise also contributes to the problem. Obesity can lead to heart and liver disease as seen in other species. Fatty deposits can form in the eyes of juvenile sugar gliders when the mother is fed a diet too high in fat. These appear as small white spots within the eyes and can affect sight. Treatment of obesity includes dietary modification and increased exercise.
Some sugar gliders have been known to have white spots in their eyes, called cataracts. Many have theorized that this is a result of over accumulation of lactose and is converted into a sugar alcohol via the eye lens and light, and then into cataracts.
This from three articles referring to white in the glider’s eyes..
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it sounds like she may have cataracts which means she is going blind. take her to a vet and get her checked out asap!
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