Safe Fruit & Veggie List

Fruits:
Acerola
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pear
Avocado
Bananas
Blackberries
Blueberries
Breadfruit
Cantaloupe
Carambola
Carissa
Casaba Melon
Cherimoya
Cherries
Coconut
Concord Grapes
Crab Apples
Cranberries
Currant
Custard Apples
Dates
Elderberries
Figs
Gooseberries
Grapefruit
Grapes
Ground Cherries
Guava
Honeydew
Jackfruit
Java Plum
Jujube
Kiwi
Kumquat
Lemon
Lemon Peel
Lime
Lime Peel
Longans
Loquats
Mammy Apple
Mandarin Oranges
Mango
Mulberries
Nectarine
Oheloberries
Orange Peel
Oranges
Papaya
Passion Fruit
Peaches
Pears
Persimmon
Pineapple
Pitanga
Plantain
Plums
Pomegranate
Prickly Pear
Prunes
Pummelo
Quince
Raisins
Raspberries
Rose Apple
Roselle
Sapodilla
Sapote
Soursop
Strawberries
Sugar Apple
Tamarind
Tangerine
Tomato
Watermelon

Vegetables:
Acorn Squash
Alfalfa Sprouts
Amaranth
Artichoke
Asparagus
Bamboo Shoots
Beet Greens
Beets
Black-Eyed Peas
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Burdock Roots
Butternut Squash
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chayote
Chicory Greens
Chinese Cabbage
Collard Greens
Coriander
Corn
Cowpeas
Cucumber
Dandelion Greens
Dock
Eggplant
Endive
French Beans
Ginger Root
Green Beans
Green Pepper
Jew's Ear
Jicama
Jute
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lettuce (Butterhead)
Lettuce (dark green leaf)
Lettuce (iceberg)
Lettuce (Red)
Lettuce (Romaine)
Lima Beans
Lupines
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
Mustard Spinach
Nana Cabbage
Okra
Parsley
Parsnips
Peas
Potato
Pumpkin
Radish
Red Peppers
Rutabagas
Snow Peas
Soy Bean
Spaghetti Squash
Spinach
Summer Squash
Sweet Peppers (Green)
Sweet Peppers (Red)
Sweet Potatoes
Swiss Chard
Tofu
Turnip
Turnip Greens
Watercress
Winter Squash
Yams
Yellow Wax Beans
Zucchini

This is by no means a complete list of safe fruits and vegetables. If you believe an item on this list to be in error or believe something should be added to the list, please contact Mod/Admin.

Are "Canned" Mandarin oranges ok?

As a general rule, canned items are not safe to be fed regularly. However, if packaged in those little plastic containers rather than a can, then possibly. I have fed my gliders these type of mandarin oranges in the past. I wouldn't make it a regular practice, but that is just my opinion.

Thanks so much. I am trying to make sure Rocky's diet is fixed and thought he might like those, but I was concerned about the metal from the cans. Better safe to ask than be sorry later. He's doing much better the past day, since Sugar's passing, and I want to make sure he stays that way so giving him alot of extra loving and working hard on his diet needs. Your site has helped tremendously, Thanks for everything.... Theresa

Hi, For the "Pomegranate", do i squish the juice off the seeds and add the juice to the staple mix so Rocky isnt eating the seeds themselves?

I just give them a whole chunk of pomegranate and let them do their thing. Here is a photo of one plate with some pomegranate on it:

AWESOME. I am a lot better with photos lol. Gives me a much better idea of what meals should look like.

Thanks so much, it's one of my favorite fruits so when I saw it on the list and they're in season now, I was like Oh Ya! lol.

Thanks again, Can't wait to see Rocky dig in lol.

I hope I am posting this question in the right place---

I see that canned fruits and veggies aren't recommended to be used regularly. So, should I assume that fresh fruits and veggies will be preferred over anything frozen? If I've missed this info somewhere I apologize.

Alison

Yes, fresh is preferred.
Having said that, many people feed frozen fruits and veggies and have done so safely for many years.

I always notice in the posts that most of you use plates. Whenever I tried that, the girls would walk around in their food and I was afraid they might pee in it. Since they pee on everything else (especially my laptop keyboard when I bring it in their room and try to work :/ ). I use a few of those stout little gerbil cups myself. They will perch on the edge and eat, but not walk inside them.

What about derberries