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Posted by Doug T on September 04, 2002 at 01:34:57:
In Reply to: questioning conventional wisdom/looking for good discussion~ posted by daveboyle on September 02, 2002 at 11:08:17:
I can only add some anecdotal evidence.
I've had better success with reproduction of indigos when I've sprinkled a Calcium and D3 supplement on prey items. I only use f/t rats, simply due to cost and availability.
Doug T
:I bring this question to the indigo forum because it is apparent that you guys have some good discussions and often successfully buck conventional wisdom.
:I have several Pituophis that refuse to feed on everything except for day old chicks, which they really go after. This has gone on for a while and the snakes look great and are doing well.
:Even the feces are not bad.
:This got me thinking about conventional wisdom which is that chicks don't have enough bone to provide calcium for snakes. Is "C.W." correct?
:From what I understand, calcium is present in bones but also in the bloodstream, muscle and in the nervous system. A chick needs all these systems and the corresponding calcium to make them work, even just to hatch.
:How do reptiles that live predominately on a diet of eggs ( the precursor to chicks, in some circles)such as the genus Dasypeltis, or Gila monsters manage to survive/thrive on this diet?
:Anyone know the pathway through which particular calcium ions go to form bone and are these particular ions present in chicks to be utilized by reptiles to form bone?
:Are rodent breeders conspiring to supress chicks as reptile health food? Is the truth out there?
:-Looking for a few good answers...
:Thanks,
:Dave
