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Posted by EJ on July 06, 2000 at 22:47:51:

In Reply to: Re: mila grazie, Andy..n/p posted by Giovanni on July 05, 2000 at 06:20:42:

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: : : : Both are caused by the same thing. Insufficient calcium and other bone-building trace-elements (and/or D3) to meet the requirements of the animal during growth phases. Simple biology. Such deficiencies may be relative or absolute.

: : : Am I to assume if you have a year old sulcata, that is pryamiding slightly and being fed only
: : : a variety of high cal. low phos. greens, orchard
: : : grass hay, and cactus pads that you can correct
: : : the onset of future pyramiding by upping the D3
: : : doseage? >>

: : Calcium utilisation depends on several co-factors, and D3 is just one of them. Fr example, one would need to look at the oxalic acid, phytic acid and other anti-nutrient content of the diet as well. In other words, before reaching any conclusion, you need to examine all of the relevant facts - a comprehensive nutritional analysis.

: :
: : What are your thoughts on this, and in
: : : your experience do most young sulcatas "bump" in
: : : the early stages.

: : In general, most deformity occurs during early, rapid growth phases as this is (in simple terms) the point at which demand for bone-building nutrients is most likely to outstrip supply.

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: : : : : : : : Both are caused by the same thing. Insufficient calcium and other bone-building trace-elements (and/or D3) to meet the requirements of the animal during growth phases. Simple biology. Such deficiencies may be relative or absolute. : : : : Am I to assume if you have a year old sulcata, that is pryamiding slightly and being fed only : : : : a variety of high cal. low phos. greens, orchard : : : : grass hay, and cactus pads that you can correct : : : : the onset of future pyramiding by upping the D3 : : : : doseage? >> : : : Calcium utilisation depends on several co-factors, and D3 is just one of them. Fr example, one would need to look at the oxalic acid, phytic acid and other anti-nutrient content of the diet as well. In other words, before reaching any conclusion, you need to examine all of the relevant facts - a comprehensive nutritional analysis. : : : : : : What are your thoughts on this, and in : : : : your experience do most young sulcatas "bump" in : : : : the early stages. : : : In general, most deformity occurs during early, rapid growth phases as this is (in simple terms) the point at which demand for bone-building nutrients is most likely to outstrip supply.

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