Re: String Beans for Sulcata

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Posted by KATHY on August 03, 2000 at 21:03:07:

In Reply to: Re: String Beans for Sulcata posted by Heather on August 03, 2000 at 19:11:58:

: Hi Kathy,
: If I remember from Tortoise Trust a few weeks ago, green beans have high purine content.
: That was given as a reason to not feed them regularly. What that means, I don't know, to tell you the truth.
: Heather

Heather,
You're right! Here's what I found, "High purine foods, which include peas, beans, mushrooms, shellfish, beef, and organ meats, should be used sparingly because they can contribute to gout if overused." I knew that was part of the reason not to feed the green beans, but after looking up purine (any group of bases, including several {as adenine or guanine} that are constituents of DNA or RNA.), I said, "Screw that! Protein content and bad calcium to phosphorous ratio is good enough!" In The Tortoise and Turtle Feeding Manual it states that a common phenomena in cases where excess dietary proteins are consumed by reptiles adapted for a low-protein diet is the specimen regularly excreting large concretions of solidified uric acid. Now, I know that uric acid is tied to gout, and gout is tied to kidney problems. Other than that, that's the best I can do.
If anyone would like to explain purine (and all the rest of it) I'd love to hear it.
Kathy
Arizona

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: : Hi Kathy, : : If I remember from Tortoise Trust a few weeks ago, green beans have high purine content. : : That was given as a reason to not feed them regularly. What that means, I don't know, to tell you the truth. : : Heather : Heather, : You're right! Here's what I found, "High purine foods, which include peas, beans, mushrooms, shellfish, beef, and organ meats, should be used sparingly because they can contribute to gout if overused." I knew that was part of the reason not to feed the green beans, but after looking up purine (any group of bases, including several {as adenine or guanine} that are constituents of DNA or RNA.), I said, "Screw that! Protein content and bad calcium to phosphorous ratio is good enough!" In The Tortoise and Turtle Feeding Manual it states that a common phenomena in cases where excess dietary proteins are consumed by reptiles adapted for a low-protein diet is the specimen regularly excreting large concretions of solidified uric acid. Now, I know that uric acid is tied to gout, and gout is tied to kidney problems. Other than that, that's the best I can do. : If anyone would like to explain purine (and all the rest of it) I'd love to hear it. : Kathy : Arizona

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