Re: All this talk about vitamins......

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Posted by BabyHerp on August 25, 1999 at 18:30:58:

In Reply to: All this talk about vitamins...... posted by Tracie (Lil Me) on August 25, 1999 at 16:13:58:

Tracie...looks good to me especially in those minute amounts...make sure to supplement with calcium everyday....best if you can get a cal supplement without Vitamin D3 cuz yer ig is getting it from sun, uvb already. Alot of hysteria going around about Vitamin D3 toxicity keyword: hysteria .Take a look at Centrum multi-vit more Vitamin D3 in it than any reptile vitamin/supplement notice how highly its recommended and used.....next time yer out shopping for a cal supplement make sure its phosphorus free AND without D3. Tums Ultra or Citrical w/o D3 crush and put in salt/spice shaker and sprinkle over salad. Rep-Cal makes a cal supplement w/o D3 too.
Several of the "vitamins"(Niacinimide & Choline body makes it) in Avitron aren't needed but they're in such insignificant amounts will not cause any harm....1000mcg=1mg.
As far as the diet goes...I'd throw out the parsnips (CA:P ratio 1:2), green beans (phytates & purines) and the strawberries (very high oxalates) better choices out there for your iglet.
Diet is the most crucial thing while they're babies...can slack off more when they're adults ;o)
Gina

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: Tracie...looks good to me especially in those minute amounts...make sure to supplement with calcium everyday....best if you can get a cal supplement without Vitamin D3 cuz yer ig is getting it from sun, uvb already. Alot of hysteria going around about Vitamin D3 toxicity keyword: hysteria .Take a look at Centrum multi-vit more Vitamin D3 in it than any reptile vitamin/supplement notice how highly its recommended and used.....next time yer out shopping for a cal supplement make sure its phosphorus free AND without D3. Tums Ultra or Citrical w/o D3 crush and put in salt/spice shaker and sprinkle over salad. Rep-Cal makes a cal supplement w/o D3 too. : Several of the "vitamins"(Niacinimide & Choline body makes it) in Avitron aren't needed but they're in such insignificant amounts will not cause any harm....1000mcg=1mg. : As far as the diet goes...I'd throw out the parsnips (CA:P ratio 1:2), green beans (phytates & purines) and the strawberries (very high oxalates) better choices out there for your iglet. : Diet is the most crucial thing while they're babies...can slack off more when they're adults ;o) : Gina

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