Re: MBD questions

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Posted by creaturemd on February 19, 2001 at 20:21:51:

In Reply to: MBD questions posted by Lisette on February 19, 2001 at 10:05:21:

: Hi! Can MBD be reversed, or just stopped? Had an exceptionally nice day yesterday and took Yago to the park. She loved sitting on a tree and basking in the sunlight. Looks like it'll be a nice day today too so guess were heading on another sun basking picnic. Also, I can't seem to find the translation to "collard greens" (in spanish). I know it's a diff. question but, what do they look like? I feed Yago cilantro, zuccini, green beans, beet leaves, "nopales" (it�s a kind of cactus plant that most people love around here but I hate),mango and papaya. Is this o.k.? The source of calcium I use is "ESU Iguana Calcium" Spray for green iguanas and herbivorous reptiles. CALCIUM/PHOSPHOROUS 2:1 Should I add anything else?
: Another thing.. Does anyone know if there is any kind of home lighting (meaning not made for reptile housing) that resembles those for reptiles. Fluorescent, wide spectrum, Uvb. I have the correct light sources for now, but they don't sell them here and I'm always worried that they'll burn out. Next time I go across the border to visit your land I will sure bring back a loadful.
: Thanks, Lisette

Forgive me if I misunderstood, but are you using the liquid/spray calcium as your only supplement? Since vitamins/minerals in a liquid suspension can degrade over time, I would definately recommend using powdered supplements. Also, "complete" supplements i.e. vitamins and minerals mixed together, have a negative effect on one another and will degrade over time. Depending on how long these items have been sitting on the shelf, they may be essentially worthless from the moment they are purchased. I would recommend offering a separate vitamin and mineral supplement. Any calcium/D3 supplement is fine(unless your ig is getting lots of natural sunlight in which case I would cut out the D3 all together). I use Miner-all by Sticky Tongue Farms. They also make Miner-all "O" without D3. My personal favorite vitamin supplement is Herptivite by Rep-Cal. This supplement uses beta carotene instead of vitamin A. Your ig can make all the vitamin A it needs with the beta carotene without overdosing eliminating the possibility of vitamin A toxicity. Good Luck!!!

Creaturemd

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: : Hi! Can MBD be reversed, or just stopped? Had an exceptionally nice day yesterday and took Yago to the park. She loved sitting on a tree and basking in the sunlight. Looks like it'll be a nice day today too so guess were heading on another sun basking picnic. Also, I can't seem to find the translation to "collard greens" (in spanish). I know it's a diff. question but, what do they look like? I feed Yago cilantro, zuccini, green beans, beet leaves, "nopales" (it�s a kind of cactus plant that most people love around here but I hate),mango and papaya. Is this o.k.? The source of calcium I use is "ESU Iguana Calcium" Spray for green iguanas and herbivorous reptiles. CALCIUM/PHOSPHOROUS 2:1 Should I add anything else? : : Another thing.. Does anyone know if there is any kind of home lighting (meaning not made for reptile housing) that resembles those for reptiles. Fluorescent, wide spectrum, Uvb. I have the correct light sources for now, but they don't sell them here and I'm always worried that they'll burn out. Next time I go across the border to visit your land I will sure bring back a loadful. : : Thanks, Lisette : Forgive me if I misunderstood, but are you using the liquid/spray calcium as your only supplement? Since vitamins/minerals in a liquid suspension can degrade over time, I would definately recommend using powdered supplements. Also, "complete" supplements i.e. vitamins and minerals mixed together, have a negative effect on one another and will degrade over time. Depending on how long these items have been sitting on the shelf, they may be essentially worthless from the moment they are purchased. I would recommend offering a separate vitamin and mineral supplement. Any calcium/D3 supplement is fine(unless your ig is getting lots of natural sunlight in which case I would cut out the D3 all together). I use Miner-all by Sticky Tongue Farms. They also make Miner-all "O" without D3. My personal favorite vitamin supplement is Herptivite by Rep-Cal. This supplement uses beta carotene instead of vitamin A. Your ig can make all the vitamin A it needs with the beta carotene without overdosing eliminating the possibility of vitamin A toxicity. Good Luck!!! : Creaturemd

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