This is completely wrong. Too much calcium with, or without D-3 acts as a binder and prevents the absorption of other nutrients. From Vitamin A, to just plain digesting the meal. Calcium is an ant-acid and too much of it just shuts down absorption in the gut by neutralizing stomach acid. One 500...
Marcia,
Where are you coming up with this? Your statement is absolutely false. In fact, you brought up this same topic last year in another thread and I gave my response once before. The majority of my work developing my products was done with geckos, primarily Rhacodactylus. What do you think...
Originally, the leachie diet and the crested gecko diet were more different. I formulated the leachie diet only once, and focused my efforts more on the development of the crested gecko diet. A yearly tweak based on feedback and trials..... and now, some six years later, the crested gecko diet...
I thought I would jump in here and see if I can shed some light.
Marcia asked about the Bearded Dragon reference on the label in PM we had about a month or so ago and I responded to some of the same concerns she is mentioning. I will just copy my reply here and elaborate a bit on it...
Well... if they are not eating, then they don't need supplementation.... I don't know what you mean by "whe their normal feeding habits continue" why would they stop eating?
Great advice.... Digestive systems get used to certain things.. Anyone who has switched a dog from one food to the other knows what it can do... I think often enough, people think something is no good because a change can trigger a short term metabolic reaction....
Allen
Danielle,
As far as sugars go, I was referring to the sugars (as provided by dried honey) in the Crested Gecko Diet. The ICB Calcium Plus only contains a small amount of honey (5%) and a little flavor as an attractant.... But it does also have a little fat, some protein.... which could give...
Hi Danielle,
Well, that is the first time someone has given me that feedback on the ICB. You must really have a lot of humidity in your boxes...
I actually just changed my Crested Gecko Diet formula a few weeks ago based on similar feedback from a distributor. The diet is mixed with water and...
I need to clarify this statement a bit. I was assuming here that a supplement with Preformed Vitamin A is being used when making this statement.
And in my reply to Debbie, I was referring to eye deformities, not eyelid deformities. I didn't correctly read Debbie's statement.
Another thing that comes to mind when thinking of deformities of any kind is incubation temperatures. Do you see a correlation between high temps and these problems... Do you see it more when you try to make males?
Allen
Great question Marica,
There is definitely a difference between an eye deformity and an eyelid deformity. I am not a leopard gecko breeder and haven't worked with them for many years. You are right, I can't see Vitamin A having a lot to do with a lid deformity rather than an eye one. Vitamin A...
Thanks for the kind words Debbie,
BTW, Eye deformities in leopard geckos are more likely a result of over supplementation of calcium than lack of any vitamin. Calcium in excess of 2-3% of total diet on a Dry Matter Basis acts as a strong binder, which inhibits the absorption of nutrients...
Thanks Marcia!
Sorry I got my "feathers ruffled".... I understand I walk a fine line when talking about nutrition because my views could be seen as biased because I formulate and sell products. I really do just enjoy sharing information, and think this is a great topic because of how little is...
Wow.... you deleted that post I spend so much time working on? I spent nearly an hour working up that post, and I thought it had a lot of good information that would be eye opening. I did not write it as an advertisement and am not sure how it was considered as such. I did not even name my...
I just thought I would jump in on this one as my first post on the forums here.
Carotenoids ( Xanthopylls and carotenes) in their natural state are NOT artifical color enhancers. They are natural compounds that are abundant in nature, but nearly non existent in captive diets. Carotenoids are...