Re: New male veiled cham - not quite right yet.
Hi,
**superfluous warning ahead**
Make sure to follow the dosage instructions as something makes me think too much of it is also a bad thing. I may be lowering my trousers to talk here but I think it adversely affects the liver in high doses. A swift google should tell you how far off base I am though - please post back if you find out.
** edit**
I went and dug out one of the vet books I got from the old shop and found this;
Quote:
Originally Posted by British Small Animal Vetinary Association Manual of Reptiles
Nutritional excesses
Vitamin D3
Hypervitaminosis D3 can occur, especially in iguanas, due to excess supplementation, usually when ultra-voilet light is also being used. A dose of 200,000 IU/Kg caused severe problems in a lizard (Lindt, 1968), whilst 100 IU/Kg is reported to have caused problems in young iguanas (Zwart, 1980). Radiography may demonstrate calcification of the great vessels.
So I had the consequences 100% wrong. I looked at the most recomended vitamin supplement over here for dusting crickets and sprinking on veg etc and and the first 2 ingredients by weight per gramm are 200mg calcium and 150 IU D3.
So remember to tak that into acount if you are using dusting powders as well as liquid D3. Short term I think it will be harmless but continued could cause problems.
This is however an old book so further researh may be needed - though not by me tonight as I am dead on my feet.
**end edit**
dr del
Re: New male veiled cham - not quite right yet.
One way to preemptivley deal with health problems is to give the animal a well balanced diet. I've seen it on many many caresheets to supplement with fresh veggies and gut loaded crickets and the occasional worms, and for mothers, they love a mouse pinkie i hear.
I'm not saying this is fact, but it's out there as a suggestion.
