NEEDED or UNNECESSARY?? Opinions....

I've already searched the site and only found 3 hits for the VitaSpray and nothing for the Rep Cal.

I rec'd some of each when I first got Baby and used the spray religiously w/her but only occas. for P Snake and Wrigley and I haven't yet for Kish & the other additions to the family.

Is it necessary for health? I know it has vitamins in it that can be absorbed, but do I need to use it?

What about the Rep Cal powder? I never got a chance to use it with Baby because I had a hard enough time just getting her to EAT ANYTHING, that by the time I thought about it, she'd already had her prey, and then I forgot the next time, yadda yadda yadda. :blahblah:

None of my current snakes have had it. The prey are FT or FAT live, so do I need to start dusting the tail ends when the snakes eating or while it's still preoccupied during "killing" so they get the xtra calcium?

Thanks for your answers and opinions. I look forward to hearing from you and partaking of your wisdom. :worship:

:lmao:

RuLyn

Nope.. no vitamins, powders, etc needed. Who do you think is dusting the wild mammals that snakes eat? A rodent is a complete meal with everything the snake needs.

You do not need any supplements with ball pythons.

So I'm probably not going to need it for ANY of my snakes, right? Even the little "worm" Oreo has eaten basically every time I've tried to feed her, and the vet said that even w/Kish's liquid poo, that should improve after she starts eating fur and more bone instead of the pinkies. < Fecal on Kishnah was clean. >


Thanks....That's what I thought. :)


R.

So I should just save my "supplements" money and get another snake! :D :D :pinkele:

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Originally Posted by sweety314

So I should just save my "supplements" money and get another snake! :D :D :pinkele:

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Sounds like a good idea. :P

We've never used any supplement with any of our BP's, the Milksnake or the BCI. Our vet has never mentioned we should and I trust her implicitly. I do, however, make sure all the snakes eat the best possible quality rats/mice/rabbits/GP's as I figure since that is their whole intake right there. Healthy, well fed, well cared for prey animals have got to help make a healthy snake right?

I use vitaspray to spray down my snakes occasionally. It really seems to help with their sheds, especially those that have had bad sheds in the past. It really seems to work for me, but like others have said it is not required. I don't use any type of vitamin powders or food supplements.

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Originally Posted by Wild Bill

I use vitaspray to spray down my snakes occasionally. It really seems to help with their sheds, especially those that have had bad sheds in the past. It really seems to work for me, but like others have said it is not required. I don't use any type of vitamin powders or food supplements.

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In my experience, spraying them with plain water does the same trick ;)

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

In my experience, spraying them with plain water does the same trick ;)

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Well actually no, thats like saying water does the same trick as beer. ;) This product softens and revitalises them, if you ever use it you will be able to tell the difference. It actually makes their colors brighter. I have been using this product for 14 or 15 years, this is sprayed on and rubbed in to moisten.

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Originally Posted by Wild Bill

Well actually no, thats like saying water does the same trick as beer. ;) This product softens and revitalises them, if you ever use it you will be able to tell the difference. It actually makes their colors brighter. I have been using this product for 14 or 15 years, this is sprayed on and rubbed in to moisten.

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In this case bud i think it works. The only thing that causes bad sheds is lack of humidity. If the cage is humid, there is really nothing else that can cause a shed to become flaked or stuck.

I guess this is just a matter of opinion, but my snake has had nothing but perfect sheds and i never bothered to use that product.

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Originally Posted by DrEwTiMe

In this case bud i think it works. The only thing that causes bad sheds is lack of humidity. If the cage is humid, there is really nothing else that can cause a shed to become flaked or stuck.

I guess this is just a matter of opinion, but my snake has had nothing but perfect sheds and i never bothered to use that product.

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If you read my first post, I never said it was required or needed. I simply said that I use it and it does have its place. I also stated that is is not the same as water, because its not. You can ask lots of breeders about snakes having bad sheds regardless of keeping good humidity. I also believe I have seen Adam post saying sometimes snakes have bad sheds regardless of humidity. I was just trying to let people know that read this thread that it is a useful tool in the care of snakes. No where did I state it was a must. I have seen snakes kept with adequate humidity have bad sheds, so it is not just humidity related. I have also recommended to people with snakes that have had bad sheds with nothing but positive experiences. :)

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I also believe I have seen Adam post saying sometimes snakes have bad sheds regardless of humidity.

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http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=29607

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Some ball pythons are just great shedders ... they will get it all off in a tight little "wad" no matter what the humidity in the cage or even the conditions. Others, are just always bad shedders ... even with perfect environments and humidity, their sheds are always flakey and stuck ... I have a few hypos that can be especially bad at times ... I have a personal theory that some ball pythons have "thinner" sheds than others (from birth, many of my hypos seem to have had thinner sheds in general) and that thinner shedders are usually poorer shedders than thicker shedders.

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I use Vita-Spray not for vitamin enrichment, but because it improves the appearance of the skin.



On my younger animals it has definitely improved the quality of the shed.