Quote Originally Posted by Skiploder View Post
There have been no valid studies on this. The BHB "study" was a vague claim with no proof to back it up.

Snakes live long and healthy lives in captivity when fed diets not supplemented with vitamins.

With regards to diet and nutrition; the keys are to avoid the tendency to over feed and to also feed a diet appropriate to the species you keep. Not all snakes are rodent eaters in the wild. They become obligate rodent eaters for the convenience of their keeper.

Some species do better on other reptiles, amphibians or birds.
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One thing I noticed about Brian from BHB is that he endorses products that I know don't work very well, or that he doesn't use personally. There's an episode where he talks about how great the zoo med reptibator is great and how its got a really good thermostat system.. Or he was endorsing a brand of substrate for herp eggs stating that its what he thinks is the best product out there but if you watch all his videos where he's dealing with piping hatchings or incubation he uses a different product than what he says.

I like his show but I don't pay any attention when he starts talking about products on the market.