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froggie2006
at Mon Dec 11 00:06:21 2006 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by froggie2006 ]
Hi Ed,
Just curious why D3 is missing from a captive diet in the first place. What do they eat in the wild that is so different from what we feed them that they need to be supplemented with D3 in order to prevent MBD? Is it just lack of UVB light? Or mass produced insects that don't have the same nutrition value as wild insects? Combination of the two?
I knew of someone that fed his horned frog nothing but calcium dusted fish, and the frog lived for 15 years! Is this just an anomaly, or perhaps the frog was wild caught and spent its preformative years soaking up the sun and eating the native food?
Maybe the MBD problems are more a symptom of overbreeding rather than lack of dietary vitamins? Just a thought. Thanks for your response.
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RE: Question to Ed about D3 - froggie2006, Mon Dec 11 00:06:21 2006