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RE: Vitamin A Deficiency In Russian Tort

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Posted by: lepinsky at Thu Apr 5 10:56:10 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by lepinsky ]  
   

I'm speaking from relative ignorance here (as usual , but unless your tortoise has acute vitamin A deficiency, I would not give the injection, as I've heard that Vitamin A injections can be dangerous for tortoises that don't have an acute deficiency. My understanding is that because it is a fat soluble vitamin, it is easy to overdose. Can you not give him foods that are rich in Vitamin A?

Nina


   

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