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mrslate
at Wed Jun 18 21:07:36 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mrslate ]
Deb, ever find out about the fat to water conversion ratio?
Would providing a diet, or dietary items, high in fat content help in hydration? Or would that be contra-indicated in a dehydrated specimen, and how about a mildly dehydrated specimen? I have seen Mader recommends supplementing with flax seed/flax seed oil(high in fat/fatty acids) to reptiles with kidney disease. Might this or similar methods help in at least maintaining hydration? thoughts/comments, anyone?
As for Waggeman's water drop theory, since there is no evidence of hydroscopic abilities in Uromastyx I would venture to guess Doug Dix's "opticle illusion" theory coupled with the high evaporation potential of the arid desert environment could explain this "disappearing water" phenomenon.
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