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Posted by: Kikai at Wed Sep 3 11:21:32 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Kikai ]

Beta-carotine is a short term color enhancement, so if it stops in their diet, the colors will fade. If we ate about 1lb of carrots a day, after a week or so we would start to color yellow-orange, and sweat it from our hands and feet.

If the animals you are feeding it to are for your own viewing pleasure, then go for it! People feed spirulina to their arrow frogs, etc, to heighten color in them. If you are going to be selling them with beta-carotine heightened colors, I would think it would be ethical to make sure the buyer is aware of this prior to purchase.
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"FAKE COLOR?" - brdfreak, Wed Sep 3 09:03:42 2003

RE: "FAKE COLOR?" - louiec, Wed Sep 3 10:00:30 2003

RE: "FAKE COLOR?" - dynamohum1, Wed Sep 3 10:18:38 2003

that is for.... - reiko, Wed Sep 3 10:39:34 2003

RE: that is for.... - brdfreak, Wed Sep 3 10:42:58 2003

RE: that is for.... - dynamohum1, Wed Sep 3 10:50:02 2003

RE: that is for.... - reiko, Wed Sep 3 11:14:19 2003

RE: that is for.... - SKY_NAS, Wed Sep 3 21:17:17 2003

RE: that is for.... - reiko, Wed Sep 3 11:08:27 2003

RE: that is for.... - brdfreak, Wed Sep 3 11:29:41 2003

RE: that is for.... - reiko, Wed Sep 3 11:36:46 2003

RE: that is for.... - brdfreak, Wed Sep 3 11:41:56 2003

There are soooooo many factors that can affect color besides diet.. - Joel R, Wed Sep 3 11:56:35 2003

RE: There are soooooo many factors that can affect color besides diet.. - brdfreak, Wed Sep 3 12:08:11 2003

i think that was a satyrday dragon................. - reiko, Wed Sep 3 12:15:11 2003

But you may look awesome with an orange glow....LOL N/P - brdfreak, Wed Sep 3 14:48:46 2003

yeah with my black hair and orange face i would always be ready for halloween! =p np - reiko, Wed Sep 3 15:06:27 2003

Pellets. - Joel R, Wed Sep 3 12:45:29 2003

RE: that is for.... - brdfreak, Wed Sep 3 11:50:09 2003

RE: "FAKE COLOR?" - Kikai, Wed Sep 3 11:21:32 2003

RE: "FAKE COLOR?" - brdfreak, Wed Sep 3 11:36:49 2003

RE: "FAKE COLOR?" - dynamohum1, Wed Sep 3 11:42:24 2003

Good Point! - brdfreak, Wed Sep 3 11:45:26 2003

RE: "FAKE COLOR?" - reiko, Wed Sep 3 11:57:28 2003

RE: "FAKE COLOR?" - WaGuy82, Wed Sep 3 12:44:58 2003

RE: "FAKE COLOR?" - WaGuy82, Wed Sep 3 13:13:50 2003

I feed carrots to my crickets and to my dragon - the nerve, Wed Sep 3 17:35:51 2003

RE: I feed carrots to my crickets and to my dragon - Kikai, Thu Sep 4 07:42:58 2003

Beta caratine - beardiedragon, Wed Sep 3 13:10:52 2003

RE: Beta caratine - brdfreak, Wed Sep 3 15:02:25 2003

RE: Beta caratine - WaGuy82, Wed Sep 3 15:24:06 2003

Beta Carotene - georgio, Wed Sep 3 15:56:29 2003

RE: Beta Carotene - WaGuy82, Wed Sep 3 17:45:41 2003

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