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RE: Now about over feeding

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Posted by: FR at Wed Sep 21 21:07:04 2011   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]  
   

Once you understand the base temp range to allow varanids to be successful. That is, to grow up efficiently and reproduce normally. Then and only then can you think about over feeding.

When kept in conditions that support growth and reproduction, its very very difficult to over feed varanids.

But of course there are a few notable exceptions and that is post reproductive males and rarely post reproductive females. Because they have no direction in which to use energy, then control of their diet can become necessary, BUT THIS IS RARE. And its not the problem your looking at.

What your looking at is chronic under metabolized monitors. That is, individuals that cannot expend energy because the temps do not allow it.

the problem is, in order to understand what normal is, you must first achieve normal. which by and large is totally avoided in the pet monitor world. You must also set a realistic baseline as normal. For most of you, your goals for success is your monitor lives until tomorrow. Thats not very realistic.

I installed the term, to achive normal life events. Like, growth, reproduction, longevity. Not one without the other. of course, there is plenty of room to exceed that. Rant #2

   

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