"Being a biologist myself, I want to underscore the importance of scientific approaches to these

questions and the importance of reading the original papers."



Well, I'm not a biologist, but I am degreed in biology and nutrition. I think what Robyn is doing is scientific, The contol groups are all the other breeders hubandry and results. We shall see in time how Robyn's groups fare, my money is on his results. I don't think Robyn is "power feeding" his Uro's, he is just offering free choice of food, the are just choosing to eat more. I don't think this is about mimicing growth rates in the wild, it's about expressing genetic potential. What are the long term effects of faster growth rates? I don't know, but I doubt it is risked liver or kidnety damage. There is no evidence linking the two. I have had a conversation with the owner of herpnutrition.com. about the subject and her opinion is interesting. She suspects that these conditions, may be the result of improper hydration through out the reptiles life. In other words, a reptile that is constantly in a minld state of dehydration might be more prone to these problems latter in life. This is true for humans in the case of kidney stones.



later,

Bill



p.s. Robyn, keep up the good work and intreguing dialogue.


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