however I don't know the answer to that. It seems almost instinctual to want to provide extra fat and calcium to growing animals. I've done the exact same thing I also feed my prey prior to euthanizing them to feed my Burms and retics for the same reason. When I was buying prey I spent one year where a URI made the rounds over and over in my collection - it was infuriating- the vet bills that year were horrendous. Since I've been breeding and raising my own prey, my snakes are very healthy. I think there is a correlation to that refrain "You are what you eat." Keeping an eye toward a lean and healthy snake, I think a good keeper can almost intuit what his snake's nutritional needs are. And if it works.... then why not? Of course, this doesn't take the place of scientific evidence- I am working hard to come up with studies that will answer some of these questions for us.
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Marcia Pimentel

Tango River Reptiles

GiantFeeders

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• Question for Kassie or Marcia along the lines of nutritional breakdown..... - BrianSmith, Wed Jul 9 17:15:34 2003
• Not a stupid Question... - tango, Wed Jul 9 19:59:04 2003
• RE: Question for Kassie or Marcia along the lines of nutritional breakdown..... - RoyerReptiles, Wed Jul 9 21:37:47 2003
• Thanks for both of your responses guys...n/p - BrianSmith, Wed Jul 9 21:47:29 2003
• RE: Question for Kassie or Marcia along the lines of nutritional breakdown..... - tango, Thu Jul 10 05:37:42 2003
• RE: Question for Kassie or Marcia along the lines of nutritional breakdown..... - RoyerReptiles, Thu Jul 10 07:40:21 2003
• Thanks- that clarifies it. n/p - tango, Thu Jul 10 08:37:32 2003
• Great,... I knew you guys could shed some light in this for me. Thanks!,.np - BrianSmith, Thu Jul 10 13:56:42 2003
• RE: Question for Kassie or Marcia along the lines of nutritional breakdown..... - Carmichael, Thu Jul 10 20:07:28 2003