Don’t worry Andy, I was not offended by your comments but I do have some feedback on what you said. You said “You say boas in the wild do just fine eating what they eat, or do they??” I don’t see boas becoming extinct, or do we?? If you take great pride in taking care of your boas then why would you risk giving them something that could potentially be dangerous? I mean you have no proof what-so-ever on what affect these vitamins can do to your animal now or in the long run. No one has yet to step up to the plate and stated that they have given a boa vitamins for 20 years with no side affect. Can you explain to me your theory on how the boa’s system will absorb ingredients in a form the animal is not use to getting? It almost like a person taking creatine for body building…… most people don’t realize that the body will absorb very little and not at all in some people unless they take additional supplement. In the long run these "supplements" cause problem with the stomach and teaches the body to produce less. In the end you end up not being able to produce any natural creatine. Now, you pretty much supported what I said by giving that “I own a dog speech”. You stated that you don’t give your dog old red chow but give it premium dog food. I’m sure you give it food that HAS been CREATED AND TESTED SPECIALLY FOR DOGS. I doubt you give your dog cat food or human food. Again, if you lost focus, this conversation is not about giving your animal the best diet, it’s about giving your animal food that has been created in the best interest of it. And I agree with you when you said that you should not own an animal if you can’t provide the best possible care for; that is why I use prey that has been fed a scientifically designed and nutritionally complete diet giving the consumer/boa a nutritional meal.

Now Kathy, trying new or unproven things with your animal seems kind of ignorant. Yes, learning what works is a plus but learning what doesn’t work may mean the life of your animal. Good luck with your projects. I’m only using what I know works.

I just don’t see why properly fed rodents are not good enough and no I’m not talking about rodents fed their entire life on monkey chow. Can anyone tell me about a boa dying or growing poorly due to quality rodents? The bottom line is that people feed their animals things that they don’t know might result in problems that may or may not visible, things that a boas stomach may be unable to process or digest or maybe even kill their animals and that just seems careless to me. Feeding an animal something where YOU DON’T KNOW THE END RESULT IS NOT HUSBANDRY.

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