I was wondering if i should buy any sprays or vitamins for my kingsnake.What do you guys use and what is the purpose? Thanks
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Vitamins and sprays
svt-sinister
Aug 26, 2003 12:42 PM
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Paul Hollander
Aug 28, 2003 11:55 AM
Snake skin is pretty impermiable. Spraying vitamins on the snake is useless.
My old standby bird liquid multiple vitamin which I gave the snakes has been discontinued, and I need to find a replacement later this year. So I can't give you a brand name. When I start looking around, I'll select a liquid multiple vitamin containing A, C, D3, E, niacin, riboflavin, and maybe a few others. Bird vitamins are a better choice than human votamins because human vitamin D is usually D2, which birds and reptiles can't use. They need D3. Doseage is whatever volume holds 250 IU of vitamin A per pound of snake given once or twice a month. Breeder females and fast growing babies have the greatest needs. Nonbreeder adults don't need any extra vitamins.
Extra calcium and phosphorus is unnecessary as there is plenty in rodent bones.
Paul Hollander
