Has anyone used the Repashy Superpig supplement on either their collareds or any other reptiles? It contains a wide variety of carotenoids that are supposed to enhance certain colors and aid in immune function. It sounds intriguing but I was wondering if anyone has had first-hand experience with it. Many of its ingredients (i.e. astaxanthin, marigold, blue-green algae, naturose, etc.)have been used successfully in dart frogs to enhance coloration but I not sure if that will translate to reptiles. Any ideas?
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Repashy's Superpig Carotenoid supplement
kenmare
Apr 13, 2010 02:34 PM
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johne
Apr 14, 2010 08:26 PM
Back when I kept many collareds, I used pure astaxanthin for my collareds. I'd say I saw no distinct differences. I also tried a few ground fish foods that had different carotenoids in them such as spirulina, blue green algae, and asta...Never saw any distinct differences. For the asta, I fed it direct to the lizards be placing it in a dish with the superworms...I also gut loaded the crickets and superworms.
The cool thing was when I was raising crickets, you could actually see the red inside the crickets when they would fill up on it. The astaxanthin was used as a color enhancer in (I believe) salmon to give the flesh a more red color.
there are a couple products by Nekton...I think it is Nekton Rep-geld maybe...used for birds and also they have some for reptiles. At this stage, I don't buy into it. I think best color are found in reptiles that are kept outdoors regardless of diet.
Kind regards,
John
