Diamonds - Vitamins and Supplements

[Liccy]

Another question,

What sort of vitamins and supplements should i be giving my diamond?

The herp shop has the following:

1. REP-CAL Phosphorus-free Calcium.
2. HERPTIVITE Multivitamins (with a vitamin A replacement)


someone else i have spoken to suggests using some sort of vitamin spray on the rats b4 feeding??

comments??

 

[FAY]

To my knowledge Liccy ( and I may be wrong) when snakes eat whole prey they get everything that they need in the way of vitamins and supplements etc.

 

[Liccy]

thanks

 

[serpenttongue]

Herptivite and Repcal are mainly for dragons, skinks and perhaps turtles/tortoises. As GARTHNFAY said, they will get everything from whole prey items(rats, mice, chickens etc). Cod liver oil or mutton bird oil has been used as a vitamin suppliment but i have never seen any benefit from using them and wouldn't recommend them. The only other thing a diamond would need is UV light, preferably from the sun.

 

[marty]

how many hours a week of sun would be ideal?

 

[serpenttongue]

As many hours as you can squeeze in.