Jeanna,
I agree with Julie. Dog/cat food works just fine when you need to increase a
lizard's weight after it has been ill. BUT, one should keep in mind that
this is only a very temporary diet. I've got no personal expierience from
this particular kind of cat food (I don't think we have it here in Sweden),
but what i do know for a fact is that it is very important to use the
brand/kind with the lowest fat content. I used to use a kind made for
overweight cats.
Even though this diet's purpose is to make the animal gain weight, the fat
content in "diet cat food" is enough, since insects contains a lot less fat.
Sincerely,
Assar Manuswin
President of the Scanian Herpetological Society.
Visit the homepage of the Scanian Herpetological Society:
http://www.teorekol.lu.se/~rana/SkHF/
Visit the homepage of the National Swedish Herpetological Society:
http://www.swede.com/shr/
>From: Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Gecko] dog food for gut load?
>Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:30:33 -0700
>
>Doug,
>
>I have used Science Diet A/D ground up with crix or mealworms in the
>blender and
>used the puree/tube feed technique to bring back sick leos. This was
>recommended
>to me by UC Davis vets and it works just fine. We can always order up and
>try
>something that is better in theory, but what the vet recommended for Jeanna
>is
>tried and proven over many years in many collections, not just mine. I am
>curious
>as to what Dr. Donoghue what recommend here. Clearly we should not "settle"
>if
>something better is out there. Right now though, the gecko needs some
>nutrition
>and the above is quick and easy.
>
>Julie Bergman
>http://www.geckoranch.com
>GGA lifetime member
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