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Metabolic Bone Diseases in Reptiles and Amphibians | Calcium Balance

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Authored by: Christina Miller CAHT/RVT, RLAT, BSc MBD in Herpetoculture Captive reptiles and amphibians are subject to a somewhat unique situation. Unlike our mammalian companions, they’re highly dependent on their captive environment for their most basic physiology to function, making good husbandry the key to maintaining healthy companions. One of the most common health problems […]

Solving the Calcium Conundrum | Dr. Robert G. Sprackland

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For the most part, you look at any animal that’s in the wild and, of course, I’ve not yet seen a lizard or a turtle or a bird or a rhinoceros go to the health food store and order calcium. So the fact that they’ve all been here for so long and have been here longer than we have, I’m really inclined to believe that the natural diet they have has taken care of that.”