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<blockquote data-quote="Tgotty90" data-source="post: 117590" data-attributes="member: 8413"><p>It could be a number of causes. Husbandry or diet. Depending on the species humidity dose play a big role but for some I think what we feed them can cause issues as well. I've read a lot that says not to feed mice or other small animals to invertebrates because they are high in calcium. Calcium build up causes problems with molting over time so I've read.</p><p></p><p>Now you probably ask yourself if they eat other small animals in the wild why wouldn't we see the same problem. Back to the whole calcium thing. Most feeders we get from pet stores are meant for reptile consumption, so they're packed with calcium and other ingredients that are good for reptiles not invertebrates, not natural to what a T would come across in the wild. So maybe its not the diversity of the diet of our Ts but the diet of the prey that causes this. </p><p></p><p>Just a theory.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tgotty90, post: 117590, member: 8413"] It could be a number of causes. Husbandry or diet. Depending on the species humidity dose play a big role but for some I think what we feed them can cause issues as well. I've read a lot that says not to feed mice or other small animals to invertebrates because they are high in calcium. Calcium build up causes problems with molting over time so I've read. Now you probably ask yourself if they eat other small animals in the wild why wouldn't we see the same problem. Back to the whole calcium thing. Most feeders we get from pet stores are meant for reptile consumption, so they're packed with calcium and other ingredients that are good for reptiles not invertebrates, not natural to what a T would come across in the wild. So maybe its not the diversity of the diet of our Ts but the diet of the prey that causes this. Just a theory. [/QUOTE]
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