Post by Tesa on Aug 30, 2004 7:19:20 GMT -8
MAR wrote:
There is definately debate over how often/ how much to supplement, and yes I will avoid that debate for the following reason.
There are simply too many variables. Each ig's overall health, diet, habitat, level of care, UVB intake etc must be evaluated individually in order to make a determination as to the level of calcium that needs to be provided.
A person would need to establish a large number of igs (a control group and a test group) that were all in comparable health, all recieving the exact same care prior to the study, and all having regular bloodwork done for an extended period of time etc etc in order to determine what IS the best way to supplement.
Until I see scientific data, I refuse to believe that there IS a standard.
Generally on these boards the supplementation question sparks a passionate debate -- I think that we have more or less avoided the question here on ig-zone.
There is definately debate over how often/ how much to supplement, and yes I will avoid that debate for the following reason.
There are simply too many variables. Each ig's overall health, diet, habitat, level of care, UVB intake etc must be evaluated individually in order to make a determination as to the level of calcium that needs to be provided.
A person would need to establish a large number of igs (a control group and a test group) that were all in comparable health, all recieving the exact same care prior to the study, and all having regular bloodwork done for an extended period of time etc etc in order to determine what IS the best way to supplement.
Until I see scientific data, I refuse to believe that there IS a standard.
