{Prequel} Ok, so if you've kept up with my posts you may recall that my jar is REALLY picky... and fasting him is a pain in my rear because that means fasting my oscar or letting him gorge... So I've been fasting my aro in order to get him/her on hikari's freeze dried krill... I fasted it for a little over a week while tossing in a pre-soaked full piece one at a time only allowing my oscar to eat no more then three per serving twice a day. The first time I tried my jar smashed it and quickly spat it when s/he realized it wasn't a night crawler. From then on it would occasionally "mouth" it put always spit it out. finally after a week a week it took in about 3 but not so eagerly.
{Question} So while I was at petco getting my snake a feeder I stumbled across some powdered reptile vitamins. You know the kind you dip you insects in, I figured that if I couldn't get my Jar to feed regularly on these krill maybe feeding it worms and super worms in the vitamin powder maybe it would help. I have never seen any of these liquid fish vitamins that I have read about on threads... I also bought some frozen krill and she ate it right away, still not as ferociously as her worms or crickets but she had her fill. Then I tried feeding her some super worms with the reptile vitamin and she ate about three more (after she had spat 2 attempts of more krill).
So what do you think my regimen should be, and do you think that it is a good idea to feed these vitamins to my fish (the oscar got a vitamin covered SW too)
Here they are...
Directions: Reptivite on food: Dust lightly over vegetables, fruits or turtle paste. Reptivite's fine blend of ingredients adheres well to all food, including insects. Use in very small amounts. For Insectivores: Place insects in a plastic bag, add a small amount of Reptivite and shake gently until the insect is lightly coated. For new animals, use every feeding. For established animals, use every other feeding.
Ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Dessicated Liver, Ascorbic Acid, Magnesium Oxide, Isoleucine, L-Phenylalanine, L-Serine, L-Histidine, Dicalcium Pantothenate, Choline Bitartrate, Lecithin, Niacin, Ferrous Fumerate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, L-Glutamic Acid, Riboflavin, dl-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate, Thiamine HCl, L-Arginine, Lysine, L-Leucine, L-Aspartic Acid, Folic Acid, Glycine, Manganese Carbonate, L-Glutamine, L-Cystine, Pyridoxine HCl, Fish Liver Oil, L-Alanine, L-Threonine, L-Tryptophan, L-Tyrosine, L-Valine, L-Methionine, Cholecalciferol, Biotin, Cyanocobalamine, Kelp.
Guaranteed Analysis (minimum amounts)
Vitamins
Per Lb. (454 gm) Vitamin A
(Fish Liver Oil) 100,000 I.U.
Folic Acid 48.00 mg
Vitamin B6
(Pyridoxine HCl) 30.40 mg.
Vitamin D3
(Cholecalciferol) 10,400 I.U.
Vitamin B1
(Thiamine HCl) 75.20 mg.
Vitamin B12
(Cyanocobalamine) 3040.00 mcg.
Vitamin E
(dl-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate) 100 I.U.
Vitamin B2
(Riboflavin) 124.80 mg.
Biotin 12,000.00 mcg.
Vitamin C
(Ascorbic Acid) 1400.00 mg.
Niacin 300.00 mg.
Pantothenic Acid
(Dicalcium Pantothenate) 849.60 mg.
Minerals and Electrolytes: Calcium (Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate) (21.2%) 96.00 gm.
Copper (Sulfate) (.045%) 200.00 mg. Phosphorus (Dicalcium Phosphate) (10.6%) 48.00 gm.
Manganese (Carbonate) (.0077%) 35.20 mg. Iodine (Kelp) (.0002%) 960.00 mcg.
Sodium (Chloride) (1.63% )7400.00 mg. Iron (Ferrous Fumerate) (.045%) 200.00 mg.
Zinc (Oxide) (.045%) 200.00 mg. Magnesium (Oxide) (.26%) 1200.00 mg.
Potassium (Chloride) (1.76% )8000.00 mg.
Amino Acids: L-Glutamine 32.0 mg.
L-Cystine 32.0 mg.
L-Valine 20.8 mg. L-Arginine 52.8 mg.
L-Phenylalanine 10.7 mg.
Glycine 42.7 mg. Isoleucine 10.7 mg.
L-Serine 10.7 mg.
L-Methionine 20.8 mg. Lysine 52.8 mg.
L-Threonine 20.8 mg.
L-Aspartic Acid 52.8 mg. L-Leucine 52.8 mg.
L-Tryptophan 20.8 mg.
L-Glutamic Acid 148.8 mg. L-Alanine 20.8 mg.
L-Tyrosine 20.8 mg.
L-Histidine 10.7 mg.
{Question} So while I was at petco getting my snake a feeder I stumbled across some powdered reptile vitamins. You know the kind you dip you insects in, I figured that if I couldn't get my Jar to feed regularly on these krill maybe feeding it worms and super worms in the vitamin powder maybe it would help. I have never seen any of these liquid fish vitamins that I have read about on threads... I also bought some frozen krill and she ate it right away, still not as ferociously as her worms or crickets but she had her fill. Then I tried feeding her some super worms with the reptile vitamin and she ate about three more (after she had spat 2 attempts of more krill).
So what do you think my regimen should be, and do you think that it is a good idea to feed these vitamins to my fish (the oscar got a vitamin covered SW too)
Here they are...
Directions: Reptivite on food: Dust lightly over vegetables, fruits or turtle paste. Reptivite's fine blend of ingredients adheres well to all food, including insects. Use in very small amounts. For Insectivores: Place insects in a plastic bag, add a small amount of Reptivite and shake gently until the insect is lightly coated. For new animals, use every feeding. For established animals, use every other feeding.
Ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Dessicated Liver, Ascorbic Acid, Magnesium Oxide, Isoleucine, L-Phenylalanine, L-Serine, L-Histidine, Dicalcium Pantothenate, Choline Bitartrate, Lecithin, Niacin, Ferrous Fumerate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, L-Glutamic Acid, Riboflavin, dl-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate, Thiamine HCl, L-Arginine, Lysine, L-Leucine, L-Aspartic Acid, Folic Acid, Glycine, Manganese Carbonate, L-Glutamine, L-Cystine, Pyridoxine HCl, Fish Liver Oil, L-Alanine, L-Threonine, L-Tryptophan, L-Tyrosine, L-Valine, L-Methionine, Cholecalciferol, Biotin, Cyanocobalamine, Kelp.
Guaranteed Analysis (minimum amounts)
Vitamins
Per Lb. (454 gm) Vitamin A
(Fish Liver Oil) 100,000 I.U.
Folic Acid 48.00 mg
Vitamin B6
(Pyridoxine HCl) 30.40 mg.
Vitamin D3
(Cholecalciferol) 10,400 I.U.
Vitamin B1
(Thiamine HCl) 75.20 mg.
Vitamin B12
(Cyanocobalamine) 3040.00 mcg.
Vitamin E
(dl-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate) 100 I.U.
Vitamin B2
(Riboflavin) 124.80 mg.
Biotin 12,000.00 mcg.
Vitamin C
(Ascorbic Acid) 1400.00 mg.
Niacin 300.00 mg.
Pantothenic Acid
(Dicalcium Pantothenate) 849.60 mg.
Minerals and Electrolytes: Calcium (Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate) (21.2%) 96.00 gm.
Copper (Sulfate) (.045%) 200.00 mg. Phosphorus (Dicalcium Phosphate) (10.6%) 48.00 gm.
Manganese (Carbonate) (.0077%) 35.20 mg. Iodine (Kelp) (.0002%) 960.00 mcg.
Sodium (Chloride) (1.63% )7400.00 mg. Iron (Ferrous Fumerate) (.045%) 200.00 mg.
Zinc (Oxide) (.045%) 200.00 mg. Magnesium (Oxide) (.26%) 1200.00 mg.
Potassium (Chloride) (1.76% )8000.00 mg.
Amino Acids: L-Glutamine 32.0 mg.
L-Cystine 32.0 mg.
L-Valine 20.8 mg. L-Arginine 52.8 mg.
L-Phenylalanine 10.7 mg.
Glycine 42.7 mg. Isoleucine 10.7 mg.
L-Serine 10.7 mg.
L-Methionine 20.8 mg. Lysine 52.8 mg.
L-Threonine 20.8 mg.
L-Aspartic Acid 52.8 mg. L-Leucine 52.8 mg.
L-Tryptophan 20.8 mg.
L-Glutamic Acid 148.8 mg. L-Alanine 20.8 mg.
L-Tyrosine 20.8 mg.
L-Histidine 10.7 mg.
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