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Any experiences with Repta Aid food supplements?

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I'm thinking of using Repta Aid Insectivore / carnivore emergency aid on a sick / non-feeding / dehydrated Fiji Boa. (see thread http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?p=845058#post845058)

I've searched it and found one negative thread from 2005 (eventual death by liver or kidney failure). Anyone else had an experiences good or bad with this product, and /or any advice as to optimal concentration / frequency of use?

Here are pics of product. Many thanks for any comments.
 
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not so sure about all those carbs, and the protein and fat looks sort of low. I would go with a higher quality product such as oxbow carnivore care or emeraid carnivore if at all possible.
 
Thanks for the response, I appreciate the comments re the carb/protein balance. Unfortunately I'm in a remote location and this is all I have.

I'm using it very sparingly (weekly or bi weekly instead of daily), in a more dilute form than indicated on the instructions, as a supplement to occasionally force-feeding small prey animals, rather than a complete food substitute, so I hope this will balance the food value.

If I EVER get this stubborn non-feeding snake to eat voluntarily I'm giving it up immediately, (it does say that it is an emergency supplement) but it's good to have something to fall back on.

Cheers
 
I have used it on a nonfeeding ball python. I mixed a small dose with chicken baby food and water. Tube fed to the ball and after a few feedings, she started feeding on her own.

I have also used it on nonfeeding sickly bearded dragons with good results.
 
Thanks Melinda.

In the end I only used it twice: When I mixed it in the concentration specified in the instructions it was more of a paste than a liquid, and the boa tried to refuse it and then regurgitated it immediately.

When I thinned it more it was accepted, along with a force-fed animal, but I think it may have been more valuable as rehydration than anything else.

However, the snake is now eating, so something worked, and who am I to say it was not the Repta Aid? :shrug01:
 
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