Hi
I was watching the following Dr Mercola video interview yesterday and was wondering how can we over do the D vitamin in tortoises?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SPRbj2EjU38
The clip demonstrated that humans can take huge amounts (well above the RDA) with no ill effects and actually huge health benefits and improvements etc and I started to wonder more about our sun loving tortoises.
The video is over an hour so grab a coffee or two and I would appreciate the thoughts on this.
I am in snowy Canada so we are all d deprived-humans, tortoises and all.
I tend to give a calcium and Vit D supplement to my reptiles in Winter and use limestone flour or other non D supplements in the Summer as they spend time outdoors when its warm.
I wonder if we are underestimating the amount needed for chelonia just as we have for humans?
Thanks
Louise
I was watching the following Dr Mercola video interview yesterday and was wondering how can we over do the D vitamin in tortoises?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SPRbj2EjU38
The clip demonstrated that humans can take huge amounts (well above the RDA) with no ill effects and actually huge health benefits and improvements etc and I started to wonder more about our sun loving tortoises.
The video is over an hour so grab a coffee or two and I would appreciate the thoughts on this.
I am in snowy Canada so we are all d deprived-humans, tortoises and all.
I tend to give a calcium and Vit D supplement to my reptiles in Winter and use limestone flour or other non D supplements in the Summer as they spend time outdoors when its warm.
I wonder if we are underestimating the amount needed for chelonia just as we have for humans?
Thanks
Louise