So there is always talk about D3 and people saying overdosing d3 is easy if you supplement it. Maybe I am completely off basis, but here is my line of thinking. This is for growing tortoises though, NOT adults.
So you take your tortoise outside for 10-12 hours a week. Many people think this to be plenty of sunshine for the tortoise to properly synthesis d3. Not all one day of course. So let's say 1.5 hours a day you take him out.
On the other hand, there are people who live in California, Arizona, Florida with higher UV index's than that of other states who can't house their tortoises outside year long. And they keep their tortoise out almost 365 days a year.
Obviously their tortoise is getting more sunshine than the rest of us taking ours out for an hour or two a day.
How come adding a supplement of D3 (in a growing tortoise) in an area where the UV index is lower and we can't keep the tortoise out all day due to rain, winter, too cool weather is a BAD thing to do, when our tortoises are synthesizing far less d3 than those that are in warm climates year round? Not talking about a daily thing, but once or twice a week.
Are their tortoises getting overdoses of d3 because they are outside all the time? I think not. I know a supplement vs the real thing is a little different, but d3 is d3 is it not?
Also, our UVB bulbs we use, whether or not they are MVB or the Fluorescent tubes give off less UVB than the sun. Those who get a winter, or those who keep their tortoises indoors use these lights. Some people say the UVB bulbs are not enough, yet these are the same people that say to NEVER ever use a d3 supplement.
I don't get how you can overdose d3 unless your tortoise is outside all day long, all the time, when you bring them inside, put them under UVB bulbs that give off far less UVB than the sun.
There was a point brought up, saying that maybe our tortoises aren't getting enough vitamin/d3 supplementation and that can intern cause pyramiding as well.
Anyways what are your thoughts on this.
So you take your tortoise outside for 10-12 hours a week. Many people think this to be plenty of sunshine for the tortoise to properly synthesis d3. Not all one day of course. So let's say 1.5 hours a day you take him out.
On the other hand, there are people who live in California, Arizona, Florida with higher UV index's than that of other states who can't house their tortoises outside year long. And they keep their tortoise out almost 365 days a year.
Obviously their tortoise is getting more sunshine than the rest of us taking ours out for an hour or two a day.
How come adding a supplement of D3 (in a growing tortoise) in an area where the UV index is lower and we can't keep the tortoise out all day due to rain, winter, too cool weather is a BAD thing to do, when our tortoises are synthesizing far less d3 than those that are in warm climates year round? Not talking about a daily thing, but once or twice a week.
Are their tortoises getting overdoses of d3 because they are outside all the time? I think not. I know a supplement vs the real thing is a little different, but d3 is d3 is it not?
Also, our UVB bulbs we use, whether or not they are MVB or the Fluorescent tubes give off less UVB than the sun. Those who get a winter, or those who keep their tortoises indoors use these lights. Some people say the UVB bulbs are not enough, yet these are the same people that say to NEVER ever use a d3 supplement.
I don't get how you can overdose d3 unless your tortoise is outside all day long, all the time, when you bring them inside, put them under UVB bulbs that give off far less UVB than the sun.
There was a point brought up, saying that maybe our tortoises aren't getting enough vitamin/d3 supplementation and that can intern cause pyramiding as well.
Anyways what are your thoughts on this.
