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Just remembered some other questions I had...
-I've always used commercial reptile calcium, but while researching I saw that some people use crushed oyster shells or limestone powder. Where can I find limestone powder? I found "BarnLime" at Farm and Fleet, but it listed off other potentially dangerous trace ingredients like quartz, etc... and seemed kind of scary. Does anyone recommend trying limestone, and where do they buy it?
-People on here seem to swear by the baby lettuce spring mix, but as the owner of three Uromastyx it makes me cringe... It's not as bad as iceberg, but I was under the assumption that most leaf lettuces of ANY kind are fairly low in nutrients. I use endive, escarole, dandelion, collard, and turnip as my lizard staples, and most Uro owners discourage the use of leaf lettuces as a staple. Granted Uromastyx require significantly higher protein levels than tortoises. Are leaf lettuces still fairly nutritious, or will using my Uro greens be sufficient? Will they be too high in protein? I have no problem throwing spring mix into the mix, I just find the subtle differences of opinion between herp subgroups interesting.
-I've always used commercial reptile calcium, but while researching I saw that some people use crushed oyster shells or limestone powder. Where can I find limestone powder? I found "BarnLime" at Farm and Fleet, but it listed off other potentially dangerous trace ingredients like quartz, etc... and seemed kind of scary. Does anyone recommend trying limestone, and where do they buy it?
-People on here seem to swear by the baby lettuce spring mix, but as the owner of three Uromastyx it makes me cringe... It's not as bad as iceberg, but I was under the assumption that most leaf lettuces of ANY kind are fairly low in nutrients. I use endive, escarole, dandelion, collard, and turnip as my lizard staples, and most Uro owners discourage the use of leaf lettuces as a staple. Granted Uromastyx require significantly higher protein levels than tortoises. Are leaf lettuces still fairly nutritious, or will using my Uro greens be sufficient? Will they be too high in protein? I have no problem throwing spring mix into the mix, I just find the subtle differences of opinion between herp subgroups interesting.