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rep cal with Hpw original diet?
rep cal with Hpw original diet?
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Nov 09 2014
04:44:17 PM
I'm feeding Hpw diet to my babies now and was wondering if I needed to buy some rep cal stuff to sprinkle on their food for the calcium benefit. Does the diet have enough calcium alone? Or do I need to add some? Thanks :)
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Nov 09 2014
10:37:13 PM
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Sprinkling calcium is more likely to provide an overdosage than to give your gliders the correct amount of calcium for their needs.

It is best to choose a staple recipe that contains the correct amount of calcium in the recipe so the gliders get the correct amount daily.

With the HPW diets you need to feed a wide variety of fruits and vegetables and include some of the high calcium fruits and vegetables a few times each week. Spinach and dark green vegetables, okra, broccoli, bok choi and Papaya are all higher in calcium than phosphorus. I suggest limiting very high phosphorus veggies like corn and peas to only once or twice a week.
rep cal with Hpw original diet?

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rep cal with Hpw original diet?