#full-flighted

[eventingarab]

Hi, do you mind if I ask you an equine diet question? I recently bought an arab mare who has begun to lose weight. She is on grassy pasture 24/7. I believe it's difficult for her to eat forage and am getting her teeth power floated asap, but I want to supplement her with beet pulp in the meantime. Can beet pulp be fed once a day because of the increased fiber, or should it be fed multiple times like concentrate? Is there anything I should look out for? Thanks!

I have never personally supplemented with beet pulp, but from everything I’ve read up and heard bout it, it can be fed either way with no problem. 

The main thing to look out for with beet pulp is that it can cause choke if it is not thoroughly soaked, so be very careful with that. Soak it for about ten minutes just to be safe. 

Also, if her teeth are not the issue, I would consider ulcers possibly, if her age is not a factor. Ulcers can be treated by feeding a horse licorice root every day fifteen minutes before their morning feed for three months. 

EDIT: Beet pulp should be soaked at the least thirty minutes, not ten, I was incorrect!

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@full-flighted YEAH I saw The Martian when it came out and really liked it. I haven't seen Her, I'll add that one to my list!! and I've seen the first season of Black Mirror but it messed w/ me so much idk if I'm ready to finish it lmao... @bitchistory I've watched it before but it was like 1am and I don't even remember it lmao, I remember everyone saying it was really good right? @honorablesumner I looked up "movies like Interstellar" and that was one of the first ones to come up 😂 it looks super good omg I'll watch it ASAP

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Btw I'm pretty sure that food (if you were srs about wanting to know lmao) is just pancakes made in a rice cooker.... it's supposed to be easy to make but I never have

omg I was serious, I figured they were some kind of pancakes but I’ve never seen them like that? they look so GOOD

[daedricsnakes]

rainbowsnakes answered your question “Curious: How much do dumerils boas like to climb?”

I have an MGB, I couldnt find any info on how much they climb so I went to youtube and looked for footage of them in the wild. Found quite a few videos of them climbing really well! They also looked a lot leaner than the ones I'd seen in captivity.

full-flighted answered your question “Curious: How much do dumerils boas like to climb?”

I don't own one, but they do spend a lot of time in the trees and are semiarboreal.

Thank you! I will have to check out some of those videos, I didn’t think to look in that direction... 

I may be getting a potential enclosure from a friend that would be best suited for a semiarboreal snake. I’m trying to come up with some animals that will do well in the enclosure and that I am also prepared to care for. I’ve wanted a dumeril’s for awhile, so I’m glad that the setup wouldn’t cross that off the list. Though it’s going to make it harder for me to decide on a snake :P

I appreciate the input! 

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full-flighted replied to your photoset “Reptiblr, can you give me some constructive criticism on their tanks?...”

I would add more climbing opportunities. You can also add live oak leaf litter for more enrichment - reptiles love leaves. Try Genesis Exotics for the leaf litter, and rocks or cork/ghostwood will do well for the climbing.

Ok thanks! :) I  know for sure Raichu will climb around when I first add new things to her tank but I don’t see them climb much. But I also know they’re usually active when I’m asleep. I’ll look into some climbable things for them!