DAVINCI BOA SUPPLEMENT

This supplement is intended for keepers whose snakes have stopped eating, including males in breeding season, young animals and adult females. It is also positioned for snakes with shedding difficulties, calcium deficiency or metabolic bone disease (MBD). It is designed as an addition to feeder prey, not as a standalone diet.

Why it matters

• According to the manufacturer, it stimulates appetite in animals that have stopped feeding, and it is indicated for refusal in young snakes and females.
• The calcium complex is based on calcium glubionate and calcium lactobionate at 22 mg/ml, together with dicalcium phosphate and calcium carbonate, and is indicated for calcium deficiency and MBD.
• It contains vitamins A, D3 (cholecalciferol) and E, B-group vitamins and amino acids, which the manufacturer links to general condition, growth and activity.
• Dosing is scaled to body mass at 0.1 ml per 100 g, so the dose can be matched to each animal.

Specifications

• Packaging: 100 ml bottle with 3 dosing pipettes, 1 ml each
• Net weight: 0.2 kg
• Dosage: 0.1 ml per 100 g body mass (1 ml per 1 kg)
• Application: pipette, mixed into feeder prey, or injected into thawed prey (the manufacturer names injection as the simplest method)
• Appetite loss or MBD: once a week until feeding resumes or symptoms subside
• Prophylaxis: once a month, 1 ml
• Storage: 2 years after opening, room temperature, dark place, away from heat sources

What it works with

It is used with feeder prey for snakes that are not eating or are being managed for calcium and MBD issues. Per the manufacturer, pipette application requires considerable experience, so less experienced keepers may prefer injection into thawed prey. The dose should always be calculated from the snake's body mass.