| Metabolic bone disease is optionally described as | | | | contains very less quantity of calcium and high levels |
| osteoporosis, cage paralysis, nutritional secondary | | | | of phosphorous. Phosphorous causes calcium |
| hyper Parathyroid, rickets, and paper bone disease. | | | | deficiency by decreasing the capacity of the body to |
| Actually imbalance between calcium and phosphorous | | | | absorb the available calcium. Same result can be |
| is also one of the causes.In such case a well balanced | | | | expected if the meat consists only of neonatal prey. |
| diet will help with proper absorption and retention of | | | | Recommended ratio of calcium and phosphorous is |
| calcium in the bones. | | | | 20:1. Historical evidence suggests that organs such as |
| Pets suffer from diseases caused by deficiency of | | | | heart, kidney and liver will have calcium and |
| proper nutrients in the diet apart from diseases from | | | | phosphorus in the ratio of 1:44 which is quite alarming. |
| infection from bacteria and viruses. A deficiency of | | | | Excess intake of vitamin A suppresses the absorption |
| vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus causes metabolic | | | | capacity of vitamin D and even of calcium, resulting in |
| bone diseases. The major cause of this disease is | | | | neuromuscular abnormalities and poor motor reflexes. |
| due to improper care in dietary needs of animals. | | | | A well-balanced diet, and bones with scanty meat on |
| Ironically, this disease can also be caused by high | | | | it like ribs, necks, thigh bones, given twice a week will |
| consumption of proteins. | | | | ensure proper health for your exotic pets. A more |
| Animals out in the wild have lesser chance of | | | | expensive method is commercially designed diets |
| developing metabolic bone disease. These animals get | | | | because it has the required composition. If you are |
| their prey as a whole which means the meat is taken | | | | worried about metabolic bone diseases of your |
| in with so many other items like skin, fat, fur, bones, | | | | exotic animals, you must understand these basic |
| feathers, intestines, etc. Different parts of the prey | | | | facts - calcium is necessary for proper bone growth |
| provide different nutrients and the animal feeding on | | | | as well as proper functioning of muscles. Calcium |
| it gets a balanced diet by eating it. | | | | activates enzymes. The function of vitamin D is to |
| Imbalance of calcium is THE major cause of Metabolic | | | | maintain the proper ratio of calcium and phosphorous |
| bone disease in exotic pets. Meat fed to Pets | | | | in the blood stream. |