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An article about uric acid and gout by Allen Repashy i found interesting
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[QUOTE="Axil, post: 2021450, member: 117612"] Well if you're able to get decent yields at 8% protein, and [b]if[/b] dubai roaches track pretty well with the German cockroach data, your probably looking at a very low UA level to begin with. The other thing I found in my travels that was interesting is that Dragob UA levels peak at 24 hours after feeding, and return to baseline by 48hours. At least in adult dragons, which is what the study was done on. So if you limit to roaches to 2-3 times a week, and your Dragon's kidneys are functioning properly you ought to be able to prevent UA levels from building up in your dragon if they aren't spiking high enough to cause problems after a single feeding. This is something I've not been doing with Beebz he usually gets roaches in at least one of his two daily feedings (and used to get them up to three times a day). UA levels may come down faster in juveniles as I would think they would metabolize food faster as they grow. Also as I think you mentioned younger roaches should have less UA stored. They likely have higher metabolisms than adult roaches as well and may reduce thier UA levels more quickly when thier protein is restricted. All this to say if you're feeding an adult dragon roaches fed 8% protein, spacing those feedings at least 48hours apart, and using mostly immature roaches as your feeders... you're probably going to have a hard time giving your Dragon gout unless there is some other factor affecting the kidneys. Also as I mentioned I have done a poor job following most of these safety measures. Feeding up to 100 small roaches daily did not cause gout in during Beebz baby days. It's not somthing I would recommend to a new owner with a baby dragon, but it leads credence to the idea that a young, healthy, growing dragon can deal with a lot of protein and UA if thier kidneys are functioning properly. [/QUOTE]
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