Thoughts on Superpig?
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Hollywhyte
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It's full of beta carotene same thing that is found in carrots that's why they call it a color enhancer I think if you do good gutloads and regular dusting you would prob get same effect as a healthy chameleon is a colorful chameleon
Goose502
Chameleon Enthusiast
The idea of altering diet and supplement intake just to "enhance" color scares me. When I was young, my Dad was a large scale canary breeder (yes the bird). There was a time when a pink to red color bird got very popular. They were called red factors. They were beautiful and very robust looking, but there was a secret. They were just white canaries, they were given additives in their water to turn the red color. The red powder we added was marketed at mostly beta-carotene, but I'm guessing it was mostly food coloring. The birds would become various shades of orange to light red, but they all ended up getting growths (tumors), and died prematurely. Repashy is a reputable company, and to my knowledge, there isn't a toxic level of beta-carotene, but why go so unnatural? I recommend purchasing higher quality chams if you are only interested in color. These things get pretty brightly colored on their own, why add chemicals to their food?
guanagator
Avid Member
I would avoid it, first I have heard about it being used for chameleons and with all the carotenoids could affect vitamin A levels in the chameleon. If you want the best coloration get your chameleon outside as much as possible whenever the weather allows. The exposure to natural sunlight over time will have a great effect on pigmentation. A good gut load and correct supplementation are also key to having a healthy and colorful chamelon.
trickedoutbiker
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Agreed. I would definitely not use a product meant to "enhance colors". Chameleons are already beautiful, why bother trying to top what they have already been able to create via nature? I use carrots in my gutload mixtures a few times a month. Definitely safer than using a product with unknown side effects that hasn't been around long enough to do proper testing on.
I totally agree with this as well. Natural sunlight does wonders for a chameleon as no man-made bulbs could even begin to compare with the health benefits of natural sunlight. I notice that my chameleon is much brighter in late spring, all summer, and early fall when I am able to take him outside for an hour or two at a time 2-3 times a week.
He eats those rays up!
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bluesox68
Established Member
So what you're saying is living in Canada isn't ideal for this time of year eh, lol Seriously though thanks for the advice. This is not a product I will be purchasing.
Goose502
Chameleon Enthusiast
I don't think any amount of feeders gut loaded with carrots would make much of a difference. Lots of natural sunlight may help too. Remember that most chameleons are only brightly colored when they're mad, or excited. My panther looks amazing when he's "lit up", but most of the time he's pretty green. I take the boring greenish colors as him being comfortable. He always looks brighter outside though.
Karancon
Member
I agree - the best I saw my first veiled was right before she passed - she was beautiful - but she was stressed - Steve is mostly dark greens, hints of yellow, but hes doing great
Whyte Monkee
Member
The "bumping" of this thread has lead me to do a little research on this.
I found this interesting forum thread with responses from Mr. Repashy himself,
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/lizards/798519-repashy-super-pig.html#/topics/798519?page=3
I urge you to check it out.
I found this interesting forum thread with responses from Mr. Repashy himself,
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/lizards/798519-repashy-super-pig.html#/topics/798519?page=3
I urge you to check it out.
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Extensionofgreen
Chameleon Enthusiast
I used to feed items to enhance the colors of my yellow bearded dragons. In truth, good lighting, good genetics, and good general health are where 98% of your color come from. That said, I've reveiwed SuperPig and there is nothing harmful or any cause to avoid it. Generally, foods that contain bright colors also contain large amounts of antioxidant and other valuable nutrients, so by loading up my bearded dragons on marigold petals, dandelion, and similar items, I wasn't only possibly influencing their color, however slightly, but I was contributed to their overall good health. Nekon ( similar name, might be off on the exact name ) makes color enhancing supplements also. As long as the color enhancers are derived from food ingredients, there's no harm in experimenting and it will be contributing to the chameleons, health in other ways. Just be mindful of what other supplements you are using and don't overdo anything by using multiple products that contain the same vitamins and minerals.
