It is suitable for routine use. Because it is a high potency product the actual quantity of powder required to achieve adequate levels of intake is reduced when compared to the products formulated as general purpose multivitamins by other companies. This overcomes the palatability problems which can be encountered when supplementing these difficult animals. Product list BSP Vitamin drops BSP stands for Broad SPectrum. These are high potency vitamin drops so that only a small amount is needed.
Many reptiles benefit from vitamins in the water.
Snakes fed on fish such as garter snakes can develop a deficiency of vitamin B1. Because the actual food items of garter snakes and other very small species are small and are often fed by placing them in a water bowl, powdered supplements are not very successful. Even large snakes fed weekly or fortnightly and supplemented at the time can benefit from vitamins in their water in the interim. They are often fed frozen laboratory rodents which are often overweight. Lettuce is low in carotene and vitamin A and is a staple item for most tortoises, BSP gives an alternative way of providing this vitamin.