Message Number: YG9243 | New FHL Archives Search
From: kath0524
Date: 2001-12-08 17:12:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Answers on Melatonin usage

--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., AFERRETVET@c... wrote:
> At this years Exotic Pet Conference at Texas A&M, they
> actually suggested using both at the same time.
> I recommend 1mg/kg orally about 8-9 hours after sunrise.
> This helps to stimulate "winter like" photoperiods
> (ie 15-16 hours of darkness) which lowers GnRH, LH,
> and FSH levels.

Did anyone ever address what we working folks can do? Most of us
daytime workers are at work 8-9 hours after sunrise. Just how precise
does it have to be?

Katharine