That seems like a lot!



I think we need to know exactly what kind of cham we are talking about here. Some need more than others. Females often need more than males.



As for me - my chams are Jacksons - so - I do both the multi and the d3 once every 10 days. I have seen more chams get sick from an over suppliment than under (that is assuming the environment was set up correctly).



I also gutload the heck out of my feeders. They get a mix of cricketfarm's feed as well as ectotherm cricket bites(Highly reccomend them..they are GREAT!). They also get the occasional left over veggies from a salad. The feeders eat this for at least three days before I offer them to the chams. My silk worms - they just eat their mulberry - and those are the ones that get the vitamins and the calcium. I find I can spray they a bit and make the powder really stick. They dont move much - so it does not come off. The wax worms and butterworms get nothing as they are only given occaionally - mostly for fat content...but they also can be a good calc boost (I think...)



I am one of the believers in the quality and vitamins you put into your feeders. If you do it the way we are all supposed to - vitamins and extra powders for your herp - whatever it may be - are just suppliments...and should be done sparingly.



Hope that helps.



-adam
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Adam

Portland, OR



1.1 Jacksons Chameleons (Female is red phase)

0.0.4 Rhacodactylus ciliatus

0.1 Uroplatus Phantasticus

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