which calcium should i get to put in a dish in the tank?
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calcium: with or without d3
trex8692
Apr 13, 2008 10:04 PM
Replies (8)
mootish
Apr 14, 2008 10:54 AM
i use without D3.. for feeding and disk
( use a plastic jug lid ) for in the cage. you dont need a huge dish ..
people might differ with my opinion or suggestion though
Paradon
Apr 14, 2008 10:54 AM
I use calcium without vitamin D3 because too much vitamin can be toxic and dangerous. Usually they get enough vitamin D3 from the multivitamin powder you dust your cricket with.
trex8692
Apr 14, 2008 04:02 PM
:I use calcium without vitamin D3 because too much vitamin can be toxic and dangerous. Usually they get enough vitamin D3 from the multivitamin powder you dust your cricket with
so if i were to not dust my feeders with anything would i need to use the d3 kind?
please forgive me but ive never known i had to dust feeders with vitamin powder (good thing that came up before i was going to buy my lizard). so what kind of powder do i need to use, and how would i go about dusting mealworms?
Fekes
Apr 14, 2008 05:50 PM
I'd still say without. They could still OD on it.
I use ReptoCal to dust my crickets. Make sure it's a multivitamin one. Reptocal, Herptivite just read the labels.
sleepygecko
Apr 14, 2008 06:03 PM
Forgive me if I have you confused with someone else, but didn't you say you had ordered the Leopard Gecko Manual already? Every question you have asked here has been in there and it also explains that you MUST gutload and dust your prey items.
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trex8692
Apr 14, 2008 08:05 PM
sleepygecko: no that wasnt me (i was the one who wanted to buy to book but didnt know which one you guys were referring to)
fekes: ok ill be sure to look into those dusts
which one do you guys recommend as the best?
Paradon
Apr 14, 2008 10:03 PM
I used to use Repcal multivitamin. I put some mealworms or crickets in a bag or small container, and then put some multivitamin and calcium supplement in it and shake until the feeder insects is well coated. Then I give them to my gecko.
geckomill
Apr 19, 2008 02:07 PM
i use reptocal. it has d3 in it but only13,000 iu/kg rather than repcal (400,000iu/kg) or others high in d3. I use reptocal liberally - dust and dish. Specific d3 requirements in any reptile are not known so i stay in the middle and havn't had a problem
