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Calcuim for the Geckos?
we have reptical, but the lady who sold it to us said we needed special Calcium for them
they DO eat it, I see the little tongue dents in the dish, and have to replace it every so often
is there something better out there?
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Elizabeth (ecb)
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She was probably talking about calcium that has vitamin D3 in it. The D3 helps them absorb the calcium, since they don't get natural sunlight to do this. But there's also some question about D3 being toxic if received in high amounts. I keep the calcium without D3 in their tank all the time and then dust with the D3. You don't have to go with any particular brand, but just make sure the calcium has either no phosphorous or a 2:1 calcium to phosphorous ratio.
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chickabowwow
3.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 3 eggs a' cookin' 
Reptical is fine, just make sure it is phosphorus-free. Also, if your geckos do not get much natural sunlight, you want calcium that has Vit D3. However, leos can OD on too much D3, it can be toxic at high levels, so the safest thing to do IMO is to have two containers of calcium supplement that you use, one with d3 and one without, and alternate usage.
A very good phosphorus-free vit D3-free calcium supplment I have used it Jurissi-Cal. It is a very fine white powder that sticks well to prey items, even mealies.
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Sarah Stettler aka Starling
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to the subject of d3 toxicity. It is a very very rare occurence. Vit. d3 is vital for a growing gecko. It seems that safe levels for daily usage is 4000-6000 I.U.'s /kilo. Miner-all I contains around that amount and so does the t-rex leopard gecko dust. Bothe these supps. can be used daily or in calciun dishes without the worry of any toxicity. I don't know if that makes either one the best , but it works for me.
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Bill DiFabio
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