Hello,
Do leopard geckos need vitamin D3 in their calcium powder? What about D2? Thanks 
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~Melissa~
1.3 Leopard geckos
1.0 Bearded dragon
1.0 Hog Island Boa
0.0.1 crested gecko
1.0 Ferret
0.1 Chinchilla
1.0 Chinese Praying Mantis
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Vitamins
Melle
Nov 30, 2003 07:43 PM
Replies (3)
aliceinwl
Dec 01, 2003 01:58 AM
I'm not sure. I used one of the Tetra brand reptile calcium supplements that didn't have it and I started to see signs of MBD in some of my hatchlings. I switched to rep-cal which does have the D3; this halted the progression of the disease in the afflicted individuals (they ended up with very slightly bowed front limbs which would probably go unnoticed by most). And, I have never encounted another case of MBD in the leos in my collection since I started using it.
-Alice
xelda
Dec 02, 2003 11:02 AM
Yes, they need D3. I've heard that D2 can be converted to D3, but it's still not a reliable way to obtain D3.
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chickabowwow
3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
Melle
Dec 02, 2003 02:24 PM
Thanks a friend of a friend makes his own supplements from human grade stuff, and she gave me a sample of his adult leopard gecko one, but i noticed the ingredients dont list D3, just D2. I dont think I'm going to use it anymore for that reason. Ive only used it for a lil while.
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~Melissa~
1.3 Leopard geckos
1.0 Bearded dragon
1.0 Hog Island Boa
0.0.1 crested gecko
1.0 Ferret
0.1 Chinchilla
1.0 Chinese Praying Mantis
