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I recently bought some "HerpCare" Calcium powder, and there was a bag of sand inside to absorb moisture. I was wondering if it was nessisary to keep it cause I threw it out???

Not sure if it is. But if someone says that it is so, than you could use dry rice instead. It will suck moisture out of things easily. It is often used in salt and pepper shakers.

Also how long does calcium supplement last?? Will mine not last very long sine I threw that out??

It won't go bad. I dont have any in mine.

As long as you didn't eat it, it doesn't really matter what happened to it. . There should be an expiration date on there, if not, it's usually safe to use it for about a year and toss what's left over. I used to use HerpCare for my frogs, but started using Rep-Cal. Love that stuff!

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Oh ok good, that's a releif, I thought I wasted 15 bucks. Good so I'll use that for a year and then I'll look into getting rep-cal next time maybe I will try an on-line purchase. That's the only kind I can get for a calcium supplement, no rep-cal up here.

P.S. None of the silica gel was consumed in the disposal of it. =) hehe

Thats good to hear.

The little bags of silica just absorb moisture, so the powerder doesn't wind up forming lumbs. I don't think moisture will degrade the value of the calcium, just makes it hard to use (can't put chunks of calcium onto your crickets), as you will have to break up the lumps.

I beleive most calcium powders have a 2-3 year shelf life. I suspect this is more for the vitamine D3 component than the calcium itself. It's calcium, I don't think it really degrades like other vitamines and minerals.
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