Confused about dusting. Help!

[Ashimarie]

So we've had Julie's food be sprinkled with Repashy Calcium Plus for about 2 months now for every feeding (as it said on the bottle). After reading quite a few posts about Repashy, I'm confused as to what's what and what to use. I've used the Repashy Calcium Plus for roughly 2 months now and I'm just worried it has caused her harm. In a different post I have mentioned how she is nibbling on dirt and licking rocks (I have removed the dirt already). I currently have Repti Calcium and Reptivite by Zoo Med, and Repashy Calcium Plus on hand. I've asked folks at our Petco and Petsmart around here, but I might aswell be talking to a door.

I appreciate any and all help!

 

[reptileguy112]

Look at the ingredients (or is should say on the front if the jar next to the title) to make sure you every day feeding calcium does NOT have D3. You need calcium with NO D3 every feeding, calcium with D3 once every two weeks and reptivite every two weeks. I don't know what that plus stuff is but im guessing it just means its a multivitamin and if it is dont use that. Just get plane old repti cal with no D3.

 

[APailthorp]

Some of us are using Repashy Calcium Plus LoD all the time, but that LoD part is important, and we're in a minority.

Good luck.

 

[Ashimarie]

Noobs.

Ok coolio I'm going to order the Calcium without D3 and then she will be good! Would there be any chance of harm done to her for sprinkling her crickets every other day for 2 months?

 

[JHumm]

Ashimarie,
You need three things: plain calcium without D3, some source of D3, and a multivitamin. You say you have the ZooMed Reptivite which is good. I use it and in my opinion, its the best option for a couple reasons. It's a multivitamin AND has D3 so boom, two birds with one stone. Also they got it right on the ratio of vitamins, more so than competing brands in my opinion. As for calcium, just make sure it doesn't have D3 and you cant go horribly wrong. All the plain calcium supplements are pretty much the same, just calcium carbonate. I use ZooMed calcium without D3 as it is cheap, but it also has the highest calcium guarantee (like 3% higher so really not a big deal).
As for the regimen. Many people have their own powdering schedules. Most dust with calcium every feeding, and dust a feed with the multivitamin/d3 every other week. Personally, like to dust with calcium every feeding but instead of going two weeks without d3/vits ill dust one maybe 2 crickets out of the 15-20 he eats daily with the Reptivite. In my opinion, it's easier on their liver and kidneys, as well as prevents the kidneys from filtering out the majority of the water soluble vitamins. Just make sure your're not giving your buddy too much as they could overdose on fat soluble vitamins.

 

[JHumm]

I should add that dusting with a multivitamin/D3 isn't a bad method, it's just not how I do it. I think that if 5-10% of your feeders have vit/d3 you should be fine. Bottom line, it's whatever works for YOUR cham