Feeder and Supplements

[Breeze]

Hey for supplements i bought
http://www.strictlypetsupplies.com/_097612103526-ZOO-MED-REPTIVITE-VITA-WITH-OUT-D3
and i think
http://www.cheappetproducts.net/Repti-Vite_2OZ-P69171.html
I also bought Crickets and mealworms. My cham is 6 weeks old so how should i base the diet and what supplements to dust with. Thank you.

 

[veiledchameleonyoshi]

You're also going to want to buy a calcium supplement that has vitamin D3 in it as well. Also, mealworms aren't really the best feeders for chams. You can use them as an occasional treat, but they have hard shells which are hard to digest and are not as nutritious as crickets and other feeders. So just be careful how many mealworms you feed your baby.

 

[Breeze]

the second one had d3 i believe and yea i know about the mealworms, and when should i dust the feeders with which supplements each day.

 

[veiledchameleonyoshi]

I usually use calcium without D3 2-3 times a week, and the calcium with D3 no more than twice a month.

 

[Breeze]

for 6 weeks old should i do the 2-3 times a week? or a bit more since he's younger

 

[sandrachameleon]

How you supplement depends on many factors, such as type of chameleon, age, gendre, what you gutload with, what feeders you use, how often the chameleon is outside, what type of UVB bulb you use, brands of supplements, etc. No one can tell you exactly how to do it in your situation.

For example, I usually dont dust silkworms, but it depends on what else is on the menu and which chameleon its getting eaten by.
I use plain phos free calcium dusted lightly on EVERY cricket and most every superworm. I use calcium with D3 about twice a month instead. And a vitamin about twice a month. I do not bother to dust stick insects, moths, roaches, cabbage loppers, flies, butterworms, terrestiral isopods.

You may find this blog entry concerning supplements useful
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/65-supplements.html

 

[Breeze]

Thanks hopefully i get it

 

[Breeze]

http://www.entirelypets.com/recaphandvid.html Is this the right one i should get?

 

[sandrachameleon]

http://www.entirelypets.com/recaphandvid.html Is this the right one i should get?

That's the one I use for the plain calcium, and Im happy with it.

 

[Breeze]

thank you very much