flukers wasted my money

[sandrachameleon]

Your opinion did not upset me.

Good! glad to hear this.

I did think, and still do, that you grossly mischaracterized what others had said in a detrimental way. .

Sorry you feel that way. I have already explained my meaning. Hope you now understand where I am coming from. If it helps, reread my post replacing the word "force" with "Provide" and "bucketloads" with "a whole lot"

cheers
S

 

[MutantHybrid]

What about more natural means of D3 supplementation if needed? Some people feed their iguanas bits of boiled egg, relatively high in vitamin D3 though nowhere near as high as oily fish, and I was wondering if anyone has tried that with their chameleons? The main problems would be getting the chameleon to accept it as food and determining if boiled egg would have any downsides or cause any health problems if nobody has tried it before. The upside would be that it would provide a more natural additive without as much worry of over-supplementation since it is easier to just add a pinch of egg white to a diet list every few days to once a week at most. The main issue would be only to use egg white as that contains no fat yet high protein and plenty of vitamins and calcium.

Chameleons are classified as distant cousins of iguanas so maybe this would be a helpful source of vitamins if they will take it.

 

[sandrachameleon]

What about more natural means of D3 supplementation if needed? Some people feed their iguanas bits of boiled egg, relatively high in vitamin D3 though nowhere near as high as oily fish, and I was wondering if anyone has tried that with their chameleons? The main problems would be getting the chameleon to accept it as food and determining if boiled egg would have any downsides or cause any health problems if nobody has tried it before. The upside would be that it would provide a more natural additive without as much worry of over-supplementation since it is easier to just add a pinch of egg white to a diet list every few days to once a week at most. The main issue would be only to use egg white as that contains no fat yet high protein and plenty of vitamins and calcium.

Chameleons are classified as distant cousins of iguanas so maybe this would be a helpful source of vitamins if they will take it.

I sometimes feed boiled egg to my feeder insects, such as the roaches. So yes, like any gutload, you can add nutrition to your chameleons this way. Im pretty sure none of my chameleons would eat egg directly though, since it doesnt move. I might also be wary of the amount of animal protien. Its an interesting question - might get more response as a new thread topic

 

[kinyonga]

chameleon97...several calcium products have been suggested to you to use at most feedings. (I use one that is phosphorous-free.) The supplement you have now (with the D3 in it) can be used once or twice a month...and that way it won't be wasted.

 

[lampshade]

Vitamin D3 isn't poison. It actually helps with the absorption of calcium. Most of those brands proportion it so it doesn't build up in your rep's systems. I believe a lot of people are mis-informed about it. I have crested geckos and the main staple of their diet is a formulated with D3 in it. There have been reps that have been sustained with supplements and calcium powder with D3 for years without any ill-effects. If you're worried about overdosing her on D3, you should stick her in the closet because the UVB light you're supplementing her with causes her body to manufacture its own D3.