Jackson cham calcium supplements

[dereckperkins]

I currently have a small colony of Dubias, I mix a bunch of stuff for there food but I add a TON of the Exo Terra Calcium + D3 to there food so my Jacksons will be getting that extra supplements.

I also spray the Dubias they eat about 4-5 times a week with the Zilla Calcium Supplement spray so they can get some extra calcium.

I have a male and a female Jackson I believe is gravid, so I want to make sure I am not over doing it with the supplements or under doing it...

What do you guys think?
Is there something else I should be giving them?
Do you think I am giving them to much or to little?

 

[Miss Lily]

Jackson's are more sensitive to oversupplementing than other species. Personally, I don't add any supplements to the gutload for my feeders. D3 especially is one not to overdose on - the schedule I followed for both my Jacksons is - plain calcium once a week, vitamins (without D3) once a week and vitamins (WITH D3) once every 6 weeks. I use the supplements to dust the feeders rather than in the gutload. Less is more where Jackson's and supplements are concerned. Check out the Jackson's care sheet in this link: https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/jacksons/

 

[dereckperkins]

Thanks

Thanks for the help and link, I read all of the care sheet it shed a good bit of light. How much do you think I should spray them with calcium? 1-2 times a week?

 

[Miss Lily]

Spray? I have always dusted feeders for my Jacksons with calcium once a week. I put feeders into a small plastic bag, add whichever supplemwnt is required, shake the bag to dust the insects and then feed them to the chameleon.

 

[dereckperkins]

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Yeah, that's one way you can do it...
Right before I had my Jackson's (A few months back) I went to a Petco store getting stuff I needed for them. There was a lady who worked there telling me she uses the spray for her veiled chams, she said it was easy and more effective way to give them the calcium.
It cost a little more then the powder kind but its suppose to be better for them.
I also gut load my Dubias I feed them and I put a ton of the calcium powder in there food.