Supplementing Indoor Jack.... Advice?

[Theokoles]

Okay informants,

I have a baby Male Jackson, he is keep indoors, the sun light may hit his cage 2 -3 hours a day if the blinds are open or shut. I have a uva and uvb light in the tank which stay on from 6 am to 6 pm. i am trying to set up his supplement regiment but keep reading what seems to be controversial statements. In my possession i have REPTIVITE with D3 and HERPTIVITE. As of now im under the impression he should receive the Rep with D3 on about 2 crickets (gut-loaders) ever 2 weeks. And from what im reading off the Herp he gets that everyday???? I have not started supplementing into i figure the schedule out first. Can someone just give it to me straight how i should go about the supplements? Basically the WHATS, WHEN and WHYs... thank you

P.S. I've heard of REPASHY? should i get that instead of the HERP?

 

[sandrachameleon]

Okay informants,

I have a baby Male Jackson, he is keep indoors, the sun light may hit his cage 2 -3 hours a day if the blinds are open or shut. I have a uva and uvb light in the tank which stay on from 6 am to 6 pm. i am trying to set up his supplement regiment but keep reading what seems to be controversial statements. In my possession i have REPTIVITE with D3 and HERPTIVITE. As of now im under the impression he should receive the Rep with D3 on about 2 crickets (gut-loaders) ever 2 weeks. And from what im reading off the Herp he gets that everyday???? I have not started supplementing into i figure the schedule out first. Can someone just give it to me straight how i should go about the supplements? Basically the WHATS, WHEN and WHYs... thank you

P.S. I've heard of REPASHY? should i get that instead of the HERP?

Hi
Supplementation can be more of an art than a science. That you have a Jackson will further complicate, since more of the advice you will read applies to panthers and veileds, NOT jacksons. Jacksons need much less supplementation that panthers or veileds.

The products you have are fine. The repashy product is fine too, but I see no reason why you shouldnt use what you already have.

I am not a jackson owner, but here's my two cents anyhow:
Properly Gutloading a wide variety of feeders is important. Get that right, and supplementing is far less of a concern.
Okay to use the Reptivite on one feeder once a week, possibly less often. You dont really need the herptivite as well, since reptivite has vitamins in it.

You may find these other threads useful, to some degree:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/jackson-supplementing-confusion-79517/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/10-month-old-mt-kenya-jackson-supplementing-79971/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/jackson-advice-75419/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/jackson-chameleon-279/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/new-jacksons-chameleon-45882/#post435938

other potentially useful info:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/174-whats-supplements-brand.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/65-supplements.html