Supplements info needed

[Thezillaman21]

Going shopping to get my lights and supplements. Need To know what I will need exactly I'd prefer if brand names are use so it will b easier to make sure I'm getting this right!! thanks guys/girls!

 

[MyChameleonIsBro]

How old is your cham?
I've got a five month old nosy be panther and I've always given him crickets as long as the width of his head. I powder them with Flucker's Calcium with vitamin D3 in it. Also I feed the crickets Flucker's Cricket Quencher and Flucker's High Calcium.


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[Helios]

Going shopping to get my lights and supplements. Need To know what I will need exactly I'd prefer if brand names are use so it will b easier to make sure I'm getting this right!! thanks guys/girls!

Alright I'll make this easy for you:
Herptivite Multivitamin
MinerAll O
Rep Cal Calcium with D3
Rep Cal Calcium. ( this is just calcium without D3)

The mineral all can be found here
http://beanfarm.com/product_info.php?products_id=5554

And I recommend this feeding schedule
http://www.bluebeastreptile.com/panthercaresheet.htm

Of course these are if you are getting a baby if your not just get what bluebeast recommends for adults

 

[carol5208]

You will need three supplements: Calcium without d3 to be used every feeding, calcium with d3 to be used twice a month a multivitamin. I use Sticky Tongue Farms Minerall outdoor forumla for calcium without d3 and then Repcal calcium with d3, and Repcal Herptivite for the multi.

 

[carol5208]

Alright I'll make this easy for you:
Herptivite Multivitamin
MinerAll O
Rep Cal Calcium with D3
Rep Cal Calcium. ( this is just calcium without D3)

The mineral all can be found here
http://beanfarm.com/product_info.php?products_id=5554

And I recommend this feeding schedule
http://www.bluebeastreptile.com/panthercaresheet.htm

Of course these are if you are getting a baby if your not just get what bluebeast recommends for adults

why are you using TWO products that contain d3???

 

[Vw fan]

Supplements

This is how I feed my 5.5 month blue bar

Mon-fri cal with no d3
Sat no food
Sun cal with d3 two Sunday's
Multivitamin the other two sundays!

Also I'm very new to all this but I'm pretty sure this is how most on here do it too!

 

[sandrachameleon]

Going shopping to get my lights and supplements. Need To know what I will need exactly I'd prefer if brand names are use so it will b easier to make sure I'm getting this right!! thanks guys/girls!

All the supplement info you need:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/65-supplements.html

For calcium, I use Rep-Cal calcium and/or Sticky tongues Miner-al Outdoor
For Calcium with D3 I use rep-cal, but the sticky tongues Miner-al Indoor would be good too.
For Vitamins I use Repcal Herptivite

For UVB lighting, the ReptiSUN 5.0 linear tube is best, but the ReptiGLO tube is acceptable.

 

[Helios]

why are you using TWO products that contain d3???

I linked the wrong one I use the outdoor mineral all, sorry I was just trying to grab the link quickly

 

[kinyonga]

Here's some information I hope will help you with things like supplements, gutloading, etc....
Appropriate cage temperatures aid in digestion and thus play a part indirectly in nutrient absorption.

Exposure to UVB from either direct sunlight or a proper UVB light allows the chameleon to produce D3 so that it can use the calcium in its system to make/keep the bones strong and be used in other systems in the chameleon as well. The UVB should not pass through glass or plastic no matter whether its from the sun or the UVB light. The most often recommended UVB light is the long linear fluorescent Repti-sun 5.0 tube light. Some of the compacts, spirals and tube lights have caused health issues, but so far there have been no bad reports against this one.

A wide variety of insects that have been well fed and gutloaded should be fed to it. At that size you only need to feed it every two or three days. Feed it enough that it doesn't get fat (and, of course, doesn't get thin either).

Since many of the feeder insects we use in captivity have a poor ratio of calcium to phosphorus in them, its important to dust the insects just before you feed them to the chameleon at most feedings with a phos.-free calcium powder to help make up for it. (I use Rep-cal phosphorus-free calcium).

If you also dust twice a month with a phos.-free calcium/D3 powder it will ensure that your chameleon gets some D3 without overdoing it. It leaves the chameleon to produce the rest of what it needs through its exposure to the UVB light. D3 from supplements can build up in the system but D3 produced from exposure to UVB shouldn't as long as the chameleon can move in and out of it. (I use Rep-cal phos.-free calcium/D3).

Dusting twice a month as well with a vitamin powder that contains a beta carotene (prOformed) source of vitamin A will ensure that the chameleon gets some vitamins without the danger of overdosing the vitamin A. PrEformed sources of vitamin A can build up in the system and may prevent the D3 from doing its job and push the chameleon towards MBD. However, there is controversy as to whether all/any chameleons can convert the beta carotene and so some people give some prEformed vitamin A once in a while. (I use herptivite which has beta carotene.)

Gutloading/feeding the insects well helps to provide what the chameleon needs. I gutload crickets, roaches, locusts, superworms, etc. with an assortment of greens (dandelions, kale, collards, endive, escarole, mustard greens, etc.) and veggies (carrots, squash, sweet potato, sweet red pepper, zucchini, etc.)

Calcium, phos., D3 and vitamin A are important players in bone health and other systems in the chameleon (muscles, etc.) and they need to be in balance. When trying to balance them, you need to look at the supplements, what you feed the insects and what you feed the chameleon.

Here are some good sites for you to read too...
http://chameleonnews.com/07FebWheelock.html
http://web.archive.org/web/200605020...Vitamin.A.html
http://web.archive.org/web/200406080...d.Calcium.html
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/
http://web.archive.org/web/200601140...ww.adcham.com/
If you can't access the sites above that have the word "archive" in you can do it through the WayBackMachine.

 

[Zen Reptiles]

I haven't used them, but will when I am finished my other supplements, but I have heard very good things about the Repashy line of supplements. Order them online @ www.repashy.com

 

[clarkrw3]

I haven't used them, but will when I am finished my other supplements, but I have heard very good things about the Repashy line of supplements. Order them online @ www.repashy.com

I have also heard good things about them but not from this forum. Seems most around here don't like Repashy, but was told they were really good by some breeders.

 

[Helios]

I haven't used them, but will when I am finished my other supplements, but I have heard very good things about the Repashy line of supplements. Order them online @ www.repashy.com

I don't know if I'm supposed to talk about this but I just ordered a Cham from chameleons only and they seem to think very highly of Repashy and are endorsing their calcium plus.