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You need to carefully read the directions on the label..... short answer is yes, you can overdose chameleons if you use too much. Just the same way you can with any fat soluble vitamin. The instructions on the label are for maintenance supplementation and recommend you consult a vet for using it...

Wow, does your vet see a lot of Herps? I really don't know what to say about his spirulina recommendation other than that is bad advice. I suggest you tell him to read DR. Maders book, or the ARAV publications on Retinol and Beta Carotene and their conclisions on the ability of panther...

Thanks for the kind words....... I would have to say that in my opinion, you have this backwards. The bug burger is designed to be an every day food, and the Superload is designed to be used for final gutloading due to its very high calcium level. Allen

it works just as well, if not better, if you just let it gel at room temperature.

Just to clarify, There was only one batch of Bug Burger made (the very first batch of 100 kilos) that was 20% protein. I then changed the formula, but it took a while to get the labels changed, so if your label says 20% still, it is probably the new formula. The first batch of bug burger is...

Just to clarify a few things. Calcium Plus is not new, it has been on the market for 10 years. It is sort of new to the Chameleon Community, so that's where the confusion comes in. It has been tested extensively by the Kammers for daily use with Panther chameleons and they have endorsed and...

When I developed the Vitamin A Plus, I did a lot of dusting and weighing to come up with a level that I considered to be safe for occasional use. The best rule of thumb I could give you is that a freshly dusted large adult cricket with Vitamin A plus would contain APPROXIMATELY 200IU Vitamin A...

Have you provided, or are you able to get him out in natural sunlight? Not that it is a cure all, but there is no substitute for it and if there is a vitamin D issue at hand that even 20 minutes a day can work miracles. This tongue issue really seems to be a puzzle, but sooner or later, we will...

That was probably me! LOL I was at Hamm in the back tent all day talking to people.

I think what is being said by others here is that if indeed this is vitamin A related, that deficiency can take a long time to develop to the point that symptoms are seen...... and even though you have switched to Calcium Plus, which has vitamin A. the symptoms you are seeing are resultant from...

Elgato, In your pm where you asked me a similar question, I thought you were referring to using Calcium Plus for montane species, not Bug Burger. I was asked by you and others, abut Calcium Plus For montane species, so I will repeat myself here as far as my recommendation. As per the...

No danger at all........ just a waste of money (and time) in my opinion since I think there is already plenty, and the stuff is really expensive. But feel free to buy as much as you want :D:D since it IS good for my pocketbook LOL. Allen

I would suggest that you look towards Vitamin A (retinol) deficiency as a possible cause of this problem. Your info states you are not using a vitamin supplement of any kind, so I would focus on a good quality gutload as well as a vitamin or vitamin/mineral product that includes Retinol...

Hi, SuperPig is a Carotenoid only supplement and is not designed to be an insect dust. It can be incorporated into your gutload mix to help deliver these nutrients to your herp. It can be ground fine and mixed with your vitamin/mineral dust. The Calcium Plus actually already contains 6%...

one important note when making gutloads is that if you are using fresh greens, fruits, or vegetables, you can weigh and mix between them because the have similar water content..... but you can't mix fresh greens with dry grains unless you only count them as about 20% of their wet weight...

Hi Sandra, as far as adding calcium to gutload formulas, I think it can be easy enough if one major rule is followed. That being that I really believe that no reptile keeper on earth should be without a small digital scale. I really think that is it the single most important husbandry tool a...

Forgot to address this one. For me, proteins are simply chains of amino acids. We can get essential amino acids from plant or animal based proteins with the exception of Taurine, which is absolutely necessary for true carnivores and it comes only from animal protein sources. It is my...

Hi Sandra, I appreciate your enthusiasm and your open mindedness to the fact that there are more than one ways to skin a cat. While I don't doubt your successes without Retinol supplementation, I am glad to see you open to the fact that a bit here and there won't do any harm. Your chameleons...

Hi Sandra, I could see you point if people are not mixing calcium carbonate or another source of calcium into their gutload. If you use a fine grade mix, this is pretty easy to do. For me, the amount of phosphorous in a gutload ingredient is pretty much irrelevant to a certain point since I...

I have actually done quite extensive testing when it comes to what is actually being delivered to a cricket. Here is an article that breaks a lot of it down. store.repashy.com/vitamins-and-minerals-in-the-superfood-products.html In a nutshell, I dusted and weighed crickets a hundred grams...