dusting

[tryme]

this has prob been asked time and time again but i just wanted to know...
is it ok if i use calypso cricket dust for dusting crickets and also what other suppliment will i need? because calypso doenst contain d3... ive already got some leopard gecko dust by T-REX but i dont know if thats sufficient for a veiled cham?

 

[Brad Ramsey]

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/supplements.html

I am not familiar with the products you are using.
The above link describes what I think is necessary.
Please note that any brands mentioned are the ones I use, you could utilize other products.

-Brad

 

[tryme]

ok well for argument sake heres the link for the suppliments i currently have...

http://www.livefoods.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=122

http://www.livefoods.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=398

 

[eldarado]

you need a calcium d3 and a calcium without d3.. and a multi vitamin...

 

[tryme]

im just interested whats everybodys recomended schedule for dusting e.g. what do they give each day of the week etc.

 

[eldarado]

it depends on how old the cham is...

 

[m1ndless]

I was told you also need to supply 1 drop of vitamin A every 2 weeks, is that true?

 

[eldarado]

under 5 months.. mon,weds,fri, calcium without d3. tues,thurs, calcium with d3,
saterday multi vitamin with beta carotene.. sunday no dusting...

if the cham is over 5 months... calcium without d3 2 times a week..
calcium with d3 once a week
and multi vitamin every other week..

over supplements are worst for a chameleon then under supplements..

even on that schedule I only dust half the crickets per day.. with a light dusting..
dont make them look like ghosts..

 

[eldarado]

if your multi vitamin does not have it..

 

[BIGGUN]

What would you change for a pregnant panther?

Kevin

 

[tryme]

will vitamin A be included in my multi vitamin? such as http://www.livefoods.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=72&products_id=446

also that chameleon dust contains D3 as far as i know...so do i still need to get a calcium WITH D3 aswel as that dust?

 

[spatulars]

My breeder recommended a multivitamin to be dusted mon/thurs, calcium with d3 to be dusted tuesday/friday, and calcium without d3 to be dusted wed/sat, and nothing on sunday. This is for chameleons that are 5 to 6 months old, and also pregnant females. Adult chameleons need less dusting and less food. As for your links, the calypso powder is good, but you do need a source of d3. I can't find the ingredients list for the T-rex chameleon powder...

livefoods.co.uk has minerall! that solves your problem. get the t-rex powder as your multivitamin, *edit* calypso as your calcium with no d3, get one minerall I (indoor forumula)... the 0 has no d3 and the I has d3, and as for your vitamin a... you can always give your crickets a few flakes of fish food once a week. spirulina fish food and cichlid fish food has lots of vitamin a, so you have to use it sparingly.

 

[tryme]

ok so iwant the t rex powder the calypso calcium without d3 and the one minerall? (plus the gut loading on the crickets with fish food)..also can u post the link on the livefood site for the minerall thanks