How often should I give my chameleon "Fluker's Calcium with vitamin D3?"

[Humberto4790]

I know you have to cover the crickets with this calcium, but how often do I give it to him, and how many calcium covered crickets do I give him the day i'm supposed to give him the calcium?

 

[qdude46]

Im not sure about the amount but i know that you need to give your chameleon calcium with d3 about twice a month. Although, how old is your chameleon?

 

[Humberto4790]

Im not sure about the amount but i know that you need to give your chameleon calcium with d3 about twice a month. Although, how old is your chameleon?

Well, the lady at Petsmart had no idea, but my chameleon is a juvinile, he is about 4-5 inches from the tip of his horn to the start of his poop shoot. I hope you can give me an estimate on his age based on his size.

 

[Thegreatfonz]

Well first of all you'll need three seperate dusting powders. Calcium with d3, calcium without d3 and a multivitamin like rep cal herptivite. You should dust with d3 only 2x a month, I do every first and third monday of the month. I dust every cricket I feed my cham on those days with the powder, you do not need much just a couple taps on the container and that should be enough. Also if you do not know you use calcium without d3 at every feeding and use the herptivite 2x a month as well.

Also it's very hard to age chameleon precisely, we can only guesstimate how old your cham may be..

 

[sandrachameleon]

I know you have to cover the crickets with this calcium, but how often do I give it to him, and how many calcium covered crickets do I give him the day i'm supposed to give him the calcium?

It depends. Does your chameleon go outside? do you use UVB tubes (what kind)?
what feeder/prey do you offer ? (not just crickets, hopefully)
what do you feed to the prey / gutload with?
how much d3 is in that particular brand? (what is the nutritional analysis/guarantee)

To determine what is best for your particular situation, I suggest you read these two blog entries:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/65-supplements.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/174-whats-supplements-brand.html

Whenever you offer crickets, they should be LIGHTLY dusted with calcium. Whether or not you need to dust with a vitamin powder, or a mineral /calcium with D3 powder (like the one you have) will depend on the situation.

 

[kplatvoet]

It would also depend on what kind of chameleon you have - your best bet is to read care sheets in resources- it's possible that they gave you more miss information on cages and substrate -

 

[akgul]

i only have calcium without d3..is it problem if i dnt use it???

 

[Kate]

i only have calcium without d3..is it problem if i dnt use it???

As said before. You have a veiled? He needs calcium with d3 twice a month. Multivitamin twice a month and plain calcium every feed. Put your insects in a jar, LIGHTLY dust shake container so dust covers all insects and feed.