is my supplementing schedule right?

[smyth]

hi guys, my cham is about 19 months old now and was wondering if i shud change the amount i supplement his food now hes getting older. this is what i do now :

5 days per week he has 2 XL locusts dusted with calcium powder

2 days per week he has 2 XL locusts dusted with multivitamin w/o D3

2 days per month he has 2 XL locusts dusted with multivitamin with D3

thanks for any help

 

[jannb]

To much multi vit. I only give multi once a month. D3 twice a month and plain calcium every other time that I feed. I feed about 6 feeders every other day. My chams are 9 months and 20 months. Jann

 

[CleanLineChameleons]

I know in europe it is a little bit different, but see if you can find Calcium w D3 instead of your multivitamin. Normally there are many other fat soluble vitamins in the multivitamins that can affect absorption of the D.

I would do Calcium w/o D3 2 times a week, Calcium w/ D3 1 time a month, multivitamin 1 or 2 times a month.

Basically the reason why over-supplementation is a problem is it can cause internal problems in the kidneys and liver which you will not see right away but when you do see signs it is very tough/impossible to reverse. So for a 19 month old veiled you should cut back.

-chris

 

[smyth]

bloody hell, thanks for the replies guys i appreciate it, the thing is tho he only eats 2 locusts per day and has done for a long time so wudnt want to change this feeding routine , what im gettin at lol is if i was to dust his food twice a week with calcium that wud mean only 4 locusts a week wud be gettin dusted with calcium wud that be enough? if i dust like you said jann and dust with calcium every other feed ( monday, wednesday, friday then weekends are not dusted) so he wud get 6 locusts a week coated in calcium wud that be a bit better?

could i not just dust with my multivitamin with D3 twice a month and not even bother with my multivitamin without D3? if i need to buy calcium with D3 i will but just wondering if i cud just do that instead.

so my new schedule would be :

monday , wednesday, friday - dust with calcium

weekends dont dust at all

one weekend out of every month - dust with multivit with D3

thanks again guys