Repashy calcium plus how often?

[Mikael]

So I finally ordered some pygmys and I have some repashy calcium plus it says use with every insect feeding should I use it every time or should I use it every couple feedings or couple weeks or how often?

 

[tameraivy]

Awe, pygmys are so stinking cute!
I have panthers, and veileds now, and use it every time I feed.. I had pygmys years ago, and also dusted with every feeding..

 

[Mikael]

Thanks for such a fast reply! I am so excited

 

[tameraivy]

you are very welcome.. be sure to post pics when you can

 

[Lazy Boy]

Shouldn't it be the Low D formula if used everyday?

 

[Mikael]

What is that?

 

[jamjam]

i still dont even use my lo d every day of the week. im still feeding everyday so i use it 4/5 days of the week than plain calcium from repashy

 

[jamjam]

What is that?

repashy came out with the calcium plus which is their standard than came out with high d, low d, and no d forumals. which just changes the amount of d3 in their supplements

 

[ChameleonFan1989]

I use it 6 days out of 7, like on a sunday, I'll give my cham plain feeders, just to give him a break for the powder.

 

[bradley]

Pygmy really do not need much seupplementation, especially compared to veileds and panthers. Personally I would use it one or twice a week max. I prefer a separate calcium powder really.

I would use plain calcium once a week and the calcium plus one or twice a month

 

[Mikael]

Okay thanks for the info guys I may get new calcium or I will just use this twice a week but I think I should use it all the time because sometimes the powder may fall off the crix

 

[sandrachameleon]

So I finally ordered some pygmys and I have some repashy calcium plus it says use with every insect feeding should I use it every time or should I use it every couple feedings or couple weeks or how often?

which formulation? I definitely would NOT use it every day / everytime. Too many vitamins. If you have the low d version, once a week would likely be enough. If you have the regular version, I'd go less often for a pig, maybe twice a month. You could use a plain calcium/mineral supplement without vitamins the rest of the time, as required.

I use the regular version about once a week for veiled and panthers, and Sticky Tongue Farms Mineral-O the rest of the time, as/when/if needed.

It kinda depends on what prey you are offering, what gutload, the type of lighting (or outdoor exposure).

 

[Bush baby]

There's a general misconception i've noticed on these forums when it comes to calcium.

Bottom line is, a Cham cannot overdose on Calcium. Calcium is water soluble, so if the cham gets too much via it's diet it will simply pass it out in it's poop/urates.

 

[Mikael]

which formulation? I definitely would NOT use it every day / everytime. Too many vitamins. If you have the low d version, once a week would likely be enough. If you have the regular version, I'd go less often for a pig, maybe twice a month. You could use a plain calcium/mineral supplement without vitamins the rest of the time, as required.

I use the regular version about once a week for veiled and panthers, and Sticky Tongue Farms Mineral-O the rest of the time, as/when/if needed.

It kinda depends on what prey you are offering, what gutload, the type of lighting (or outdoor exposure).

Zoo med 5.0 cfl as uvb and I will feed gut loaded crickets and some other things like mealworms and moths

 

[pigglett79]

There's a general misconception i've noticed on these forums when it comes to calcium.

Bottom line is, a Cham cannot overdose on Calcium. Calcium is water soluble, so if the cham gets too much via it's diet it will simply pass it out in it's poop/urates.

The OP is talking about calcium plus which has all of the vitamins and D3 included as well. That is the issue.

 

[Bush baby]

The OP is talking about calcium plus which has all of the vitamins and D3 included as well. That is the issue.

Ah, i see.

 

[Mikael]

So I have heard all your guys great replies now all of you have given me different opinions I just want to know how often you give them the calcium I have seen so many different replies

 

[ChamMan7]

Honestly, with pymgys you aren't going to want to use that much supplementation.. maybe once or twice a week just to be safe. If you are worried about getting that extra bit of vitamin A in their diet that you are going to get with the calcium plus, you are better off just using a multivitamin so you can separate out the d3 and calcium with every feeding and get a little more control. With pygmys that isnt all too necessary, and if you want to supplement d3 at all you should use repashy with very low levels of d3.

 

[ChamMan7]

So I have heard all your guys great replies now all of you have given me different opinions I just want to know how often you give them the calcium I have seen so many different replies

My direct advice would be to supplement with calcium no d3 for most of the time, and calcium low or medium d3 a couple times a month... I have kept pygmies for quite a while and have never had any issues with these regimes.

 

[Mikael]

Okay thanks