Supplement change for adults?

[spacecats1001]

When I got Stuart the breeder said that after one year to decrease the amount of supplementing his feeders and relying more on gut load. I have always tried to gut load his feeders as best I can, they eat better than we do. But I feel weird decreasing supplements....wanted everyone's take.

As a juvenile he got:
Calcium w/o D3 at almost every feeding
D3 once every other Saturday
Herptivite or reptivite on the alternating Saturdays, once a month
Minerall twice a week

We gut load with sweet potatoes, carrots, blue berries, garlic, turmeric, cloves, apples, sun flower seeds, collards, peppers, cucumber, squash (all kinds), oranges (sparingly), coconut, papaya, walnuts, superload, cricket crack and bug burger regularly. All of this basically in constant rotation with other random veggies mixed in here and there.


Now that he is over a year, gut load is about the same this is what was recommended to me over a year:
Calcium almost every feeding
Minerall and vitamins rarely
D3 twice a month

Is it kosher to cut way back on the vits and mins?

 

[jamest0o0]

Isn't sticky tongues miner-all and plain calcium the same thing? Am I confused?

As for cutting back, personally I do the same routine but to a lighter degree. Chameleons seem to dial back their eating as they age anyway, so with this supplementing is reduced as well. Maybe someone can correct me though?

 

[kinyonga]

The calcium is meant to help balance the poor ratio of phosphorous to calcium found in most feeder insects...so unless you've done something to fix that why would you cut that back? I never changed any of it personally.

 

[spacecats1001]

The calcium is meant to help balance the poor ratio of phosphorous to calcium found in most feeder insects...so unless you've done something to fix that why would you cut that back? I never changed any of it personally.

I don't think he was meaning the calcium as much as the vitamins and minerals....

Isn't sticky tongues miner-all and plain calcium the same thing? Am I confused?

As for cutting back, personally I do the same routine but to a lighter degree. Chameleons seem to dial back their eating as they age anyway, so with this supplementing is reduced as well. Maybe someone can correct me though?

I use the minerall that contains calcium without D3. But I also use the repashy just plain calcium as well. Two different things. One has minerals one does not.

 

[spacecats1001]

The calcium is meant to help balance the poor ratio of phosphorous to calcium found in most feeder insects...so unless you've done something to fix that why would you cut that back? I never changed any of it personally.

True...the calcium is still needed depending on the feeder, seems to be to cut back on the vitamins and minerals is appropriate...

 

[jamest0o0]

Calcium is a mineral. I've been using sticky tongues miner all calcium daily. I don't think the extra minerals are a concern. Would love someone to give some input on that though, maybe I have been making a mistake?