Supplementation Schedules

[louwillie]

I have a 10 month old veiled chameleon and a 5 month old panther chameleon and both are males. Can anyone share with me their supplementation schedules? Thanks

 

[Ellron]

Supplement Schedule

Week One
Monday:Calcium without D3
Tuesday:Calcium without D3
Wednesday:Calcium without D3
Thursday:Calcium without D3
Friday:Calcium without D3
Saturday: None
Sunday: Calcium with D3

Week Two
Monday: Calcium without D3
Tuesday:Calcium without D3
Wednesday: Calcium without D3
Thursday:Calcium without D3
Friday:Calcium without D3
Sat: None
Sun: Herp-a-Vite

Week Three
Mon:Calcium without D3
Tuesday:Calcium without D3
Wednesday:Calcium without D3
Thursday:Calcium without D3
Friday:Calcium without D3
Saturday:None
Sunday:Calcium With D3

Week Four
Monday: Calcium without D3
Tuesday:Calcium without D3
Wednesday: Calcium without D3
Thursday:Calcium without D3
Friday:Calcium without D3
Sat: None
Sun: None

This is for my male veiled 8 month.

 

[carol5208]

Ditto pretty much on Ellron's schedule! I give the multi vitamin two or three times a month.

 

[blazarino]

Would this schedule be good for a 4 month old panther that has a reptisun 5.0 as it's primary source of UVB (gets very little natural sunlight)? I have heard mixed opinions on the amount of calcium w/ D3 VS calcium w/o D3. Some people say use the D3 every day while others say only 1-2 a month. I suppose this is greatly dependent on the amount of natural sunlight the chameleon gets.

 

[ghettomike]

I follow the same schedule as Carol, giving multi vitamins twice a month. My cham gets outside occasionally for some real sun in the summer but not the rest of the seasons.

 

[sandrachameleon]

Your supplementing schedule should depend on the type of chameleon and gendre, what bugs you use, what you feed the bugs, the brand of supplement used, etc. What works for one person may not be the right schedule for your situation.

In this blog entry I share my views on supplementing, including what I generally do:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/65-supplements.html