Supplementation

[GavinSTAN13]

Hello everyone, i hope your enjoying your summer

i was just curious as to what your chameleons normal supplementation schedules are, ive been experimenting lately, and id like to put it down on paper so its easier

 

[pssh]

I use calcium without d3 almost every feeding, calcium with d3 once or twice a month (or none if they get lots of sunlight) and a multivitamin once a month or so for my veiled and panther. I use repcal products.

 

[GavinSTAN13]

thanks, and that raises another question, should i be using the repcal calcium without d3 if the crickets get cricket quencher and there is reptisafe in the water. reason i ask is because they both say calcium fortified

 

[pssh]

The supplements are just to make up for small gaps in gutloading. Your gutload should consist of high calcium leafy greens, high calcium other veggies, and maybe some high calcium fruits.

 

[GavinSTAN13]

ok so it would be healthy to continue to feed the crickets some leafy greens while still giving them the flukers cricket quencher

 

[GavinSTAN13]

oh and d3 can be completely eliminated if i let him get sun outside during the week. sorry for all the questions

 

[sandrachameleon]

oh and d3 can be completely eliminated if i let him get sun outside during the week. sorry for all the questions

Cant hurt to still provide D3 every once in awhile, as insurance. Maybe once a month
You will still want to dust with plain calcium much of the time, even if you are gutloading well.

My schedule is listed near the bottom of this blog entry:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/65-supplements.html

 

[GavinSTAN13]

thank you, i suspect that pretty much everyone uses repcal calcium without d3 but is zoo medd reptivite ok? until repcal is available

 

[sandrachameleon]

thank you, i suspect that pretty much everyone uses repcal calcium without d3 but is zoo medd reptivite ok? until repcal is available

Whats in the zoo med reptivite?

Nutrobol and Sticky Tongues are also popular brands.

 

[GavinSTAN13]

i dont know if this is exactly what u wanted but here are the ingredients...
Dicalcium phosphate, Precipitated Calcium carbonate,Maltodextrins, Salt, Potassium chloride, Choline Bitartrate, Manganese Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid, L-Arginine, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, a-Tocopherol Acetate, L-Valine, L-Isoleucine, L-Threonine, L-Glutamine, L-Alanine, L-Glutamic acid, Calcium pantothenate, L-Phenylalanine, Dried Kelp, L-Tyrosine, Lecithin, Ferrous fumerate, L-Cystine, L-Histidine, Glycine, DL-Methionin, L-serine, L-Aspartic Acid, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin A Acetate, Riboflavin, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement.

 

[kinyonga]

It has preformed vitamin A (Vitamin A Acetate)...which can build up in the system...so be careful with it.

 

[sandrachameleon]

ditto what Kinyonga said.

Should be fine (even beneficial) to use periodically, but I dont think it would be something I'd use daily.

Does the label indicate a "guaranteed analysis" percentage or quantatitive amounts of the minerals and vitamins?