Tetra fauna ReptoCal?

[Luckyspawn]

So I have some reptocal powdered nutritional supplement left over from my leopard geckos, and it says its for all reptiles, but I think it might not be great for my Jackson's Malachai...

It has calcium and vitamin D3 which I know is good, but it also has a few other things that I'm unsure of.

First of all, it has vitamin A.... I know chameleons need it, but I remember somewhere that it shouldn't be used in suppliments as too much of it can be toxic to them.

Heres a list of the ingredients, can you guys tell me if it will be okay for malachai, or if I should go get something else?

Calcium carbonate
Dicalcium phosphate
calcium phosphate
calcium hydroxide
dried yeast
dehydrated alfalfa meal
sodium chloride
potassium chloride
choline chloride
inositol
nicotinic acid
a-tocopherol acetate
D-calcium pantothenate
riboflavin 5 phosphate
thiamine mononitrate
pyridoxine
hydrochloride
vitamin A
palmitate
folic acid
P-aminobenzoic acid
menadione sodium bisulfite complex
cholecalciferol
biotin
cyanocobalamin

 

[Luckyspawn]

anyone know?

Is this stuff safe for my chameleon?

Is it a once of month type of thing?

 

[pssh]

Do you know how much vitamin A there is? I probably wouldn't use this product more than twice a year... Just my opinion though.

 

[Luckyspawn]

Guaranteed analysis

Vitamins (Min)



Vitamin A: 219,900 IU/kg


Whatever that means...

Sounds like something my chameleons insides wouldn't be happy about


Do you think it would be okay to use as an occasional thing?

Because its very rich in calcium, and has a lot of vitamins, which I like because my feeders don't really seem interested in what I'm giving them.

 

[pssh]

That's quite a bit, I'd stick to once or twice a year max as a source of vit A. Chameleons can overdose on it so it's usually best to stay onthe cautious side. I really like repcal brand products. They have a source of vit A that can't be overdosed on. However, some debate whether or not the chameleons are actually getting vit A from it as they would have to convert the source (beta carotine, the spelling may be wrong) and we aren't sure if they can convert it at all. Because of this some people give a different source of vit A once or twice a year, and that is why I say only twice a year.

What are you feeding the feeders? My crickets love dandelion leaves.