So since Ren has finally started eating his crickets I need to set up a plan for supplementing. I am currently using the Reptivite supplement with D3 by Zoo Med which claims to have a 2:1 calcium to phosphorus ratio. On the bottle it lists a min-max calcium content of 24.9-28%. I also have pure calcium without D3 which I have not used yet
. So one question is should I be mixing in additional calcium with the multivitamin or is the amount already contained in it enough? I watched a video that said this particular vitamin is one that will cover everything and is all you have to dust with, but I would prefer to get the opinion of more than just some guy on youtube lol. Since the vitamin is already the 2:1 ratio I don't want to accidentally overload him with too much calcium by mixing more in unless that would be recommended.
My other question was concerning that gel water product that they sell for crickets. There is one with added calcium which seems like it would be a nice way to ensure he is getting enough. Has anyone used this? Would it be dangerous to use it in conjunction with the vitamin powder, I mean could it result in calcium levels being dangerously high? I know they can develop problems if they take in too much, so I was a bit nervous about the idea of using this and dusting, and I certainly wouldn't want to use only the calcium water gel.
Also does anyone know how efficiently a cricket would hold calcium levels it consumes? I know with some species the digestive process will eliminate certain nutrients. I want to say I read somewhere that crickets do not store calcium well because they have no use for it. What do you think, does this sound like a safe and useful product, or would you guys think it is best to just avoid it. I know they make lots of products that are at best useless and at worst dangerous so any advice would be awesome.
Thank you!!
. So one question is should I be mixing in additional calcium with the multivitamin or is the amount already contained in it enough? I watched a video that said this particular vitamin is one that will cover everything and is all you have to dust with, but I would prefer to get the opinion of more than just some guy on youtube lol. Since the vitamin is already the 2:1 ratio I don't want to accidentally overload him with too much calcium by mixing more in unless that would be recommended.
My other question was concerning that gel water product that they sell for crickets. There is one with added calcium which seems like it would be a nice way to ensure he is getting enough. Has anyone used this? Would it be dangerous to use it in conjunction with the vitamin powder, I mean could it result in calcium levels being dangerously high? I know they can develop problems if they take in too much, so I was a bit nervous about the idea of using this and dusting, and I certainly wouldn't want to use only the calcium water gel.
Also does anyone know how efficiently a cricket would hold calcium levels it consumes? I know with some species the digestive process will eliminate certain nutrients. I want to say I read somewhere that crickets do not store calcium well because they have no use for it. What do you think, does this sound like a safe and useful product, or would you guys think it is best to just avoid it. I know they make lots of products that are at best useless and at worst dangerous so any advice would be awesome.
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