Is My Supplementation Schedule Appropriate?

Meece156

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New York
I bought a Juvenile Leopard Gecko a week ago and my schedule is as follows:

Monday - Rep-cal Calcium+ Rep-cal Vitamins
Tuesday - Rep-cal Calcium
Wednesday - Rep-cal Calcium With VitD
Thursday - Rep-cal Calcium+ Rep-calVitamins
Friday - Rep-cal Calcium
Saturday - Rep-cal Calcium With VitD
Sunday - Rep-cal Calcium

For the calcium and vitamins I mix at a ratio of 1:1 Rep-cal Calcium and Rep-cal Vitamins - as the Vitamins label suggests.
For the Vitamin D3 I just use Rep-cal Phosphorus Free Calcium with Vitamin D3 and dust with it.

I have read a lot and watched a lot of videos with detailed schedules and they all contradict each other. I see that my juvenile leopard geckos back left leg trembles slightly. Nothing out of the ordinary in my opinion I am just very cautious as my previous baby leopard gecko was brought home with the Metabolic Bone Disease and it walked funny. My current leopard gecko, Xubi, walks just fine and is very curious and exuberant. I would like someone with experience to explain what I am doing right and wrong please.
 

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indyana

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I would think you would want to use the Rep-Cal Calcium with D3 more often. Calcium cannot be absorbed without D3, so you can use the regular calcium all you want with absolutely no effect on preventing MBD (unless you're providing UVB lighting). Juveniles especially need more calcium and vitamins.

If I had to do a quick change-up to your schedule, I would recommend a 1:1 mix of Rep-Cal Calcium with D3 : Rep-Cal Herptivite vitamins three times a week and using the plain Rep-Cal Calcium (no D3) on the other feedings. This isn't an exact science, but you basically want to ensure your young gecko is getting enough D3 to absorb all the calcium needed for his growing bones. From what I can tell on the Rep-Cal website, the Herptivite doesn't actually contain D3 and relies upon being mixed with one of the Calcium with D3 options.

(Anyone who uses Rep-Cal products, feel free to chime in with your schedule. I'm a Repashy girl myself, so I'm estimating here.)
 

Ryder5406

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I dust my feeders every feeding with calcium w/d3 and I use a multivitamin about 3 times a week. Calcium is always out in the cage in a dish. So they can lick it anytime but I can regulate the others with my feedings. I feed 3-4 times a week and leave mealworms in the calcium dish always. Feed supers and crickets also. Working on my roach colony.
 

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