It's hard to find every brand in my country, I need your help

Bordois

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Hey guys, I've got 2 leopard geckos (male and female) I live in Turkey and leopard gecko is not a common pet in here. So it's not easy to find anything about reptiles not even on the internet.
-I've already got calcium dust "without d3".
-I need calcium with D3 and vitamin but I need more info about what leos exactly need. I've done my research but I'm really confused. And I can only find some brands, I don't know which one is better. So I need your help.

I'm gonna write whatever I know or I need to know about the supplements. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
-They need "calcium WITHOUT d3" in a small cup which stays everytime in the terrarium, right?
-They need calcium dust "with d3 and no phosphorus" for dusting the mealworms/crickets etc.
-They also need vitamin support.

Question 1: How often should I dust the food with d3 calcium? And should I use it like one pinch?

Question 2: Should I use the vitamin on their water or the food? Because as you know they don't use water too much. And which one is better; liquid or dust vitamin? If we use liquid vit on mealworms then doesn't it dry after a while? Is it effective even after it dries? I think if it's gonna be on water, then I should use liquid vit but; if it's gonna be on the food then I should use dust vit. Please help me out I'm confused about the vit part :eek:

Question 3: I don't know anything about the vitamines. If we're already using the calicum "with d3" and if the "vitamin" contains "d3" too, then isn't it too much? I don't want them over dose on d3.

These are the only brands that I can find in Turkey on the internet (you can't even find anything besides online stores) Which one do you suggest? I don't have too much option though:

Calcium with D3:
*Komodo cricket dust 200g
-Komodo is the only one. I also found two different brands too (Jbl Micro Calcium 100 gr and Exo Terra calicum for reptiles liquid 100 ml) but I guess they don't contain d3 because they didn't mention it on the description. I don't need the one without d3 because I already have it.
P.S: I guess it's impossible to find "with d3 and without phosphorus" because there's only one brand available.

Vitamin:
*Sera Reptilin 15 ml
*Beaphar Reptile Minerals 100 gr
*Sera Reptimineral H 100ml
*Jbl Terravit Fluid 50 ml
*Jbl Terravit Powder

Thanks for your help!
 

Durke

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Portland, OR
-They need "calcium WITHOUT d3" in a small cup which stays everytime in the terrarium, right?
-They need calcium dust "with d3 and no phosphorus" for dusting the mealworms/crickets etc.
-They also need vitamin support.

Yes to all.

Question 1: How often should I dust the food with d3 calcium? And should I use it like one pinch?

People usually dust 2 or 3 times a week with d3. Just put the calcium with d3 in a bag or container with the insects, then shake them around. Some calcium d3 should stick to the insects.

Question 2: Should I use the vitamin on their water or the food? Because as you know they don't use water too much. And which one is better; liquid or dust vitamin? If we use liquid vit on mealworms then doesn't it dry after a while? Is it effective even after it dries? I think if it's gonna be on water, then I should use liquid vit but; if it's gonna be on the food then I should use dust vit. Please help me out I'm confused about the vit part

I've never heard of using it in water. Some people like to mix the vitamin powder with calcium d3, and give it 2 or 3 times a week. Again, just shake 'n' bake the insects with the powder mixture.

Question 3: I don't know anything about the vitamines. If we're already using the calicum "with d3" and if the "vitamin" contains "d3" too, then isn't it too much? I don't want them over dose on d3.

I didn't think the vitamins have d3? Anyway, I think it's rare to overdose a gecko with d3.


As for the brands you listed, I've personally never heard of them, sorry. :/
 

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