and our leo has since reduced its food intake... she doesnt eat everyday. this makes it difficult to dust 4 times a week with calcium and 2x a week with vitamin. Is it possible to dust the feeder with both calcium and vitamin one over the other in order to kill 2 birds with 1 stone? Since shes eating about 4 out of the 7 days as opposed to nearly everyday, its awful tough. I just want her healthy. Thanks!
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Most adult geckos don't eat every day anyway. I think we may tend to oversupplement. I use Repashy calcium plus which is all-in-one and dust the feeders every time I feed. I have geckos that haven't eaten in a few months and remain fat and healthy. If you're really worried, you can dip your finger in water, then dip it in the calcium and/or vitamins and rub it on the gecko's mouth. It will then lick the calcium paste off. I do that with sick geckos that aren't eating much.
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I agree, get an all-in-one supplement like Repashy Calcium Plus, dust 2-3x a week, you'll be fine. If you have a breeder female or a growing juvenile, you can dust more. But once they reach adulthood, they don't need that much extra supplement.
Okay I do have repashy plus which is cheaper anyways. I was recommended to get pure calcium and then a vitamin supplement like herpitivite on here. So should I just go back to repashy plus and remove the repo-cal calcium from the dish in her tank since its not really needed since im dusting?
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If she's a breeding female, or a growing juvenile/sub-adult, you can leave the pure calcium without D3 in there. If she's an adult and you aren't breeding her, then she won't need that extra calcium dish in there at all.
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