Calcium

[snip3d_out]

Is too much calcium bad for leopard geckos?

 

[Crasher_Insane]

Too much of any vitamin or mineral is bad for any creature.
Most people suggest dusting once a month for Leos.

 

[Pepper]

I think people only dust calcium with D3 once a month..?

I think regular calcium is given a little more often, or..?

 

[Riyo]

Dusting once a month? Maybe with calcium with D3. Regular, pure calcium should be used at least every other feeding and a bowl of it should be available at all times in their tanks.

 

[Pepper]

Oh, ok, that's what I thought.

 

[BGalloway]

Too little calcium will result in weak bones prone to fracture. Too much calcium can result in calcium being deposited in the soft tissues of the body.

 

[Gregg M]

Too much calcium can result in calcium being deposited in the soft tissues of the body.

This is true only if the calcium is not processed... But it is a valid statement...:main_thumbsup:

 

[BGalloway]

By processed you mean metabolized, right? My logic was that if there's so much that it overloads the system for dumping calcium in bones and excreting it, then it's too much.

 

[KnECritters]

From what I understand, excess calcium is dumped from the body through waste. Now, too much D3 will cause them to absorb too much calcium.

 

[shawn119]

YES

 

[Nigel4less]

I think people only dust calcium with D3 once a month..?

I think regular calcium is given a little more often, or..?

Every 7-10 days for me