dusting?

[Nastynotch]

lol once again this is probably a stupid question. but I'm new to this stuff.

I've been feeding my white spotted gecko crickets as a main diet (with the occasional mealworm here and there). But I was told I should be cal. dusting his food....I've seen the product at the stores (in several different forms) and I dont know which I should give to him, or if I should give it to him at all...

can some one help me out here? :main_robin:

thanks.

nathanx

 

[KiwiSF]

Yes, though I'm no expert on geckos, I would definitely recommend using calcium once a week as well as vitamins once a month or so. Calcium is essential to a gecko's diet so they don't get things like Metabolic Bone Disease.
as for brands, I use rep-cal, which you can most likely get at your local pet store. ^^

 

[Nastynotch]

k thanks alot.

so im assuming that i just sprinkle it on his mealworms?
it just looks like powder

 

[KiwiSF]

Hmm, usually what you would do is put the worms and a bit of powder in a bag, then shake it up a bit until they're lightly dusted =3

Also, a bit of calcium should be available at all times for the gecko in a little dish.
If it's the same for spotted geckos as leos xD

 

[gko reptiles]

We use "Herp-Care Cricket Dust". It seems to get the best response out of our leos! Also, we dust during every feeding (everyother day), and leave a Calcium dish (full of the same stuff) in there for them to lick. This sounds wierd, but they really do lick it straight out of the bowl! Oh, and also, we leave a bowl of mealworms, as well as a water dish in there for them at all times. Good Luck with your Leo!!

 

[KiwiSF]

How do you get the worms to stay in the dish? o.o

 

[Nastynotch]

ive got a little clay dish that they just slip around in. never had them escape

 

[roaches42993]

any of you use the jurassi cal stuff ? in the directions it says sprinkle but do you think thell lick it out of the bowl ? also off topic but Nastynotch in you profile it says is it gieko or gecko ? gieko is spelled geico

 

[Nastynotch]

gieko is spelled geico

Theres this extremely funny show called 'tourettes' were this guy fights with the insurance company about how the name is spelled. gieko is how you spell it in the case :main_laugh: *giggle giggle*

 

[Milwaukee Reptiles]

any of you use the jurassi cal stuff ? in the directions it says sprinkle but do you think thell lick it out of the bowl ?

Yes, they will lick it directly from the bowl. In the wild they have learned to lick the ground when they need calcium, and in captivity their ground usually doesn't have a whole lot of anything to lick up Also, make sure that the calcium you leave in the cage is without D3, as too much (or too little) D3 can be harmful. I found that leaving non-D3 calium in the cage and dusting every other feeding with calcium w/d3 didn't give me any problems.

 

[roaches42993]

all jurrasi cal products are vitemin d3 free
ill see if it works

 

[Nastynotch]

i got some calcium dusting stuff today.

it says it has d3 in it. but cracker should be ok if i hand it over 3 times a week like the bottle says right?