Gutloading and dusting question

[BeeBopper]

Our first gecko will be joining us in about 3 weeks and we've been researching forever about caring for him/her. I've noticed that most of you have a dusting "schedule" of sorts. Could you please share your schedule. We plan on having a dish of calcuim without D3 in the tank at all times. Also, what is best to feed your crickets and mealworms, I've read things like lettuce, broccoli, carrots, etc? And that about the commercial cricket foods and gutload products, what do you think of those? Thanks!

 

[WilliamTheLeopardGecko]

My new schedule is twice a week with d3 and every day with calcium.
I gut load crickets with celery.
Never tried the commercial brands, but for water add in some strawberry or something.

 

[ImNotYogi]

My dusting schedule is:
Sun: Multivitamin
Mon - Fri: Calcium without D3
Sat: Calcium with D3

For gutloading , I use a mix of greens (mustard, collard, and turnip) with kale and for moisture I use carrots. You want use plants that are chockfull of nutrients and not just primarily water. As far as the commercial gutloads I use them as something extra; never as the primary food.

 

[Lindz0518]

I dust with a multivitamin once a week and calcium with D3 twice a week, I am going to switch to repashy all in one when I am out of the others, that way I only have to use one supplement. I gutload my crickets and mealworms with baby cereal, they love it and it has a lot of different nutrients in it.

 

[Cesar_Da_KIng]

get Repashy all in one calcium plus and use it with every feeding, way easier especially if your new to owning leos

 

[SC Geckos]

I have vitamin/calcium mix in my food dishes at all times, so basically I dust every feeding. The calcium I use (Osteo Form SA) also has D3 in it. I mix it in a 3:1 ratio (Vionate:Osteo Form SA).
I gutload my feeders (dubia and mealworms) with organic dog food and fish flakes ground into a powder. I also offer them carotts and apples. Things like lettuce have no significant nutritional value other than water.