Help with supplementing

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Hi, I have a few questions about supplementing.

I have a female leopard gecko that was born May 17, 2006 - making her ~5.5 months old. Over this period of time, I have fed her primarily mealworms and have been supplementing as follows:

Mon-Fri: Pure Calcium
Saturday: Calcium w/ D3
Sunday: Multivitamin

I use Rep-Cal brand supplements (Calcium, Calcium w/ Vit. D3, and Herptivite, respectively). This supplementing schedule was taken from advice from this and other leopard gecko forums.

My leo usually eats nightly, but lately (within the past 4-6 weeks) I have noticed her appetite has decreased. Now, I only need to feed her about every other night. She has a fat tail and appears as healthy as can be.

Now, on to my real question:
Should I change my supplementing schedule to deal with the decrease in food intake? If so, what should my schedule look like?

I have read that when leo's become adults, they should recieve...
Pure calcium ~3 days/week
Calcium w/ D3 ~Once every 2-4 weeks
Multivitamin ~Once every 2-4 weeks

But, what constitues an adult? Is this based on size, growth rate, or actual age?

Any recommendations on how I should supplement my leopard gecko would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for the help!

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I think the supplement schedule you have right now seems just fine!

 

[GeckoMandi]

Yours is just about exactly how I do mine, I leave a pure dish down at all times, and use the mutlivite and d3 twice a week.

 

[trizzypballr]

is there a reason people use seperatee dishes for their calcium? I just make sure to keep calcium in the mealworm bowl. I use repcal without D3. what does everyone use as a multivitamin?

 

[bman34]

i use herptivite as a multi

 

[GeckoMandi]

I don't use bowls for my mealies I like to watch them eat so I just feed them myself, but I herptivite as a multi.

 

[Ian S.]

Herptivite rules(all in good moderation):main_thumbsup:

 

[eyelids]

I've been using T-Rex Leopard Gecko ICB (got 2.2 lb. container from LLL) for several months and it does the trick.

 

[dragonflyreptiles]

I used the TRex Leo Dust ICB one year and had infertile eggs from all 9 females, well I had 2 fertile eggs and the rest were all infertile that entire year. Once I switched to reptivite the next year I had 90-95% fertiles.

Just my experience with it and infertility issues.

 

[GeckoGuru]

I use what is called Osteo-Form(a calcium powder for horses, it has D3 in it). I have gotton excellent fertility rates, and it seems to stick to the feeder insects better. As a multi-vitamin I use Herptivite.