New Gecko question

[valknut79]

Hi all!

I've read a whole bunch of posts here on this forum, and it's encouraged me to go ahead and get myself a leopard gecko to finally fill my new Aquarium. I just got him 2 days ago, he's a baby, about 5 inches long from nose to tail.

My question is this: how do I teach him to eat the calcium powder from the dish in his aquarium? When I got him from *****, they had the babies lying on that Calci-sand stuff, so I think he's used to getting his nutrients from that, and now that i've brought him home, he keeps licking the reptile mat I've got him on, and then trying to dig through it. I think he's trying to get some calcium from it. He's been home for almost two whole days now, and hasn't gone anywhere near the calcium dish.

I'm actually thinking about setting up some basic video surveillance to see if he's going over at night, but I spread some out so that I should see some footprints around the area if he does eat it, but so far nothing.

What do you recommend I should do?

Thanks!

-Bob

 

[Alliemac]

I adopted a year old gecko that had never had calcium offered. She chowed down from the calcium dish within minutes of being in her new home. I wouldn't worry about it too much. If she/he won't eat from a dish at first you can just dust your crickets or mealies.

 

[Spots]

I never see my gecko lick from her calcium dish. I was just told that they will know when they need it and they will find it when they need it and you'll never see them lick the dish. Don't know if it's true but I still dust the crickets with calcium just incase.

 

[cyndi0502]

mine lick from the dish all the time...they know when they need it. she'll find it, don't worry

 

[Spots]

since mine doesn't lick the dish...does this mean I use too much calcium? The pet store sold me Flucker's Dietary Supplement - Repta-calcium- vitamin D enriched Powder --- and they said to dust every feeding and use it in the tank. ALOT of people on here dust every other and only use calcium WITHOUT D3 in the tank. Am I doing something wrong? Also...this jar doesnt actually say D3 on it...So I should get another one? It says Vitamin D enriched though...but not actually D3