Not getting supplements?

[98XJSport]

I have 2 females that I never catch eating. I though I had them eating super worms, but I found a bunch of escapees. They appear healthy and happy(for a reptile) so I think they are just in winter mode and not big eaters. My concern is when I dust with calcium+D3 or vitamins, I don't think they are getting any due to the slow eating habits. Should I leave bottle caps of these supplements or just assume all is well and when it gets warmer hopefully they will eat more? I do have straight calcium in there that they get into now and again.

 

[andypg3]

I wonder the same thing sometimes...I know for a fact that our guy will lick up calcium from a dish. We usually leave plain (pure) calcium in his dish, but every couple of weeks we leave Calcium w/ D3 in the dish to make sure he gets enough D3.

We've never left a cap of vitamins out before, but definately contemplated it for the same reasons you are.

 

[98XJSport]

Ive got the room to put a cap or 2 down.

Any other throughts? Would they go for other supplements in a dish?

 

[zzz888]

I think supplement in a dish is unnecesary, because with high humidity, these supplements go bad very quickly.
To dust food with supplements is all you need to do

 

[Leonardo]

leopard geckos dont need high humidity. theyre desert creatures, not tropical.
careful not to hurt your gecko by having too much humidity in it's viv.

 

[fallen_angel]

I have heard of leaving the multi-vitamin mixed with some calcium in the cage and it doesn't hurt the geckos one bit.. they know what they need and will lick accordingly

 

[Euphoric]

zzz888 I don't know where your getting your information from but the calcium can last about two or three months and they should only have a hide of high humidity..not a tank of it.
I have too heard of mixing the multi vitamin but I think I would only do that on smaller leos or geckos that are unhealthy.

 

[98XJSport]

Been mixing a pinch or so in for half a year, since this was posted in march Everyone seems to be happy and healthy, so Im going with it.