To dust or not to dust??

[aaronhome27]

I have Ron Trempers Leopard Gecko Care guide. In his guide he advises not to dust your feeders but to only offer free choice supplements. His explanation is that they will consume what they need and that we should not decide for them. This goes against everything that is stated elsewhere but from what I gather Ron Tremper is somewhat of a trusted authority in the Leopard Gecko field. I am just curious on what other think about this method of supplementation. Thanks for any input!

 

[marauderhex]

I dust with Repashy Calcium + and leave a dish of Calcium w/o D3 in their enclosures at all times. For a while I had two dishes, one with Repashy and one with just calcium, but the repashy stuff molds very quickly.

 

[GeckoCrossing]

I dust with Repashy Calcium + and leave a dish of Calcium w/o D3 in their enclosures at all times. For a while I had two dishes, one with Repashy and one with just calcium, but the repashy stuff molds very quickly.

+1 Same for me.

 

[GexPex]

I dust with calcium/vit.d3 and leave 2 bowls out of pure calcium (they use the other one as a litter box and no matter where I moved the bowl to, they always pooped in it...but they leave the other one alone).

 

[The Gecko Person]

I use vitamins with d3 once to three times a week depending on age, and calcium without d3 in the cage, and on the insects two or three times a week.

 

[huntertreat14]

I dust my mealworms but not my crickets. For some reason my crickets die after i dust them, but the meals have no problem with it.

 

[kaws]

I dust my mealworms but not my crickets. For some reason my crickets die after i dust them, but the meals have no problem with it.

How are you getting the dust to stick to the mealworms ?

 

[OnlineGeckos]

How are you getting the dust to stick to the mealworms ?

Depends on the supplement you use, some stick better than the others. Zoo Med's Reptivite w/ D3 stick very well from my experience. Repashy calcium plus doesn't stick as well, and clumps up when there's a small amount of moisture.

 

[huntertreat14]

How are you getting the dust to stick to the mealworms ?

I use reptical with D3, it sticks really well. I just put some in the conntainer and shake it for a min. Then whenn I drop them into his food dish I put a little at the bottom of that so they roll around in it.

 

[Crewdog00]

I dust my mealworms but not my crickets. For some reason my crickets die after i dust them, but the meals have no problem with it.

Ditto. Wow I thought it was just me.

 

[roger]

I have Ron Trempers Leopard Gecko Care guide. In his guide he advises not to dust your feeders but to only offer free choice supplements. His explanation is that they will consume what they need and that we should not decide for them. This goes against everything that is stated elsewhere but from what I gather Ron Tremper is somewhat of a trusted authority in the Leopard Gecko field. I am just curious on what other think about this method of supplementation. Thanks for any input!

I have used the plus powder for a year now.In previous years I would get several abnormalities , small eggs.Since I have used the plus powder all my eggs have been huge ,healthy.I have had no birth defects in my babies.all have been healthy and voracious eaters.On the topic of supplements not sticking to their prey.Leos dont need alot of supplement on their prey.You might think your leo is not getting their share of supplements when it doesnt stick properly but in fact they are getting enough.

 

[Crewdog00]

I dust 5 days a week and haven't had any issues. My gecko has the calcium bags in her arm pits. Good sign she's healthy.

 

[razorgecko1982]

i dust my crickets lightly for Razor he just ate 7 of them last night alone.

 

[SC Geckos]

I just provide a dish with Vionate mixed with Osteo Form SA. I dont dust the feeders, I just put them in the bowl. This way the feeders get some powder and once the feeders are gone they normally lick the bowl.

 

[Ozy]

I dust with Repashy Calcium Plus at every feeding and have a dish of mealworms with some in it in her cage.

 

[HipHerp]

I use Rep Cal w/D3 every other feeding. I sprinkle some in the dish and then roll the mealies around in it. My geckos lick the leftover powder off the bottom, so it must taste good to them.

 

[lisa127]

Does anyone use that Leopard Gecko Dust?

 

[Jarred Davis]

I feed my geckos by hand, one by one, would it be ok to dust the insects individually as I go along? and I have Repti Calcium with D3 from Zoo Med, is this an acceptable calcium to use to dust with and put in the tank for them to lick?