Why supplements?

[pounce]

Just curious why we're feeding our gecko's supplements, such as vitamins / calcium etc. What's their source for calcium / vitamins in the wild?

Is there evidence that feeding them these things improves their health?

Just curious!

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Providing supplements for captive reptiles is essential! In the wild, they eat natural food from the area they thrive in, which includes soil for the plants, plants for the bugs, and bugs for the reptiles. They get all the nutrients they need in the wild, but when we keep them in unnatural environments and feed them unnatural food, it's critical that they get extra vitamins and especially calcium.

Look at it this way... if you were kept in a prison cell and fed only bread and water, soon you would be malnourished and deficient in vitamins and minerals. You would need full balanced meals and supplements in order for your body to function properly.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Just curious why we're feeding our gecko's supplements, such as vitamins / calcium etc. What's their source for calcium / vitamins in the wild?

Is there evidence that feeding them these things improves their health?

Just curious!

Try a google search, typing in leopard gecko mbd photos, to see some effects of not supplementing a gecko's diet with vitamins and minerals.

 

[Repkyle]

Also why we gutload our feeders, you are what you eat hehe