Phelsumas & Vitamin D3

[Tatl]

Hello fellow Phelsuma keepers. I was just curious on how you all manage and administrate calcium/vitamin D3. I am by no means an expert but it seems to me the amount varies between care sheet which can be very confusing. This may or or may not be a popular idea, but perhaps if we can create a database of collected information we can notice trends in what works and what does not work for experienced keepers. I would like to keep this strictly to the Phelsuma ssp. Feel free to contribute below your experiences! There are many variables to take into count with Phelsuma well-being that could of course influence these methods. But I feel the information would be nice to have and perhaps interesting to see the results.


What Phelsuma species are you currently working with?:

What brand(s) calcium/d3 do you use?:

How often do you supplement with the above?:

How long have you been using this method?:

What type of lighting do you use?:

Have you ever experienced any signs of D3 overdose and/or MBD (Metabolic Bones Disease)?:

 

[Tatl]

I'll start;

What Phelsuma species are you currently working with?: P. grandis, P. quadriocellata, P. lineata

What brand(s) calcium/d3 do you use?: Repashy Calcium Plus, Flukers calcium without vitamin D3.

How often do you supplement with the above?: Every insect feeding. Everyday or every other day.

How long have you been using this method?: 1.5 years.

What type of lighting do you use?: (per cage) x1 T5 sunblaster HO, x1 Exo Terra 5.0 UVB compact fluorescent, x1 Zilla 25 series UVB compact fluorescent, x2 60w Halogen Bulbs.

Have you ever experienced any signs of D3 overdose and/or MBD (Metabolic Bones Disease)?: No MBD, had a female P. grandis suddenly die last fall. Decline to death was within 24 hours. Reasons unknown, possibly egg bound.

 

[bradley]

What Phelsuma species are you currently working with?: p.lineata elanthana

What brand(s) calcium/d3 do you use?:Zoomed calcium with D3 and repashy day gecko diet 9has supplements in)

How often do you supplement with the above?: once a week for calcium, about 3 times with day gecko diet

How long have you been using this method?:1 year

What type of lighting do you use?: 12% D3+ arcadia T5 lighting

Have you ever experienced any signs of D3 overdose and/or MBD (Metabolic Bones Disease)?:None