im going to the vivarium tomorrow morning. meal worms arrive tomorrow too so ill have at least those to feed them while i wait for my dubias to come in.... got the multivitamins and calcium supplements earlier today (vitamins 1Xweek and calcium with every feeding?)
im assuming the little girls will need some time to acclimate to the new home, should I stay off feeding them for a few days?
Are they relatively the same size? How old?
May I ask which kind multivits and calcium you have? Each brand is different.
Some leos eat right away, so I'd offer both food.
Hilde says --
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CALCIUM - excess:
Excess calcium in the digestive tract can hinder absorption of Vitamin A and D (we won't worry about E & K here). MBD is often considered to be caused by a shortage of calcium, but can happen even though there is ample calcium available. If there's not enough Vit D available, either stored in the liver or absorbed via food/supplements, then there won't be enough calcium absorbed. If you suspect a calcium shortage, it's easy to increase the amount available by dusting more often, even to the point of 'icing' the bugs with calcium, all of which just puts more calcium into the intestines but allowing less and less Vitamin A & D to be absorbed.... a vicious circle. The result is a gecko with possible MBD (even if it's on calcium substrate and gets calcium supplement), and a severe shortage of Vitamin A & D.
And so it continues.... more calcium, less vitamin A & D."
