Gecko with calcium deficiency not eating

[Rush2112]

I have had my leopard gecko for about a year. I have been dusting her food with calcium every four feedings (I now know this is not enough) so she developed a slight bend in her legs. I was not to worried because I though I would just dust with calcium every day this helped and the bend in one leg went away then she went on a food strike and it came back should I be worried? If so what should I do.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Welcome to Geckos Unlimited!

How old is your leo? Please share a video of her walking.

What exact brand of calcium are you using? Does it contain vitamin D3? Is it also an all-in-one multivitamin?

In order for calcium to be absorbed it must contain vitamin D3. Vitamin D3 needs to be taken with food.

Please share pictures of your leo and of her enclosure. That way we can help better.

 

[Rush2112]

She is about a year old now I am using miner-all and reptivite it contains 4400 I.U of d3 per kilo. She is eating now but still worried about the slight bend in her front legs. Not sure how to post a picture or video

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

She is about a year old now I am using miner-all and reptivite it contains 4400 I.U of d3 per kilo. She is eating now but still worried about the slight bend in her front legs. Not sure how to post a picture or video

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I would not use both miner-all and reptivite. I prefer Zoo Med's Reptivite as the multivitamin.

• Do you have Zoo Med's Repti Calcium or Zoo Med's Reptivite multivitamins? with or without D3?
• Since vitamin D3 is fat soluble, it sticks around in a gecko's body and should only be taken @ 1 feeding per week.
• For a summary of those products (and others) click: Gecko Multivitamins

For me (and many other leos) Zoo Med's products contain just the right amount of D3 (the minimum) @ 22,907 IU/kg. Miner-All @ 4,400 IU/kg is just too little D3.

I suggest switching to this schedule.

Weekly Schedule for Leopard Geckos 12 months old & under
tweaked August 2017​

Crickets or dubia >> Monday - lightly dusted with Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3
Mealworms >> Tuesday
Crickets or dubia >> Wednesday - lightly dusted with precipitated calcium carbonate without D3
Crickets or dubia >> Thursday
Crickets or dubia >> Friday - lightly dusted with Zoo Med ReptiVite multivitamins without D3
Mealworms >> Saturday
No food or free choice >> Sunday

Future weeks:
Continue on since all weeks are identical. . . . . .

 

[Rush2112]

Thanks! I got the calcium you reccommended. She is doing fine and her legs are straight. She looks like she walks fine. Thanks!!!

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Thanks! I got the calcium you reccommended. She is doing fine and her legs are straight. She looks like she walks fine. Thanks!!!

You're welcome. I always love updates.

Just to confirm: Did you buy Zoo Med's Repti Calcium without D3 to complement your Miner-all Indoor?