Hoping to have better luck

[Seth9999]

O boy.
They don't make uvb bulb small enough for 10 gallon tank. Plenty of geckos live long happy lives without uvb . For Years geckos get there food lightly dusted with zoo med repti calcium with d3, zoo med calcium without d3. and reptivite without d3 .

 

[jjainseattle]

OK. Good to know that the UVB light is not really and issue and that Queso doesn't really need it. Should i use it at all? Couple of hours a day?

I am dusting Queso's food with Sticky Tongue Farms Calcium/Mineral Supplement.

 

[Seth9999]

Sticky tongue is about half strength of zoo med calcium with d3. If you use sticky tongue, dusting twice week would provide about same. Only twice week, a pinch in container and swirl you crickts around, to lighty dust them.
You need a multivitamin like reptivite without d3 since you have d3 in sticky tongue. You'd dust once week with reptivite.

 

[jjainseattle]

Sorry to keep looking for the shortcuts...Is there something that satisfies both of these that is in one powder?

I'll never keep this straight!

 

[acpart]

Repashy Calcium plus is an all in one that works well. I've been using it since 2009.

Aliza

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

OK. Good to know that the UVB light is not really and issue and that Queso doesn't really need it. Should i use it at all? Couple of hours a day?

I am dusting Queso's food with Sticky Tongue Farms Calcium/Mineral Supplement.

Sorry to keep looking for the shortcuts...Is there something that satisfies both of these that is in one powder?

I'll never keep this straight!

How old is Queso? He'll do well if you follow the schedule Aliza has shared below.

Wait to use any UVB until you upgrade Queso's enclosure to at least a 20 gallon long: 30 x 12 x 12 inches. A 3 foot long enclosure will be even better.

Oftentimes experienced keepers and breeders tweak the supplements more than the manufacturer suggests based upon the health of their leopard geckos.

Here's the Repashy's Calcium Plus multivitamin schedule that GU's acpart (Aliza Arzt) has used for all her leopard geckos ----> breeders and non-breeders. You'll still need 2 powders.

R = Repashy's Calcium Plus, Cc = pure precipitated calcium carbonate (without vitamin D3)

Week 1:
M-------T-------W------Th-------F-------Sat-------Sun
R.....................Cc...............................R...................


Week 2:
M-------T-------W------Th-------F-------Sat-------Sun
Cc...............................R..........................................

For hatchlings 0-2 months old: Aliza also places a bottle cap of pure precipitated calcium carbonate (without vitamin D3) in the cage 24/7.

Repeat this schedule every 2 weeks throughout your geckos' lives.

 

[jjainseattle]

I'm not sure how old Queso is...The folks at petsmart called him a Juvenile...Not sure what that means in terms of age.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

I'm not sure how old Queso is...The folks at petsmart called him a Juvenile...Not sure what that means in terms of age.

Here's the schedule I recommend now. When Queso gets older, depending upon how well he's doing, cut back to

• Zoo Med's Repti calcium with D3 @ 1 feeding per week and
• Zoo Med's Reptivite multivitamins without D3 at one other feeding per week

Weekly Schedule 124 for Leopard Geckos 12 months old & under​

Crickets or dubia >> Monday - lightly dusted with Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3
Mealworms >> Tuesday
Crickets or dubia >> Wednesday - lightly dusted with pure precipitated calcium carbonate (Zoo Med's Repti Calcium or NOW human brand calcium) 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. . . . . .

 

[jjainseattle]

Any reccomendation on brand for this one?

pure precipitated calcium carbonate (without vitamin D3)

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Any reccomendation on brand for this one?

pure precipitated calcium carbonate (without vitamin D3)

Yes.

Check out the human NOW brand pure precipitated calcium carbonate. You can buy NOW in 12 ounces from health foods stores. Pure calcium never expires.


Otherwise, Zoo Med's Repti Calcium without D3 is pure calcium.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

There is lots of info on this thread.

Have you a computer where you can conveniently go back and re-read it, especially the links?

 

[jjainseattle]

So until I run through the bottle of Sticky Tongue Calcium/Mineral Supplement do you think I would be ok to finish this up by dusting the food every other feeding and to dust the food with the reptivite without d3 between those two feedings?

Also, not super clear on how often and how much for feed Queso.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

So until I run through the bottle of Sticky Tongue Calcium/Mineral Supplement do you think I would be ok to finish this up by dusting the food every other feeding and to dust the food with the reptivite without d3 between those two feedings?

Also, not super clear on how often and how much for feed Queso.

Please post a full body picture of Queso. That will help us recommend a feeding schedule. A feeding schedule is included with Schedule 124. Do you see that?

If you can sex him, he's at least 6 months old. Can you see bulges right below his vent?

To be safe, switch to Zoo Med's products. Vitamin D3 is the only vitamin in Miner-All.

It will take a very long time to finish off Sticky Tongue Farm's (Indoor) Calcium/Mineral supplement, since light dusting is very important! Don't coat the insects.

Guaranteed Analysis per kilo Miner-All
Calcium Min 34% max 36% Vitamin d3 4,400.00 I.U. Manganese 453.66 mg. Zinc 544.39 mg. Iron 136.10 mg. Copper 113.42 mg. Iodine 36.29 mg Cobalt 3.63 mg. Magnesium 453.66 mg. Selenium 11.023 mg.

 

[jjainseattle]

Here is a photo

 

[jjainseattle]

What about doing the miners on Monday, reptivite without d3 on Wednesday and then miners on Friday and following that cadence? Starting again on Sunday.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Here is a photo

See how Queso does eating 6 days per week.

Can you sex him?

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

What about doing the miners on Monday, reptivite without d3 on Wednesday and then miners on Friday and following that cadence? Starting again on Sunday.

STF's Miner-All contains less than 1/5 the vitamin D3 that Repti Calcium with D3 does. That's just too little, even at 2 feedings per week. Repti Calcium with D3 contains over 5x more vitamin D3.

ZM Repti Calcium with D3 = 22,907 IU/kg D3
STF's Miner-All (with D3) = 4,400 IU/kg D3

Pay attention to his urates. They should be pure white.

Click: Calcium powders with D3: Zoo Med, Fluker, Rep-Cal, Exo Terra, + others