kingofnobbys
BD.org Sicko
How are these made ? brief summary here ( sorry this is jargon rich and assumes the reader has university level chemistry) : .see for brief explanation of metal chelation here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelation
In specific chelated calcium is calcium bound to an organic acid, such as citrate, malate, lactate, or gluconate, glubiuonate; or to an amino acid, such as aspartate.
The calcium chelates used in vet grade liquid calcium solutions are :
Calcium Gluconate
Calcium Glubionate
Research indicates that calcium chelates, are more bioavailable than calcium carbonate.
So why not just mix or try to dissolve Calcium Carbonate powder in water ? Low solubility is the issue.
Here are the Ksp or the solubility products
(High school yr11 chemistry ... very easy stuff ).
Uptake is these low solubility products indicate CaCO3 is hard to dissolve in water at room temperature. So this is a poor way to get Calcium into your reptile.
For these the maximum solubilities are simply the square root of the Ksp ie
0.028 Moles / L
and
0.025 Moles / L
Main drawback of chelated calcium : unfortunately the chelating compounds used oxidize on contact with oxygen in the air, hence the shelf life, beyond which the chelates have started to become rancid. Refrigerating the opened bottle will extend this.
In specific chelated calcium is calcium bound to an organic acid, such as citrate, malate, lactate, or gluconate, glubiuonate; or to an amino acid, such as aspartate.
The calcium chelates used in vet grade liquid calcium solutions are :
Calcium Gluconate
Calcium Glubionate
Research indicates that calcium chelates, are more bioavailable than calcium carbonate.
So why not just mix or try to dissolve Calcium Carbonate powder in water ? Low solubility is the issue.
Here are the Ksp or the solubility products
(High school yr11 chemistry ... very easy stuff ).
Uptake is these low solubility products indicate CaCO3 is hard to dissolve in water at room temperature. So this is a poor way to get Calcium into your reptile.
For these the maximum solubilities are simply the square root of the Ksp ie
0.028 Moles / L
and
0.025 Moles / L
Main drawback of chelated calcium : unfortunately the chelating compounds used oxidize on contact with oxygen in the air, hence the shelf life, beyond which the chelates have started to become rancid. Refrigerating the opened bottle will extend this.