Vitamin Dosage?

brianna17 · May 23, 2018

Hello!

I recently bought new vitamin powder for my beardie (Rep-Cal Herptivite Multivitamins and Rep-Cal Calcium w/ Vit. D3) and I'm not completely sure about the dosage. I have read that it says "Mix with vegetables, fruits and pastes approximately 1/2 tablespoon REP-CAL with 1/2 tablespoon Herptivite per pound of food". That specifies per pound, right? Overall, I'm confused. I want to know how much vitamin powder you put on per meal (for example, just giving your beardie some crickets), not per pound of food.

Thank you.

CooperDragon · May 24, 2018

I wouldn't dust salads at all. They are well balanced and nutrient rich on their own if you provide a decent variety of items. The supplements are more for the bugs who aren't as nutrient rich as they would be in the wild. A light even coat of the calcium dust on the bugs at every meal but substitute it with the vitamin dust once or twice a week (or every 6-7 feedings) and that should do the trick.

brianna17 · May 24, 2018

CooperDragon":vnrb83mj said:
I wouldn't dust salads at all. They are well balanced and nutrient rich on their own if you provide a decent variety of items. The supplements are more for the bugs who aren't as nutrient rich as they would be in the wild. A light even coat of the calcium dust on the bugs at every meal but substitute it with the vitamin dust once or twice a week (or every 6-7 feedings) and that should do the trick.

Thank you!

My beardie is 1 year old (if this helps any with the vitamin dosage information) and i was just thinking that 1/2 tablespoon of multivitamins and calcium just seemed a bit.. much? Because I really don't want to overwhelm him with vitamins.

CooperDragon · May 24, 2018

At a year old one bug meal per day is good and slowly decreasing to 1 or 2 per week by around 18 months or so. That is a lot of supplement. Just need to sprinkle a little bit on the bugs in a small cup and gently shake until they have a light even coat. Let the excess stay in the cup.

Taterbug · May 24, 2018

These same supplements are used on purely herbivorous reptiles like iguanas and tortoises that eat much more plant based food than beardies do. I think that's why they have some of the larger dose instructions. If you don't care for all the mixing, Repashy offers a good all in one product that you can dust on your crickets as Cooper described.

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