Not pooping as much?

[KarrieRee]

He's not being great about eating salads lately, he'll eat a couple of bites a day but never finishes it. I do spray the salad with water. I give him zoo med calcium without D3 2-3 times a week lightly dusted on his roaches. He gets repcal multivitamin once a week.

Ok so since hes a year old I would cut back on the calcium D3 to once a week and dust his insects w/ regular calcium w/ NO phosphorus to 2 times a week his vitamins should be ok since he is eating some of the salads - and your using a T 5 UVB correct?

 

[rango101]

Ok so since hes a year old I would cut back on the calcium D3 to once a week and dust his insects w/ regular calcium w/ NO phosphorus to 2 times a week his vitamins should be ok since he is eating some of the salads - and your using a T 5 UVB correct?

I don't ever use calcium with D3 he just gets plain calcium. Yeah the T5 is in a reflector inside the cage 11 inches from basking spot.

 

[KarrieRee]

I don't ever use calcium with D3 he just gets plain calcium. Yeah the T5 is in a reflector inside the cage 11 inches from basking spot.

Did you use calcium D3 when he was a baby?

 

[rango101]

Did you use calcium D3 when he was a baby?

I got him when he was 5 months and I didn't since the vet told me not

 

[KarrieRee]

I got him when he was 5 months and I didn't since the vet told me not

I am going to ask AHBD about this and see what she thinks whether adding it in now would help - we always recommend D3 5 x per week dusted once on the insects then after a year old to 1-2 times per week depending on the UVB being used --

 

[rango101]

I am going to ask AHBD about this and see what she thinks whether adding it in now would help - we always recommend D3 5 x per week dusted once on the insects then after a year old to 1-2 times per week depending on the UVB being used --

Ok thanks, I take him to a board certified reptile vet and she told me any amount of D3 can cause toxicity, but I'd be curious to know if it's necessary even with good UVB.

 

[KarrieRee]

Ok thanks, I take him to a board certified reptile vet and she told me any amount of D3 can cause toxicity, but I'd be curious to know if it's necessary even with good UVB.

I have asked AHBD to see what she thinks