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Random crested gecko question!

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brindle

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I own a sweet crested gecko and I have a question about calcium supplementation.
I feed my crestie Repashy every second day (he is one year old).
I do not feed live because he will go off of his Repashy... even when I only feed live once in a while! Some say that cresties need extra calcium by way of dusted crickets once in a while but, because I don't feed live, he doesn't get that extra calcium.
My question is- is there enough calcium in the Repashy or should I be mixing a little bit of Calcium (with vit D) every few feedings into his Repashy? I actually have done it a few times but I don't want to give him too much calcium... suggestions?
 
brindle said:
I own a sweet crested gecko and I have a question about calcium supplementation.
I feed my crestie Repashy every second day (he is one year old).
I do not feed live because he will go off of his Repashy... even when I only feed live once in a while! Some say that cresties need extra calcium by way of dusted crickets once in a while but, because I don't feed live, he doesn't get that extra calcium.
My question is- is there enough calcium in the Repashy or should I be mixing a little bit of Calcium (with vit D) every few feedings into his Repashy? I actually have done it a few times but I don't want to give him too much calcium... suggestions?
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I stopped feeding Repashy after they changed the formula. I know a lot of people that started having health problems and very poor reproduciotn (eggs going bad and such). I feed Pangea Fruit complete and Clark's. I rotate through the formuals.
I've not had any babies stop eating the formula because of bugs. I do not feed bugs a lot, and when I do, I dust them with calcium.
If you're feeding a well balanced food, there is no need to add calcium. I only dust bugs with it.
 
Well he has been on Repashy for a year and has had zero health problems. I don't have much choice in what I feed him as I don't shop online and my pet stores sell Repashy and other crappy products.
Not much concerned for egg production as I'm not a breeder.
I never said all geckos go off of their mush food when offered live, but mine does. It took me weeks to get him back onto Repashy and I'm not chancing it again.
That didn't answer my question about calcium mixed into the Repashy..?
 
As I mentioned in my first reply, if you are feeding a well balanced food, there is no need to add calcium.

From what I was told, the calcium in CGD was part of the problem.
 
I feed my crestie a mix of pangea and repashy. He loves the pangea but didn't really start growing until I offered the repashy grubs and fruit mix. He goes crazy for this stuff.

I honestly don't feed bugs because he won't eat them. He's still a happy healthy gecko.
 
We use only Repashy mixed with a little fruit. We tried other brands and they wouldn't touch it.

You should not be adding calcium to your gecko food unless you know there is a possible deficiency. You need to check out their calcium sacks too know the status of their calcium reserves.

Here's a pic of how calcium sacs should look off the internet.
 

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I'm not comfortable with that either lol.

CGD has enough calcium IMO. As long as he is a healthy weight and has no signs of calcium deficiencies I would say don't stress it.
 
Sometimes rubbing each side of their mouth will cause the gecko to open up.
You can take a Q-tip and remove the cotton so it doesn't get accidently stuck on the geckos fine teeth. Use the CENTER of the remaining stick and gently press it against the point of their mouth. Go easy because, as you can see in the pic, their teeth are small and fine. Work the stick back until the gecko either opens it's mouth or you can gently pull the bottom jaw down. Do this while holding the gecko high enough to see the roof of its mouth.

stick ------(---)-------- ( ) mouth LOL


Males tend to have smaller calcium deposits since they don't require it for egg production.

I hear ya ! I only do it with females we might mate. Other than that I also feel Crested gecko dietary foods are well formulated with the proper calcium.
In general, over the counter reptile food has come along way in the decades I've been an keeper.
 
HVani said:
I feed my crestie a mix of pangea and repashy. He loves the pangea but didn't really start growing until I offered the repashy grubs and fruit mix. He goes crazy for this stuff.

I honestly don't feed bugs because he won't eat them. He's still a happy healthy gecko.
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Repashy grubs? May I ask what that is?
I agree with not feeding live! My gecko has gotten chubbier since consistently (every second day) eating Repashy! :)
 
HVani said:
I'm not comfortable with that either lol.

CGD has enough calcium IMO. As long as he is a healthy weight and has no signs of calcium deficiencies I would say don't stress it.
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Yea, I think i might leave him well enough alone... he has no floppy tail nor does he have any kinking. His eyes are bright and clear. He's very active at night. Poops/urates well... all over everything, messy little jerk lol.
 
Thank you all for your advice! I'll be continuing with his Repashy CGD with no supplementation. He's a healthy little bugger so I don't know why I worry so!
 
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