Re: Calcium and other Supplements help need!

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Posted by Tim Madsen on April 20, 2001 at 14:00:13:

In Reply to: Calcium and other Supplements help need! posted by Angel on April 20, 2001 at 12:21:00:

: Hi,

: I have a few questions about calcium. I have read many different things. Should I give it daily with each meal( I will be getting a tortoise hatchling in a few weeks) or every other day? How often shold I give it Multi- viatmins and D3? Some of said give it calcium with D3 in it but I don't want to give it too much and overdose it. Also i have heard you can crush a Centrum tablet and sprinle it over the food daily, is this true?

: Your help would be great...I have the rest of the setup ready to go for him and just need to figure this supplement thing out. Thanks in advance.

Buy a good quality reptile supplement. I use Repcal with D3 and Herptevite for my Redfoots. Once a week is plenty if you feed a good variety of foods. Some vitamins in large amounts can be toxic to reptiles. I've seen vitamin A cause a tortoise to sluff its skin. So go light with the vitamins. You don't have to worry much about giving to much calcium. Good luck,

Tim

Southampton Herps

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Once a week for Herptevite or calcium? Jen B 04/20/01 (1)
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: : Hi, : : I have a few questions about calcium. I have read many different things. Should I give it daily with each meal( I will be getting a tortoise hatchling in a few weeks) or every other day? How often shold I give it Multi- viatmins and D3? Some of said give it calcium with D3 in it but I don't want to give it too much and overdose it. Also i have heard you can crush a Centrum tablet and sprinle it over the food daily, is this true? : : Your help would be great...I have the rest of the setup ready to go for him and just need to figure this supplement thing out. Thanks in advance. : Buy a good quality reptile supplement. I use Repcal with D3 and Herptevite for my Redfoots. Once a week is plenty if you feed a good variety of foods. Some vitamins in large amounts can be toxic to reptiles. I've seen vitamin A cause a tortoise to sluff its skin. So go light with the vitamins. You don't have to worry much about giving to much calcium. Good luck, : Tim

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