Calcium D3

[Gabrial]

I was wondering if it's ok to make a dish of calcium powder if it has D3 in the calcium?

 

[Gabrial]

And one more question,how many and how often should i feed my leopard gecko. He's a 5 year old captive bred male.And I'm new to leopard gecko's to. =p

 

[BrilliantEraser]

I would usually advise against a dish of calcium with D3 added. Geckos should always have calcium available free choice, but it should definitely be the type without D3. As for your gecko, I would say that you could feed every other day (since he is by now a full-grown adult). You can feed a large array of insects, but make sure that those insects are captive-bred, not caught from the wild. Some common feeders are crickets, mealworms, superworms, butterworms, and phoenix worms. Make sure that you dust the feeders in calcium powder before feeding them, as well. You can dust them in calcium with D3 once or twice a week, depending on your preferences.

This website also has a ton of very helpful care sheets, located in the care sheets/articles subforum.

 

[Gabrial]

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

[Gabrial]

Two more questions,how many mealworms do you feed every meal? And do i get the biggest mealworms you can? Sorry for all the questions I'm new.

 

[Keith N]

Usually leave them in a dish 24/7 and the size of mealworms depends on your leopards size