How often should you dust crickets?

[sheepylizzy]

I currently do it once a week but i'm not sure if i should do it more than that. Before you ask i usually give her 2 crickets because that's all she ever eats.

 

[LizMarie]

What are you dusting your crickets with?

I use Rephasy so I dust my feeders everyday. When I used to have calcium, calcium D3 and vitamins I used to dust with calcium every feeding, vitamins twice a week and D3 one a week.

 

[ElapidSVT]

crickets have way too much phosphorous compared to their calcium content. dust them *every* feeding or you're risking MBD. the dust will raise the calcium:.phosphorous ratio to the proper level which allows the calcium to actually be absorbed.

good luck!
rob

 

[Halley]

i dust every other feeding.

 

[sheepylizzy]

thank you for your help everyone. I'll try every other feed but if i get worrid at all i'll do it everyone.

 

[Taquiq]

I dust every other feeding to.

 

[leogecko88]

I dust feeders with calcium daily, a multivitamin every three days, and calcium/D3 once a week.

 

[krazedpythonboy]

When you dust with vitamins do you still dust with the calcium supplement? Like do you just dust the crickets with both? Or some crickets with the vitamins and some with the calcium.

Also, the calcium dish inside the geckos enclosure is that without D3, correct?

 

[leogecko88]

When using vitamins, I dust all the crickets with both calcium and vitamins. Yes, the calcium dish is just calcium.

 

[got spots?]

I dust with calcium every feeding. Every Friday I use calcium with d/3. every other Friday I dust with vitamins.