my gecko !

[ironhide]

[glow=red,2,300]hiya!
im looking forward to getting a leopard gecko,
ive sorted everything now, with my vet and the supplier and a few online guides. but i dont know which supplements they need, can anybody give me a few links to the supplements i need? preferably in a uk website.
thanx![/glow]

[elizabeth]

Supplementation is a must for leopard geckos. Two supplements should be used: one that is just calcium/D3 and another that is a reptile multivitamin. Juveniles should be supplemented at every feeding and adults at every other feeding. Gravid females should also be supplemented at every feeding to make up for the large nutritional depletion caused by egg laying. Insects can be coated with these supplements and it's always a good idea to feed the insects a high quality diet so as to "gut-load" them and increase their nutritional value. If your geckos don't mind being handled it may be a good idea to feed them in a separate container. This reduces the chance of impaction from ingesting the substrate in the aquarium and allows for you to monitor how much each gecko is eating.

www.anapsid.org/leopardgek.html


Here is what MK's site had to say... These items I would think you could locate in your local pet store or pet supply place...

[elizabeth]

This site ships into Canada but they require a min. of $100.00 per purchase...


www.bigappleherp.com/Reptile_Supplies/Storefront/HomePage.html

[ironhide]

hmm...... im in ENGLAND.......

[elizabeth]

I am sorry I knew I was looking at the wrong one on there... That company does ship international too I believe..

[loulou]

look on here
www.livefood.co.uk
its a uk site for any food equipment and suppliments, you will need some calcium powder and vitimin powder for the little guy and i dust 1 feed a week with the vitamin powder (nutrobal) and the other feeds i dust with calcium powder

dont forget to gutload your crickets and hoppers

[ironhide]

nutrobal, and a calcium powder. thanx.
what does gutload mean?

[loulou]

gutload is feeding the crix before you feed them to the reptile i feed mine a mixture of veg i know is good for the reptile,it just adds to the goodness that the reptiles recieve. there is no point paying all that money for some crickets when you do not put some food and goodness into them as all they will be is a shell with next to no neutritional worth.

i use potato peel, carrot, iggy mixture, spring greens, squash, plum, to gutload and for water i used a veg high in water such as cucumber or apple keeps my circkets healthy and full of life

[ironhide]

jus checked oput the shop, it has summat called arkvits.
it says " vitamins a,c and e, and extra calcium"
they also have some t-rex calcium plus food for crickets, is this ok? if i use that and some carrots, cucumber etc ?
do they need some calcium in a bowl in the tank?

[loulou]

repton (last product on this page) is good www.livefoods.co.uk/default.php?cPath=28_73

the t rex bone aid products 9 and 10 is the calcium suppliment i use www.livefoods.co.uk/default.php?cPath=28_72

[Marie]

Thank you Loulou for all the information on getting supplies. There have been a few new members from the UK. Hopefully you can help each other out.


Marie

[loulou]

its my pleasure always happy to help if i can

[ironhide]

thanx think i got it figured now!

[loulou]

i forgot to ask where in the uk are you? may be able to find a good repile shop near you its always handy to have a place you can pop into with any questions

[ironhide]

bolton near manchester.