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geckolove · I'm new here... Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 7

Has anyone ever had a crestie with D3 overdose?

If so, is there anyway to reverse it? It appears to produce symptoms of extremely dried out rough skin, inability to lift the head properly and the legs work erratically as in they will go up in the air and the crestie appears not to remember or be able to co-ordinate them to walk.

I was sold by a reptile shop some calcium liquid, this had d3 in it, which I didn't realise as the reptile shop supplier recommended it for cresties to prevent as well as treat mbd symptoms. I already had UV lights and didn't realise firstly the liquid contained d3, that d3 could cause problems and the problems would be magnified by using UV. I only found out this since.
Anyone any experience of this that can offer advice. The cresties are babies and will still hand feed and take water, one can still manage to control its limbs enough to climb, the other can't. One juvie has no symptoms apart from the dried out skin.

Lynne · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject:

www.crestedgeckogirly.com

found it on google, dont know if it will help but it does mention this.
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geckolove · I'm new here... Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 7

thanks for looking, does mention d3 overdose, but not in any detail. As I say though, thanks for looking.

Lynne · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject:

you could email them, or google 'd3 in geckos' and it brings up loads of links.
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Lynne · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject:

www.pangeareptile.com

they have a reptile vet who can advise you.
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