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jak2108 · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:28 pm Post subject: supplements kill?

When im dusted my crickets with supplements some of them are dying! is this normal?

Scott W · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:50 pm Post subject:

not normal, what are you dusting them with and how are you dusting them?
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jak2108 · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 8:31 pm Post subject:

im using nutrobal (high potency calcium balancer and multi-vitamin supplement to help bone growth) is on the jar. Ive put a teaspoon of powder into a tupperware box and each morning i feed him i pick out ten/twelve crickets stick them in the box and shake it lightly and then pick out the crickets and put them in the viv. (I tap the tweezers on the box before they go in to get any excess powder off them. Ive read too much is bad for them.Is this right?

beardie barmy · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 8:53 pm Post subject:

you cannot overdose on the calcium powder but you can the vittamins to much is bad i only give my beardies vittamins once twice a week maximum hope this helps you lee

jak2108 · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject:

Little spike is only 5 weeks. The guy in the shop said to give it every other feed. Is this right?

beardie barmy · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:01 pm Post subject:

well with my babies i give the calcium powder once a day every day and the vittamins once or twice a week if you give your beardie vittamins every day he will get ill

jak2108 · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:13 pm Post subject:

so you have calcium supplement and vitimin supplement seperately. is this the norm? or do some use it combined

beardie barmy · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:57 pm Post subject:

i do the vittamins separate

jak2108 · Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject:

I have called in a number of reptile shops and they said the supplements i have are ok for dialy use while spike is a baby. Although he is having the vitimins daily the concentration level of the vitimins is lower. Basically he gets the same amount of vitimins a week as if i was giving seperate vitimins 1/2 week. Thanks for your hel Although i did get a bit worried!

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