Dear Peter,
I think it is really bad nobody answered your questions.
Calcium Lactate is not the same as carbonate, but your local drugstore is
correct about the Calcium Carbonate; it is an excelent calcium source.
Depending on the gecko species kept there are diferent ways to make it
palatable for your geckos. Dusting your feeding insects is one that works
for all species and if you are keeping arboreal species you can mix it in a
fruit or other sweet paste (works very well with daygeckos). Calcium
Carbonate is tasteless to the animals and can not be overdosed but the more
you add the less palatable the food becomes because it is too neutral.
I hope this helped.
Emmanuel Van Heygen
Another Belgian (living in Canada)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wauters Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 7:40 AM
Subject: [Gecko] Calcium carbonate
> Hi;
>
> I wanted to ask if calciumlactate is the same thing as calciumcarbonate.
>
> I bought a product called 'calciumcarbonate' at a local drugstore.
> I asked them if they had a calciumrich product that I can give to my
> gecko's, and they told me that 'calciumcarbonate' is the best product
> for this purpose.
> It is a very fine white powder.
>
> I wanted to put some of this calciumcarbonate in a dish and put this in my
> terrarium, but I am not sure if it's possible, I mean, is this stuff not
> to strong or to concentrated to give it this way to my gecko's.
>
> I also read in a book about 'calciumlactate' and i'm not sure what the
> difference
> is with 'calciumcarbonate'.
> Is there a diffence in the dose of calciumcarbonate or is this always the
> same?
> I mean, can I give my gecko's a dish of calciumcarbonate that is to strong
> for
> my gecko's?
>
> Will the gecko's eat or lick on this product when they have a need for
extra
> calcium (ex. gravid or females en grow...), or is this not the right way
to
> offer
> my gecko's some extra calcium?
>
> Thanks in advance;
>
> (ps. sorry for my bad English, I'm not used to write in English)
>
>
> Peter Wauters
> Hannuitstraat 2 Bus 5
> 2300 Turnhout
> Belgi�
> Tel. 014/72-04-23
> Gsm. 0497/24-25-32
> E-mail. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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