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Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 5:44
PM
Subject: [Gecko] vitamins, minerals, and
trace minerals
I've been using some sort of vitamin and mineral
supplement for over a decade for my geckos, and I started pondering some
things. We, gecko keepers and breeders, really don't have a clue as to
the proper amount of supplements to give our geckos. Yes, they need calcium on
a regular basis and producing females require more, but don't some species
need more calcium than others. Every species of gecko has a different
growth rate, and I assume that most people use the same general method of
dosing for all of their animals. When a gecko reaches adult size,
do we have any idea how much vitamins and minerals to give these geckos?
It seems to me that hypervitaminosis can be more harmful to a gecko than
hypovitaminosis. I've had amazing success with many of the species
I've worked with, but I think that so many dosages and amounts are simply
not known. Unfortunately, I don't have that "if it ain't broke, don't
fix it" mentality, and I'm always searching for the "proper" way.
Nathan Hall
GECKOS UNLIMITED
