Which brand of calcium powder for reptiles is the best?

Question

I have a leopard gecko

Answer 1

My "favorite" brand is Zoo Med's Repti-Calcium.  There are two formulae.  One has D3 and the other doesn't.  If you have a reptile that requires a lot of UVB exposure such as Bearded Dragons or Uromastyx I recommend the D3 forumula.

I mix an equal amount of calcium and Rep-Cal brand Herptivite in a salt shaker and sprinkle on veggies and crickets for my bearded dragons and emperor scorpions.

Although I love most of Zoo Med's products, one is misleading:  Reptivite is found at most major petshop chains and is sold as a vitamin.  However, it contains mostly calcium so I don't recommend it as a vitamin.... but it can be mixed with a good vitamin as a calcium source in a pinch.

Answer 2

Leopard Gecko

http://www.searchoptima.com/gr:calcium_p...

Answer 3

I personally use T-rex Bone Aid. I prefer not to use a calcium supplement which contains vitamins. Calcium is a macro mineral, the geckos body requires quite a lot of it. With vitamins, the animals body only requires minute doses, so to prevent giving an excess of vitamins i prefer to use pure calcium and supplement vitamins separately, including vitamin D3 which, if given in excess, can be toxic.

Answer 4

Any finely powdered calcium carbonate is about the same as any other calcium carbonate.

If you want stuff without D3 in it, try the powdered calcium carbonate supplement from a company called NOW from a health-food store. It usually costs about 1/2 of the pet shop stuff and is the same thing.

Answer 5

I use

tetrafauna

ReptoCal

for all my reptiles

snakes lizards and turtles

Answer 6

rep-cal

Answer 7

I've been using RepCal for years.