VITAMINS Reptile Supplementation Maintaining an adequately balanced diet can be challenging when providing multiple food items together, such as a mix of pellets, produce, and prey. It’s important to know that not all greens provide the same vitamins and minerals as one another (the same can be said for vegetables, fruits, and invertebrates). Therefore, when providing a mixed diet, it’s often necessary to provide a vitamin and mineral supplement in order to balance out the diet. The most common micronutrients to be out-of-balance in a mixed diet are calcium, phosphorous, and vitamin D3. While there is no prescribed rule for which animals need additional D3, a little research and these general recommendations can help guide keepers in the right direction: General Recommendations: For more information on UVB, Vitamin D3 and calcium, please visit www.zoomed. com/care-education-center/ Recommended use With D3 • Diurnal species housed indoors (bearded dragons, chameleons, turtles, tortoises) • Can be offered occasionally to nocturnal animals
Recommended use Without D3 • Animals housed outdoors with direct exposure to sunlight for 10 hrs/day or more (i.e. chameleons and tortoises housed outdoors). • Reptiles that eat whole vertebrate prey (eg. mice).
When feeding reptiles 3 times per week, follow these guidelines: • Use calcium once per week and vitamins once per week (separate feedings) • Provide one feeding per week free of supplements to help correct for any possible over-supplementation
PLUMED BASILISK
Basiliscus plumifrons
VITAMINS Zoo Med is proud to offer ReptiVite™, a complete vitamin, mineral, and amino acid complex specifically formulated for reptiles. ReptiVite™ is calcium based to ensure healthy bone growth with the correct 2:1 calcium to phosphorus ratio. Originally developed for the San Diego Zoo to correct soft-shell problems in turtles, it is now used by some of the most respected zoos and animal parks throughout the world. The first reptile vitamin to include the complete amino acid complex, an essential component in protein digestion. ReptiVite™ does not contain artificial additives or fillers like soy, yeast, or sucrose. Use 2-3 times weekly on your reptile’s food. REPTIVITE™ WITH D3
REPTIVITE™ WITHOUT D3
ITEM# A36-2 ITEM# A36-8 ITEM# A36-16 ITEM# A36-40 ITEM# A36-80
ITEM# A35-2 ITEM# A36-8 ITEM# A35-16 ITEM# A35-40 ITEM# A35-80
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2 oz. (56 g) 8 oz. (226 g) 16 oz. (453 g) 2.5 lbs (1.13 kg) 5 lbs (2.27 kg)
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2 oz. (56 g) 8 oz. (226 g) 16 oz. (453 g) 2.5 lbs (1.13 kg) 5 lbs (2.27 kg)
CALCIUM ®
Zoo Med’s Repti Calcium With or Without Vitamin D3 is a phosphorus-free calcium supplement for reptiles and amphibians. We use only Precipitated Calcium Carbonate which is white in color and is lead free. Impurities in other sources of calcium carbonate (e.g. Oyster Shell Calcium) cause the ® supplement to appear gray. With Repti Calcium , you can take comfort in knowing that your reptiles are getting a highly bioavailable source of calcium carbonate that is free of harmful impurities. REPTI CALCIUM® WITH D3 ITEM# A34-3 ITEM# A34-8 ITEM# A34-12 ITEM# A34-48
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3 oz. (85 g) 8 oz. (226 g) 12 oz. (340 g) 48 oz. (1.36 kg)
REPTI CALCIUM® WITHOUT D3 ITEM# A33-3 ITEM# A33-8 ITEM# A33-12 ITEM# A33-48
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3 oz. (85 g) 8 oz. (226 g) 12 oz. (340 g) 48 oz. (1.36 kg)
