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Yes, get the calcium with no D3. With good UVB lamps your tegu can produce exactly how much D3 it needs. Adding extra on top of that in the diet could cause an overdose of D3. Supplementing D3 is a dangerous guessing game. No one knows how much is the right amount unless you are doing blood tests to monitor your tegus D3 levels. It's easy to give too much or not enough without knowing.

With the calcium supplement that has D3 added, they add so little D3 to it that there is no way you can provide them with enough supplemental D3 without giving them way too much calcium. This type of product is garbage in my opinion. If you need to supplement D3 it is better to add your own D3 from ground D3 tablets to plain calcium, this way you can control the ratio of calcium to D3 and provide both in the correct amounts. Again though, if you want to do this you are playing with fire unless you somehow know how much D3 your tegu needs.

<blockquote data-quote="dpjm" data-source="post: 158084" data-attributes="member: 549">Yes, get the calcium with no D3.&nbsp; With good UVB lamps your tegu can produce exactly how much D3 it needs.&nbsp; Adding extra on top of that in the diet could cause an overdose of D3.&nbsp; Supplementing D3 is a dangerous guessing game.&nbsp; No one knows how much is the right amount unless you are doing blood tests to monitor your tegus D3 levels.&nbsp; It's easy to give too much or not enough without knowing.With the calcium supplement that has D3 added, they add so little D3 to it that there is no way you can provide them with enough supplemental D3 without giving them way too much calcium.&nbsp; This type of product is garbage in my opinion.&nbsp; If you need to supplement D3 it is better to add your own D3 from ground D3 tablets to plain calcium, this way you can control the ratio of calcium to D3 and provide both in the correct amounts.&nbsp; Again though, if you want to do this you are playing with fire unless you somehow know how much D3 your tegu needs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dpjm, post: 158084, member: 549"] Yes, get the calcium with no D3. With good UVB lamps your tegu can produce exactly how much D3 it needs. Adding extra on top of that in the diet could cause an overdose of D3. Supplementing D3 is a dangerous guessing game. No one knows how much is the right amount unless you are doing blood tests to monitor your tegus D3 levels. It's easy to give too much or not enough without knowing. With the calcium supplement that has D3 added, they add so little D3 to it that there is no way you can provide them with enough supplemental D3 without giving them way too much calcium. This type of product is garbage in my opinion. If you need to supplement D3 it is better to add your own D3 from ground D3 tablets to plain calcium, this way you can control the ratio of calcium to D3 and provide both in the correct amounts. Again though, if you want to do this you are playing with fire unless you somehow know how much D3 your tegu needs. [/QUOTE]

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