BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

So Jarvis seems to be progressing well

I take him out every single day for at least a short visit, and every time he gets a tiny piece of fruit or egg as a treat, I figure it will help him associate coming out as a positive experience?

I'm feeding him every other day, and he eats about half a teaspoon, I generally supplement every meal, sometimes I skip it.
I put about a pinch of powder in, as the directions aren't really clear about the proportions.

For a juvi, how much and how often is a good staple?


Thanks!

nice lil skink,a small pinch is fine,especially with small meals

Okay, sounds good.

Is there such a thing as too much supplement?

Or is it like mammals , when they get too many vitamins they just get excreted out etc?

I was told that reptiles excrete extra calcium, but D3 can be dangerous. Its usually fine in the powder form, but I was told by my vet NEVER EVER EVER! get the water soluble kind of D3. It gets toxic and they cant deal with it and it poisons them

SapphireTigress wrote:I was told that reptiles excrete extra calcium, but D3 can be dangerous. Its usually fine in the powder form, but I was told by my vet NEVER EVER EVER! get the water soluble kind of D3. It gets toxic and they cant deal with it and it poisons them

Yikes, never heard of that before, but yeah Jarvis gets the ultra fine powder every 2 days