How To Use Reptile Supplements & UVB Correctly | Beginner's Guide

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My last supplement schedule was in 2016, so it desperately needed updating. This foolproof supplement schedule tells you everything you need to know about how and when to add supplements to your leopard geckos and other reptile's food, as well as what lighting works best and when it comes on and goes off. Helpful links below ⬇⬇⬇
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  • @wormluvr
    @wormluvr3 ай бұрын

    oh thank god you posted this! ive been doing so much research but nobody gives a clear answer for when to supplement (and what to supplement.) this is just the thing i needed!

  • @allthingsgreenandmore

    @allthingsgreenandmore

    3 ай бұрын

    Me too!!!

  • @rebel4466

    @rebel4466

    3 ай бұрын

    It's not too "one size fits all" with supplements. Some animals will eat little on some days and more on the others. If they're not eating well on supplementation days, you could need an extra bit on other days. So it's worth keeping the amount of food in mind. Kinda obvious, but just saying

  • @rookbirdblues
    @rookbirdbluesАй бұрын

    thank you for this, i was supplimenting with just calcium every time and repton every 8th feed, my gecko would eat but he didnt always seem excited and i had to really wait to get him interested. because of this video i've bought the arcadia supplements, he's much more interested and when i first gave it to him he actually licked it off the bug, he's now Instantly interested in food! He's my first gecko ever so this is a huge relief.

  • @sabrinaweber4372
    @sabrinaweber43723 ай бұрын

    This video is MASSIVELY helpful, thank you sooooo much

  • @amys8697
    @amys86973 ай бұрын

    thank you for posting this!!

  • @sherfinley8855
    @sherfinley88553 ай бұрын

    Thanks. This is very helpful

  • @emgeemka
    @emgeemka3 ай бұрын

    Thank you !!!!! Soooo helpful!!

  • @okapikid3338
    @okapikid33383 ай бұрын

    THIS IS SUCH PERFECT TIMING I JUST GOT A NEW LEO

  • @dacisky
    @dacisky3 ай бұрын

    I will be adopting an adult female leo from a local pet shop very soon,so thanks for the update on this. I have followed your channel for over a year and have really enjoyed it.

  • @allthingsgreenandmore
    @allthingsgreenandmore3 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate this video!! I’m adding a shade dweller 7% Arcadia uvb light to both of my geckos tanks soon and will be ordering the full Arcadia supplementing routine 😊

  • @pedrol.2133
    @pedrol.21333 ай бұрын

    Muchas gracias por tu ayuda. Sigue asi😊

  • @luciferthe2nd
    @luciferthe2ndАй бұрын

    I just bought all these for my little bebe.

  • @davidcooper2028
    @davidcooper20283 ай бұрын

    Super helpful this was awesome, could you do a similar video for the newcaledonian geckos please

  • @davidarden6942
    @davidarden69423 ай бұрын

    I use the Arcadia shade-dweller and then repashy calcium plus. Have had great success with that.

  • @LukeMcGuireoides
    @LukeMcGuireoides2 ай бұрын

    I love this channel and I've watched hours and hours of it, but the new videos never appear in my recommended sections

  • @LukeMcGuireoides

    @LukeMcGuireoides

    2 ай бұрын

    You're being shadowbanned! Lol

  • @thehollowdavid
    @thehollowdavid3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this! Your Lumenize setup is much more simple than mine is. The thing I wish Arcadia would do is create a "fade" effect, so to speak, so if you have your light set to 50% at, say, 5pm, but then 10% at 6pm, it would gradually fade to that lower setting.

  • @Geeeckoo0

    @Geeeckoo0

    3 ай бұрын

    I’m with you on that. It’s always awkward if I’m sitting at my desk (in the same room my reptiles are in) and all of a sudden, it goes from a decent 10% to just complete darkness…

  • @thehollowdavid

    @thehollowdavid

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Geeeckoo0 exactly! I'm in the same situation. They're in my office, and boom! Complete darkness. And I'm a programmer by trade, so it's hard for me not to think through possible solutions.....

  • @rutger5705

    @rutger5705

    3 ай бұрын

    It doesn't fade? I thought that was the point of it. Am I understanding correctly that it jumps from percentage to percentage, like going from 20% to 10% in an instant for example.

  • @Geeeckoo0

    @Geeeckoo0

    3 ай бұрын

    @@rutger5705 yeah, it jumps percentages. It’s nice, but it’s not a seamless fade like I thought it would be when I bought it 💀

  • @rutger5705

    @rutger5705

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Geeeckoo0 That's dissapointing. Still better then a 0% to 100% jump from a regular JungleDawn, but I might look for a different LED then when my JungleDawn's break. Although, is there not a way to set the jumps by 1% and then do that once a minute? I wonder if that's bad for the light though.

  • @EmieGecko
    @EmieGecko3 ай бұрын

    That’s Maui right? He is huge and so cute!! Also thank you, I wanted to learn more on UVB and supplementing!

  • @orig999
    @orig9993 ай бұрын

    Can you do a similar video for Chahoua's

  • @synnesilentweb
    @synnesilentweb3 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for this video! I use the exact same supplements and follow Arcadia's guide. However, I only feel my blue tongue once a week. I've been wondering if he's getting all he needs.

  • @haleycook3397
    @haleycook33973 ай бұрын

    Could you do one of these for crested geckos please? Mine doesnt eat bugs so i struggle with supplements 😊

  • @ReptilesandResearch
    @ReptilesandResearch3 ай бұрын

    How do you work for Arcadia and not have the room fully outfitted with lumenize? Not only are you a massive channel, but you’re an employee! I find it mind boggling

  • @biophilia5945

    @biophilia5945

    3 ай бұрын

    Just because they sponsor her doesn’t mean that she can just get whatever she wants for free

  • @ReptilesandResearch

    @ReptilesandResearch

    3 ай бұрын

    @@biophilia5945 not sponsored, an actual on the books employee

  • @diana12037
    @diana120372 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video! One quick question- do you keep a container of plain calcium inside the terrarium besides this.? ❤

  • @JoshuaH.
    @JoshuaH.3 ай бұрын

    Amazing vid, seriously cant believe this is free. Small question, do you NEED the jungle dawn LED bar or could you just use the light from the UVB bulb?

  • @thehollowdavid

    @thehollowdavid

    3 ай бұрын

    The Jungle Dawn LED is for the plants (and supplemental light), so if you don't have any plants in your vivarium, you could most likely pass. As you can see with hers, all of the setups are bioactive, so it's definitely needed!

  • @JoshuaH.

    @JoshuaH.

    3 ай бұрын

    @@thehollowdavid thanks a lot!

  • @thehollowdavid

    @thehollowdavid

    3 ай бұрын

    @@JoshuaH. Of course! Just paying it forward. :)

  • @rutger5705

    @rutger5705

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@thehollowdavidI would highly recommend using LED's for any reptile. They are so underused imo. Visible light is extremely important and even a bright LED like a JungleDawn isn't close to actual sunlight in terms of visible light, so imagine how dark an enclosure is without LED.

  • @thehollowdavid

    @thehollowdavid

    3 ай бұрын

    @@rutger5705 Totally. Again, it depends on the setup, right? For example, in my office, I have two huge windows. My lights are always on. It's well-lit, so when it comes to lighting alone, I wouldn't need an LED. Two of my setups have them, because I have real plants in there, whereas the garg I just rehomed came with an enclosure, but no real plants, and he's right by the window. But again, agreed. It's why I tried to state "could most likely pass".

  • @tiffanyt3169
    @tiffanyt31693 ай бұрын

    Hey, any chance you have made or will make a video about how to adjust setups for special needs geckos? I adopted one a few days ago that is missing most of his toes. One foot is so bad that all the toes are gone - just little nubs are left. I noticed he struggles when trying to climb on top of his hides. I was thinking of trying to use epoxy on the outside of the hides and cover it with coco fiber to make it easier to grip. I'm not sure if you have any more tips. From what the previous owner told me, he's about 3 yrs old, so he has a long life ahead of him and I don't want him to have a poor quality of life because climbing is difficult. I was thinking of trying to find or make wider ledges for him and maybe a more shallow angle so it's easier for him to get on it and maybe he'll be less likely to slip off.

  • @sarahclay8565
    @sarahclay85653 ай бұрын

    I know this is probably a stupid question, i feed my leo every 3-4 days, so what should my supplement schedule look like? As the one you made is for someone who feeds their leo every 2 days which I'd say is for a baby/juviniles

  • @makl196

    @makl196

    Ай бұрын

    It doesn´t matter, You feed him 3 times Earth Pro A, then one time Calcium Pro mg, then again 3 times Earth Pro A and on the eighth time you feed the Revitalise D3 once. Doesn´t matter if you feed every day or every second, third, fourth, or fifth day. She even said it in the video

  • @biophilia5945
    @biophilia59453 ай бұрын

    Is everyone else confused by the website? Where do we purchase things..?

  • @foodandstuff2724
    @foodandstuff27243 ай бұрын

    We'res the best place for a hydrometer probe in a gecko tank????

  • @xdcdave
    @xdcdave3 ай бұрын

    Hi i have just upgraded my viv and now have a multi tlme thermostat. I was using day and night settings on a dimming stat 32 degrees day and 24 night. What would you recommend for multi channel settings in time and temperature in 6 hour segments. Regards.

  • @briana5912
    @briana59123 ай бұрын

    Do you have any advice for people who live in colder climates? Also our house has to be at a 68 degree temp. So we’ve been having a hard time trying to give the tank some warmth without drying it out and the humidity disappears. Because it gets so cold and we’ve put a heat emitter, but it brings the humidity down SO FAST! So we’re trying to find a happy solution to not only giving him the warmth to retreat to that he needs, and a cooler area for moisture but also keeping the humidity good as well. Any tips? :)

  • @StrictlyModify
    @StrictlyModify3 ай бұрын

    Do the supplements expire quick? Thinking of getting the 450mg over the 100mg to last me all year or longer if possible. Thank you!

  • @richardsanchez5444
    @richardsanchez54443 ай бұрын

    I'm trying to find some custodian fuel but I can't find it anywhere.

  • @ongvatquanhtatv7606
    @ongvatquanhtatv76063 ай бұрын

    Hello 😊😊

  • @amandawilleford2855
    @amandawilleford28552 ай бұрын

    Do you still feed D3 even though you have UVB? I've been told to only offer D3 if I didn't have UVB. Love your channel!! I have learned so much in preparing for our leo. Thanks!

  • @ItzMarcoPolo

    @ItzMarcoPolo

    21 сағат бұрын

    Offer D3 as a boost :)

  • @daddylongneck3588
    @daddylongneck35883 ай бұрын

    Your KZread channel has made my Leo so happy . His name is Theo short for Theodore Ive had Theodore for 2 -3 years . he now lives in a bio active enclosure 40 gallon with all Arcadia brand items ! Can’t thank you enough for such informative videos .

  • @quinnnnnnn4623
    @quinnnnnnn46233 ай бұрын

    hey!! i need advice on my leopard gecko. hes in a 36x18x18 (40 gallon) tank thats bio active with a custom reptile habitats background. I think theres a lot of good places to hide and climb, and the tempatures are all correct as far as i know. lately though, hes been climbing to the top of the background and grabbing on to the mesh ceiling and climbing upside down??? i am scared that he will fall or climb under the mesh beneath the deep heat projector and get burned. should i buy a reptile hammock and some more wood so he doesnt feel the need to do this and has more opportunities to climb, or somehow remove the opportunity to get up there so he cant at all. any advice appreciated!!

  • @BadKitty1230
    @BadKitty12303 ай бұрын

    I need help !! I literally treat my Leo like a baby 😂 but he got eye infection he wouldn’t open eye I don’t know what to do I got eye drops from vet but having trouble with him opening eye still to get them in 😢

  • @revol2933
    @revol29333 ай бұрын

    Wild gecko living without additional supps: oh, yummy beetle. I'm good for next 5 days. Pet gecko after one day without additional supps: guess I'll die

  • @sherfinley8855
    @sherfinley88553 ай бұрын

    I don't feed my gecko supplements. I feed my crickets orange cubes. Is this enough? He seems to be heathy.

  • @Not_grasshopper_god

    @Not_grasshopper_god

    3 ай бұрын

    Not enough at all. You are going to need normal calcium and calcium d3 at least

  • @quinnnnnnn4623

    @quinnnnnnn4623

    3 ай бұрын

    try gut loading your incects with fresh fruit and vegetables if you can i think, and supplement with calcium sometimes and vitamins (with d3) other times

  • @doughduppy

    @doughduppy

    3 ай бұрын

    your gecko will die if you dont get supplements. please trust me on this

  • @revol2933

    @revol2933

    3 ай бұрын

    I wonder who feeds all the wild geckos supplements and vitamins, cuz apparently they DIE without it - but seem to be living in the wild for millions of years

  • @doughduppy

    @doughduppy

    3 ай бұрын

    @@revol2933 you dont need to be sarcastic. In the wild geckos lick rocks and special soil for their minerals etc, and in the wild crickets have a richer diet than what we can afford in captivity. I study them in the wild and we do need calcium and vitamins for their sake since we cant replicate their habitat naturally. Without it, theyd get metabolic bone disease

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