NEKTON-Rep-Calcium-Pur+ is a highly effective calcium supplement with minerals, enriched with trace elements without vitamin D3 to prevent calcium deficiency and its secondary diseases. It supports optimum development and maintenance of the skeleton and promotes a healthy calcium metabolism in all reptiles and amphibians.
NEKTON-Rep-Calcium-Pur+ does not contain vitamin D3 and was specially developed for animals that receive sufficient UVB light in the terrarium or for free-living animals with sufficient exposure to the sun (about 10 hours). These animals can produce their own vitamin D and therefore do not need an additional amount of vitamin D3 in the product. Otherwise, our NEKTON-Rep-Calcium+D3 is recommended.
Reptiles and amphibians need less food than mammals because they have relatively low energy requirements. It is therefore more important that their food contains all the necessary nutrients. These also include minerals and trace elements. In addition to high-quality food, these substances must be supplemented.
One of the most important supplements is calcium, which is essential not only for eggshell and bone formation, but also for other vital processes (such as muscle contractions). The calcium content of feed is usually very low. In particular, feeder insects can cause calcium deficiency if they are not supplemented.
Since animals also obtain additional calcium in the wild, it must also be provided in the terrarium. Females and growing animals in particular have higher calcium requirements. For the body to be able to use calcium, reptiles and amphibians need vitamin D. This can be supplied through appropriate supplements or produced in the animal's skin with the help of UVB radiation. There is no need to provide supplemental vitamin D in the food if the animal receives the right amount and quality of UVB radiation. If healthy animals receive sufficient UVB radiation, vitamin D deficiency usually does not occur. Vitamin precursors ingested with food (found primarily in plants, muscle and adipose tissue of animals) are converted in the skin, under the influence of sunlight (or UVB radiation) and heat, into a precursor of vitamin D3, and finally into the active form of vitamin D3 in the kidney tissue.
The amount of UVB radiation required (intensity, lighting duration) depends on the animal species. Desert-dwelling species, for example, require much higher levels of UVB radiation. With an adequate supply of vitamin D, optimal calcium absorption in the digestive tract can be expected.
Composition
Calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate.
Use
0.25 g NEKTON-Rep-Calcium-Pur+ per 1 kg of body weight daily, or 1.5 g once a week.