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05-19-2006, 09:44 PM
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so could i just but some limestone at a store like home depot ? just to make my own calcium dust. or i think that i have some ice melt in my garge, and it sasy it is calcium carbinate, could i just crush up the flakes and use that?
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05-19-2006, 11:11 PM
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I dunno this is just me but i would not use something from a home depot or my back yard for supplementing reptiles. Now this is not to knock whatever is working for that individual but that doesnt mean it will work in every case. Stay with what works, wheither by the books or not. Mineral and repcal were not in this test because they are not readily avaible in stores. But I would not go to homedepot in hopes of a calcium supplement. I wish more money was spend in the areas such as htis like supplements so we would know, and not just on a few brands. This post was just to make people aware that not all calcium sources do as much as said, as sold in pet stores. In a perfect world they would all be tested and the "by the book" suggestions would be perfect, but this is not a perfect world.
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05-20-2006, 11:13 AM
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I purchase limestone based calcium from turtlecafe.com I still use Rep Cal with VitD3
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05-20-2006, 11:22 AM
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So my jurrasical needs replacing now? great...
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05-20-2006, 12:02 PM
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by cornsnakekid92
so could i just but some limestone at a store like home depot ? just to make my own calcium dust. or i think that i have some ice melt in my garge, and it sasy it is calcium carbinate, could i just crush up the flakes and use that?
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I would say no.
Human grade supplements are what you want. The difference between industrial or garden limestone/calcium sources and human grade supplements is in the "other" stuff that could be present. Contaminants like lead, arsenic etc.
Also, there is a difference between a substance that is composed of calcium and a substance that has "bioavailable" calcium. It has to be in a form that the intestinal tract can actually utilize.
So, this study, did it address the bioavailability of the calcium in the supplements? Can you give the title of this study, a source or a link? I'd love to read it myself.
Thank you.
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05-20-2006, 12:56 PM
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The study was passed out at a veterainary conference, so it isnt a link or site. I have to get it copied from the vet and get in on disk and blahblah to get it on here. So it wil take some time.
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05-20-2006, 04:33 PM
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I do not plan on doing what i said but i was just wondering. could i just crush up some tums? those are pretty much calcuim right?
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05-20-2006, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by cornsnakekid92
I do not plan on doing what i said but i was just wondering. could i just crush up some tums? those are pretty much calcuim right?
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no!!!! Tums are ant-acids, they neutralize stomach acid. Give those to your leos and theyll have a rough time of it trying to digest food.
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05-20-2006, 04:53 PM
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DUH! i never thought of that!
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05-20-2006, 07:51 PM
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If things such as repcal aren't readliy available in stores, where would you get some, and sites in particular?
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