D3 or no?

[demeteraurion]

I'm looking to get a calcium supplement for my albino Pacman. I just got a really good coupon for this website and they have a small reptile section. They sell
Zoo Med Labs Repti Calcium -- 12 oz

for a very good price and was going to get it but it is the kind with no added D-3. I have heard mixed things about D-3. Is it necessary for a Pacman? I read that Albinos are diurnal and that mostly nocturnal herps need D-3. I use a 40w red bulb on him daily if that makes a difference.
Also, I feed my crickets (as of now till I get dubias) the same food I give my crested gecko and it has a bit if D3 in it, then the crickets get fed to the frog.

So should I get this calcium or opt for one with D-3?

[artes]

I think you use D3 for frogs, and without D3 for lizards. I could be wrong though, but I'm pretty sure I'm correct.

[DogRetepCow]

I think you use D3 for frogs, and without D3 for lizards. I could be wrong though, but I'm pretty sure I'm correct.

Interesting, I'd like to know if that's true... Can anyone confirm this?

[artes]

I did oversimplify it btw. You do use D3 for some lizards occasionally, but not often.

[Eric Walker]

I have allways use the stuff with D3 for all my reptile and amphibians. I have no clue what you would use the stuff without D3 for. I think the D3 is needed to help matabolize the calcium or something along those lines.

[artes]

That's what D3 is used for. But D3 is toxic to some lizards, so they can only have very small amounts. Leopard geckos, for example.

[demeteraurion]

Well I would be using it for my Crested gecko as well. His food has D3 in it and calcium though.

[nickc]

For my chameleons and frogs I limited there use of calcium of D3 to twice a month. D3 is used for reptiles and amphibians which are raised under UVB/UVA bulbs. Im not sure but i think for more nocturnal phibs, its not completely necessary for use. For all my older animals I maintain a supplementation schedule of cal w/d3 twice a month , multivitamin twice a month and for regular calcium either three times or twice a week (frogs may not require as much calcium as reptiles)

Hope this helps