Was asked to me today by a petstore owner...

SebbyCrab · Post by **SebbyCrab** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:00 pm

Reptile vitamins for hermit crabs?

DustAndEchoes · Post by **DustAndEchoes** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:30 pm

I can't see any reason to give hermit crabs a supplement as long as they have a balanced diet.

suebee · Post by **suebee** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:11 pm

supplements of minerals are very important. calcium supplements are very important. full spectrum lighting helps fresh foods give the crabs the full benefits of the vitamins in them. So i wouldnt say supplements are not needed. I just dont like to compare hermit crabs to lizards or scorpions or any other pets that are not decapods. They are also getting supplements in the salt water when they are getting the marine grade salt water. I dont know what is in the lizard vitamins? It might just be ground cuttlebone or bone meal for calcium? Best bet is to leave it for the lizards..

Xyloart · Post by **Xyloart** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:18 pm

Here's what's in my lizard's vitamin supplement:

dicalcium phosphate
precipitated calcium carbonate
maltodextrins
salt
potassium chloride
choline bitartrate
magnesium oxide
l-leucine
mangenese sulfate
ascorbic acid
l-arginine
l-lysine monohydrochloride
a-tocopherol acetate
l-valine
l-isoleucine
l-threonine
l-glutamine
l-alanine
l-glutamic acid
calcium pantothenate
l-phenylalanine
dried kelp
l-tyrosine
lecithin
ferrous fumarate
l-cystine
l-histidine
glycine
dl-methionine
l-serine
l-aspartic acid
niacin
copper sulfate
zinc oxide
vitamin a acetate
riboflavin
cholecalciferol
thiamine hydrochloride
folic acid
pyridoxine hydrochloride
menadione sodium bisulfite complex
biotin
vitamin b12 supplement

SebbyCrab · Post by **SebbyCrab** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:54 pm

I told him that I thought the salt water, but that if they wanted the 100% pure calcium supplement for reptiles would be ok. The one without D3 that is just calcium.

suebee · Post by **suebee** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:44 pm

D3 might be calcium with sea iodine http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements ... de=SKB101D
in sea salt they get :
Sodium cloride
magnesium
calcium
potassium
iron
phosphates
plant nutrients
nitrates
phosphates
just to name the main things that come to mind:
some of the stuff in the lizard vitamins i can id right off but some id have to look up and id say leave them to the lizards for now.. if its not broke dont fix it...lol.. i have so much studies to do that i can go astray right now. I have some issues with my eye right now that are holding me back or id look into it all . when i get caught up if i remember ill go back to it.