Repashy supplements

jubjub47 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-16-2009, 04:59 PM

I picked up the multivitamin and calcium supplement this week. Is anyone using these two exclusively with their darts? I've heard that the multivitamin uses a better source of vitamin a then the repcal brand, but not sure if I should just completely switch over or alternate with them. Any feedback would be appreciated.

markbudde · #2 (**permalink**) 08-16-2009, 06:09 PM

I got some repashy calcium + ICB and am thinking about using it alone. I let you know in a few months how its working.
-Mark

jubjub47 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-16-2009, 06:13 PM

Hey Mark, I picked that up along with the multivitamin. I've heard it can be used alone, but that sounds too good to be true.

skylsdale · #4 (**permalink**) 08-16-2009, 10:21 PM

I'm using the Calcium Plus ICB and have been using it along. The reason it is okay to use this stuff alone is because, unlike supplements such as Reptivite, etc., it has the proper 1:10 ratio of elements (don't remember of what, exactly...retinol to phosphorus, maybe?) for amphibians to metabolize them properly.

Marinarawr · #5 (**permalink**) 08-16-2009, 10:43 PM

I was VERY interested in knowing if this could be used alone long-term and it's sounding pretty positive. I successfully used his line of MRPs for my Rhacs with great results so I think I'll pick some of this up and try it out.... I'm not totally off the fence but Repashy's ICB sounds very promising. Thanks for this thread!

UmbraSprite · #6 (**permalink**) 08-17-2009, 06:52 PM

This also contains a bit of the active ingredient from Naturose (Axaxanthin...I am sure I butchered the spelling). Has anyone looked at if it provides the same benefits as the straight naturose?

ggazonas · #7 (**permalink**) 08-17-2009, 07:40 PM

So far I've been using it in my rotation for the frogs, but for chams I have gone exculsivily to just the rephasy calsium icb

Marinarawr · #8 (**permalink**) 08-26-2009, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UmbraSprite

This also contains a bit of the active ingredient from Naturose (Axaxanthin...I am sure I butchered the spelling). Has anyone looked at if it provides the same benefits as the straight naturose?

I haven't heard of any proof one way or the other, but the claim is that this supplement contains natural pigment enhancing supplements for all colors.
Repashy Ventures - Retail Store - Dry Goods :: Supplements :: All in One Supplements :: Calcium Plus ICB

Ed · #9 (**permalink**) 08-26-2009, 11:12 PM

That mixture of carotenoids should supply carotenoids that affect reds, oranges, yellows and greens.. There are no dietary supplements for blue as that is based only on iridiopores and not xanthopores.

For what it is worth I'm trying to get then to switch over to it at work.

Ed

Corpus Callosum · #10 (**permalink**) 08-27-2009, 07:19 AM

If a supplement says it has a certain ratio of ingredients, it still doesn't guarantee that your animals are getting those contents. Are all the ingredients in the supplement ground up equally to the same particle size? Do some ingredients stick to the flies better than other ingredients which may not stick as well? What is the nutritional/vitamin content of your flies to begin with before you dust them (probably influenced by your media)? Do some vitamins oxidize / degrade faster than others once they are ground up for the supplement mix? Some questions to consider..