Mineral Supplements

[FlyHigh]

I see many brands of liquid vitamin supplements in the pet food stores but no liquid minerals, only cuttlefish bones and mineral blocks. I know they are out there and would appreciate a recommendation from someone who uses them, specifically calcium with D3. Thanks.

[Monica]

I often see liquid vitamin/mineral supplements that contain both calcium and D3. I've got some around here somewhere, but I can't seem to recall where I last placed it, so I can't tell ya what's in it.

Since the majority of my birds will readily eat fresh foods I'm not really concerned too much about extra vitamins and minerals.

[tielfan]

There are several different brands of liquid calcium. Calcivet and Calciboost are probably the best known. This is the usual formulation:

Calcium borogluconate 33g/L
Vitamin D3 25000i.u/L
Magnesium sulphate 2g/L

If you call around you might find a local pet store that has it. I can get Morning Bird brand locally: Morning Bird Products - Calcium Plus