Dragon hates multivitamin powder?

Houseforbeardie · Apr 2, 2017

I've started noticing that Elle (who's a baby, IDK how old, but about 10 inches including tail) is much more excited to eat when her wormies and bugs when I haven't covered them in calcium or multivitamin powder. I just recently got some BSFL so I know the calcium isn't needed now, but she still needs the multivitimain, right?

I'm still very much a new owner (almost a month now) and worried about every little thing-- is she eating enough/not enough is a big one right now)

kingofnobbys · Apr 2, 2017

I've found that this very common , none of my pet skinks and dragons like the taste / smell of ReptiVite .

So I mix 1:1 calcium powder with reptivite and this seems more acceptable to my mob.

If your feeder insects are BSF maggots (naturally high in calcium), and she detests the taste of vitamin powder. It is worth buying some liquid vitamin to give to her by orally by syringe (you'll likely need to dose by her weight) , this might be more acceptable tasting.

Houseforbeardie · Apr 3, 2017

Glad to hear I'm not imagining this. I suppose it's not that strange that they prefer their bugs taste like, well, bugs!Thanks for the advice. For now I'll keep alternating undusted/multivitamin dusted bugs--- she doesn't completely ignore the dusted, just won't gobble them up as readily. Hopefully this'll keep her well fed and not vitamin deficient... do you have any suggestions for a liquid vitamin? I'm going to hold off for now as I don't have a scale yet, though.

kingofnobbys · Apr 3, 2017

Houseforbeardie":3ejnuvaf said:
Glad to hear I'm not imagining this. I suppose it's not that strange that they prefer their bugs taste like, well, bugs!Thanks for the advice. For now I'll keep alternating undusted/multivitamin dusted bugs--- she doesn't completely ignore the dusted, just won't gobble them up as readily. Hopefully this'll keep her well fed and not vitamin deficient... do you have any suggestions for a liquid vitamin? I'm going to hold off for now as I don't have a scale yet, though.

If you were in Australia I'd recommend http://vetafarm.com.au/product/herpavite/

CooperDragon · Apr 3, 2017

I don't bother dusting worms but I dust my main feeder bugs (dubia roaches in my case, could be crickets or similar). I suggest trying Repashy Calcium Plus which is an all in one that works pretty well. I haven't had an issue with dragons refusing it but they all have their preferences.

phobosdthorga · Nov 6, 2017

kingofnobbys":3srmvuhc said:
If you were in Australia I'd recommend http://vetafarm.com.au/product/herpavite/

You seriously can't believe that spotting it onto the 'skin' (or scales in this case) will have it absorb into their blood-stream, unless the solvent is something like dimethyl sulfoxide. Even then, it still might not absorb into their bloodstream, because of the scales.

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