Am I overdosing Vitamin A

[Lil_Hobo]

hello
So I'm keeping crickets again after a while without, and I didn't really want to buy commercial gutload this time. (Im open to! but just hadn't yet)

Since the Beardy needs the veg I was assuming I could feed the crickets veg.
I chose rooty options for ease of removal and replacing+moisture -carrot and green cabbage... now I'm doing more research and those ARE NOT the best for the actual dragon. I'm worried I could be causing a dangerous level of vitamin A to build. (Was not feeding the dragon these veg, just crickets)

We've had Tukka Tukka since the 4th and today I notice slight eye droop, I offer water twice a day an he's drank from drips off a napkin one day and just drops from fingers the others.
I'm terrified that the vitamin A could have already condensed in his body?
He hasn't had a muti vitamin yet, just calcium dusted crickets. But the crickets may be improperly gut loaded?

I read a post on here that almost seemed to say that vitamin A from food, wasn't the HUGE issue, that it's over-supplimentation that can cause the issues.?!


WHAT IF ANY veg should I gut load with? Or just get the gel?
How long to wait for these crickets to be safe if they arnt?

THANK YOU!

 

[xp29]

hello
So I'm keeping crickets again after a while without, and I didn't really want to buy commercial gutload this time. (Im open to! but just hadn't yet)

Since the Beardy needs the veg I was assuming I could feed the crickets veg.
I chose rooty options for ease of removal and replacing+moisture -carrot and green cabbage... now I'm doing more research and those ARE NOT the best for the actual dragon. I'm worried I could be causing a dangerous level of vitamin A to build. (Was not feeding the dragon these veg, just crickets)

We've had Tukka Tukka since the 4th and today I notice slight eye droop, I offer water twice a day an he's drank from drips off a napkin one day and just drops from fingers the others.
I'm terrified that the vitamin A could have already condensed in his body?
He hasn't had a muti vitamin yet, just calcium dusted crickets. But the crickets may be improperly gut loaded?

I read a post on here that almost seemed to say that vitamin A from food, wasn't the HUGE issue, that it's over-supplimentation that can cause the issues.?!


WHAT IF ANY veg should I gut load with? Or just get the gel?
How long to wait for these crickets to be safe if they arnt?

THANK YOU!

I think the problem is when you feed the feeders AND the beardie the carrots

 

[KarrieRee]

hello
So I'm keeping crickets again after a while without, and I didn't really want to buy commercial gutload this time. (Im open to! but just hadn't yet)

Since the Beardy needs the veg I was assuming I could feed the crickets veg.
I chose rooty options for ease of removal and replacing+moisture -carrot and green cabbage... now I'm doing more research and those ARE NOT the best for the actual dragon. I'm worried I could be causing a dangerous level of vitamin A to build. (Was not feeding the dragon these veg, just crickets)

We've had Tukka Tukka since the 4th and today I notice slight eye droop, I offer water twice a day an he's drank from drips off a napkin one day and just drops from fingers the others.
I'm terrified that the vitamin A could have already condensed in his body?
He hasn't had a muti vitamin yet, just calcium dusted crickets. But the crickets may be improperly gut loaded?

I read a post on here that almost seemed to say that vitamin A from food, wasn't the HUGE issue, that it's over-supplimentation that can cause the issues.?!


WHAT IF ANY veg should I gut load with? Or just get the gel?
How long to wait for these crickets to be safe if they arnt?

THANK YOU!

Too much vitamin a will cause orange poop

 

[Lil_Hobo]

Too much vitamin a will cause orange poop

My worry is the slight eye droop, I'm just nervous with it been a youngin that I already messed up. A slight droop in the eyes can be a sign of "hypersomething something A" (specific to vitamin A)

Thank you I'll keep an eye on color. Yesterday he pooped after a bath (got him the am of the 4th an he hadnt pooped yet) it was large and more green than brown.

 

[KarrieRee]

My worry is the slight eye droop, I'm just nervous with it been a youngin that I already messed up. A slight droop in the eyes can be a sign of "hypersomething something A" (specific to vitamin A)

Thank you I'll keep an eye on color. Yesterday he pooped after a bath (got him the am of the 4th an he hadnt pooped yet) it was large and more green than brown.

That's good poop

 

[Claudiusx]

No need to worry about it. Carrots are a VERY common food item for crickets. Even if you add some shredded carrot to your dragons salad, you won't get near hypervitaminosis A.

-Brandon

 

[ChileanTaco]

Agree, I use carrots also for gut-loading (not with crickets, however - I don't feed my dragon any crickets).