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[QUOTE="Spider8ait1994, post: 2028685, member: 101939"] Yeah he has a smaller water bowl in his enclosure so he does have access to water at all times but he clearly decided that today he wanted to drink from his pot plant saucer paddling pool. He’s only having small doses of Meloxicam and this is the first time in a number of months he’s had a dose so he’s weighing in at 530 grams and the dosage I give him is 0.03ml. Diet wise I try to feed him daily and give 2 days of greens followed by 1 day of insects with calcium + D3 supplement and repeat that cycle. For the most part he can eat his insects without needing me to hold them still for him (crickets and dubias are too fast for him now so he’s been having mealworms but I intend to order him in some BSFL since they’re a better balance insect nutrition wise) but he does need help with his greens because since they don’t move and his short range vision isn’t the best anymore he has trouble seeing the greens and otherwise a misses most of his grab attempt then gets upset so I’ve been cutting the greens into small pieces (currently smaller than I used to so it’s easier on his throat) and he knows I’ll hold them at his lips and then opens up his mouth for me to kinda position the piece for him. Insect wise he usually eats about 30 mealworms and with the greens he’ll eat 1-3 dandelions dependent on their size; anywhere from 1/2 to a full Tuscan kale leaf (the leaves on the plants I grew are approx the length of my forearm at the most); 1 chicory leaf about the size of my hand. He doesn’t eat all this at once but rather I alternate between these options at the moment so he’s not getting bored of eating the same green every day. The insect amount is the same as he’s always eaten but the amount of greens per portion he eats nowdays is slightly less than he used to when he was younger but his weight is remaining stable at the moment so I’m not concerned about that. All the greens he’s eaten for the past ~7 months have been entirely homegrown so I know there’s no chemicals and such involved which makes me feel better knowing what he’s getting is fresh and he definitely seems to prefer homegrown over store bought when offered the same green from either source. For a list of when I have growing for him and my other dragon currently: Tuscan kale (ready to eat) Chicory (ready to eat) Cornflowers (flowering. Puff prefers these) Calendula flowers (flowering. Spike prefers these) Collard greens (sprouts waiting to mature) Dandelions (whenever they pop up in the lawn) Prickly pear (red fruit variety currently establishing) [/QUOTE]
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