calcium dusting?

[MountainMama]

I've only had my bearded dragon going on two months now. I've been doing a lot of research on the calcium dusting but can't seem to find consistent information. Draco is about a year and a half old. He eats veggies every day (mostly collard greens with other veggies mixed in), and crickets twice a week now. Should I only be dusting the crickets? Is that enough calcium if he is getting it twice a week, or should I be dusting his salad, too? I don't want to give him too much, but I want him to get enough calcium.

 

[Taterbug]

What calcium dust are you using, and what UVB lights?

You shouldn't need to dust the greens, collards are very high in calcium and will offset most low calcium veggies you add to it.

 

[MountainMama]

I knew the collard greens had calcium, which is why I was not exactly sure how much he needed. I have the Zoo Med Calcium dust, with the Vitamin D3 supplement. For the UVB light, I have the Zoo Med ReptiSun 10.0 High Output UVB Fluorescent Bulb 17 Watts, 24-Inch. When I got the dragon, the lady who had him hadn't replaced the bulb in a year, and I know that they can lose strength after 6 months, so I replaced it.