Calcium

[sarahxx]

Hey I'm a first time reptile owner and I absolutely love my little beardie! He's roughly 3 months old. I've been giving him calcium three times a week as told by the breeders that I had him from. However, I recently read that he should be having it more often than that seeing as he is so young. I'm using Nutrobal and wanted to get some advise from a more experienced person. I'm also not sure if I'm giving the correct amount of dusting of calcium in each sitting. Thank you to anyone who can answer x

 

[roddy]

In my experience, 3 times a week should be ample, in regards to the ammount I am proberbly guilty of giving too much if anything as I like to make sure everything is covered. My beardies are not big fans of powder so all they get is whats stuck to the food.

I tend to rotate between nutroball and plain calci dust, every other turn and I have had no health problems.

 

[sarahxx]

Thank you for your reply and help! I was starting to worry I wasn't giving him enough. x

 

[JessPets]

1 meal a day, 5x a week.

 

[CooperDragon]

I would defer to the instructions on the specific supplement you're using. Aside from that, just put some in a small cup, add the feeders and gently shake until they have a thin, even coating. Feed them from the cup and leave the excess supplement behind.