Char says hello

[MaggieJohn]

Hi beardeddragon.org, My name is Maggie and my beardie is Char. Char is brumating just now so I am a bit 'dragon deprived'. Here is the question list:
How old is your dragon? 9 years
How long have you had your dragon? 8 years
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon? female
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 24x24x12
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? carpet
Do you use UVB lights? yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? reptisun
How old is your UVB bulb?
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? 6 inches
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? 60 watt bulb
What are the basking temps? 104.7
What is the cool side temp?
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? digital thermometer w/ probe
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? 7 inches below ligth bulb
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? no heat rock. have an under tank heating pad in basking corner
What do you feed your dragon? crickets, greens, butternut squash, occasional fruit
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? every morning
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? the crix are gut loaded with: rice cerial baby food, fish food (which they love), and same vegies fed to Char.
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Rep-Cal Herptivite multivitamins
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? yes
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Shower every morning, with washcloth over the drain so the water pools.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? no
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? no
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? no

 

[fresnowitte]

:wave: Hello & Welcome to BD.org!
Char is very beautiful! :love5:
Thanks for sharing the pic!

I didn't notice anywhere a mention of calcium only multi-vitamins. :?:


Again Welcome aboard!

 

[MaggieJohn]

Good catch Barbara! Checking the ingredients, the herptivite lists between 22,000mg and 23,000mg per Kg of calcium. Also a web site, http://www.repcal.com. - Maggie

 

[fresnowitte]

Rep-cal brands are without a doubt the best you can use.
But beardies still require a bit more calcium than other reptiles an amphibians, more than the herptivite contains. So it's recommended to use their calcium as well.
With the UVB light you are using you should be using the pink label calcium w/D3 as well as the herptivite.
If you were using a MVB (Mercury Vapor Bulb) then you would need to use the calcium without D3.

 

[MaggieJohn]

Thanks Barbara, I will get Char on these when she gets up from burmation. - Maggie