UVB causes them to produce calcium??? i have always seen it causes them to produce vitamin D, which includes information from reptile specific vets. you are the only person i've ever seen that says UVB produces calcium.
UVB causes them to produce calcium??? i have always seen it causes them to produce vitamin D, which includes information from reptile specific vets. you are the only person i've ever seen that says UVB produces calcium.
At the movement he gets calcium with D3 on insects 3 times a week then a multi-vit once a week on insects. He’s a decent eater of salads a bit picky sometimes but he eats well. He usually has staples of butternut squash and spring greens then whatever I’ve got in to build up the rest of his salad.
So sorry for the delay! Your lighting is very good now. Since you are using a T5 high output UVB light, it will be conducive towards your dragon to efficiently synthesize D3 just from the
UVB exposure. So I wouldn't recommend using D3 when he is exposed to higher levels of
UVB. The synthetic D3 can in some instances, become toxic & build up in the system.
You mentioned he has had the head vibration before you were using the tube bulb? He may
have had some calcium issues due to not enough UVB thus inhibiting his calcium absorption,
etc & contributing to the head vibrations.
Reptiles recover slowly most of the time, so give him some time. Is he eating pretty well, for the
most part?