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Shortay0616

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I posted the website for the BSFL on the first page along w/ a link to a bowl and the nutrition website - good website for roaches and horn worms www.dubiaroaches.com
Okay! And I also have been using a powder that also has D3 in it too along with calcium. She seems to notice the bugs more on my pink shirt I was wearing today so finally today she ate 5 dubia roaches (2 medium size and 3 smaller size) and 2 superworms that were decent size. That was the most I’ve seen her eat in a couple days at once! I’m trying all kinds of ideas as to what helps her eat more in a day and learning her and her personality. She’s such a cutie and has a very strong personality to her.
 

Drache613

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Hello,

That's great she is eating more now. It sounds like she is really improving now. Keep up with the
calcium 4-5 times weekly. Do you have the calcium without D3 also, that you use? They are very
sweet little souls indeed! Keep us posted on her progress.

Tracie
 

Shortay0616

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Hello,

That's great she is eating more now. It sounds like she is really improving now. Keep up with the
calcium 4-5 times weekly. Do you have the calcium without D3 also, that you use? They are very
sweet little souls indeed! Keep us posted on her progress.

Tracie
Yes I do! Do I use that on the 2 or 3 days I don’t use the one with D3?
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 5
Okay! And I also have been using a powder that also has D3 in it too along with calcium. She seems to notice the bugs more on my pink shirt I was wearing today so finally today she ate 5 dubia roaches (2 medium size and 3 smaller size) and 2 superworms that were decent size. That was the most I’ve seen her eat in a couple days at once! I’m trying all kinds of ideas as to what helps her eat more in a day and learning her and her personality. She’s such a cutie and has a very strong personality to her.
Please watch the size of the roaches your feeding -- too big of insects will impact her -- visit the dubia roaches site and look at the sizes there --- feed insects no bigger than the space between her eyes -- she should be having D3 ONCE per feeding on her insects lightly coated 5 x per week
 

Drache613

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Hello,

You can use the plain calcium a few days per week & then the D3 1 or 2 times max, per week.
Has she eaten quite a bit today? I hope that she is improving & is active. As Karrie suggests, be
sure that the insects are appropriately sized, in order to avoid impaction.

Tracie
 

Shortay0616

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Hello,

You can use the plain calcium a few days per week & then the D3 1 or 2 times max, per week.
Has she eaten quite a bit today? I hope that she is improving & is active. As Karrie suggests, be
sure that the insects are appropriately sized, in order to avoid impaction.

Tracie
Yesterday was not a good day for her, she only ate 2-3 and then she just wanted to close one eye on me or both eyes. I also was running a fever and I was staying home from work, I am going to try turning her lights on here soon and trying some more bugs as well as later tonight as well 🙂
 

Drache613

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Hello,

I hope you are feeling better.
Did she do a little better today & did she eat anything?
Keep encouraging her to bask so she can stay warm &
have a better appetite.
Keep us posted on how she is doing.

Tracie
 

Shortay0616

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Hello,

I hope you are feeling better.
Did she do a little better today & did she eat anything?
Keep encouraging her to bask so she can stay warm &
have a better appetite.
Keep us posted on how she is doing.

Tracie
I’m feeling just a little bit better thank you so much for asking! 🙂 and I tried feeding her 3 different times yesterday and the first feed she ate only one bug then the second feeding was another one bug but the third feeding was 3 bugs. And she’s still small so I’m not sure if that’s appropriate for her. She’s definitely less than a year old but not a baby baby.
 

Drache613

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Hello,

That's great you are feeling better.
They can have at least 50-60 insects weekly if they are close to being an adult. Once they hit around
8 months or so, most of them tend to slow down on eating insects & usually start eating more greens
& vegetation.
Monitor her weight, to be sure she is maintaining her weight & not losing. Let us know how she is
doing.

Tracie
 

Shortay0616

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Hello,

That's great you are feeling better.
They can have at least 50-60 insects weekly if they are close to being an adult. Once they hit around
8 months or so, most of them tend to slow down on eating insects & usually start eating more greens
& vegetation.
Monitor her weight, to be sure she is maintaining her weight & not losing. Let us know how she is
doing.

Tracie
What would be the healthy weight for her? She’s definitely not a year old but possibly 5-6 months maybe according to what petco said… or what age do you think she is just by pictures? This was a picture of her just yesterday. I had to give her a bath cause she ended up pooping on my hand; which the picture on there too of her poop.
 

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KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 5
What would be the healthy weight for her? She’s definitely not a year old but possibly 5-6 months maybe according to what petco said… or what age do you think she is just by pictures? This was a picture of her just yesterday. I had to give her a bath cause she ended up pooping on my hand; which the picture on there too of her poop.
You want her tail a little thicker -- the poop looks dried out -- is she drinking water in the bath?
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 5
Yes she drank water in her bath the last time I gave her one was Monday and then yesterday. How do I get her tail thicker ? I weighed her this morning and she’s 46 g
Keep feeding her normal diet -- insects / salads -- at least shes eating but her amount should be 20-25 crickets per feeding and only dusted ONCE per day - roaches 10-15 appropriately sized - if you feed BSFL feed 20-25 first thing in the morning on top of her salads and then feed your crickets or roaches - those I recommend - better feeder - you can also throw in some silk worms they are a good staple feeder - I fed my dragons the BSFL roaches and silk worms - I did not feed crickets - they are annoying
 

Shortay0616

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Keep feeding her normal diet -- insects / salads -- at least shes eating but her amount should be 20-25 crickets per feeding and only dusted ONCE per day - roaches 10-15 appropriately sized - if you feed BSFL feed 20-25 first thing in the morning on top of her salads and then feed your crickets or roaches - those I recommend - better feeder - you can also throw in some silk worms they are a good staple feeder - I fed my dragons the BSFL roaches and silk worms - I did not feed crickets - they are annoying
She’s had 9 superworms so far today !!! She’s been more wild than before which is amazing. I’m hoping she will gain more somehow.
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 5
She’s had 9 superworms so far today !!! She’s been more wild than before which is amazing. I’m hoping she will gain more somehow.
Ok please not so many of those they are a treat worm and should be fed 1-3 every other day - you don't want her hooked on those and eat nothing else
 

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