Quick question about size/age and calcium

[Evassss]

How often should I dust his bugs with the D3 calcium? Ive been doing it about 3 times a week but I dont want to overdo it with the D3 so I thought about buying just the calcium without the D3 for the off days.
Also she/he just turned 6mnths old this month and is 14 inches long(with tail) is this about normal?
I just want to make sure Im not under or over feeding her.

Thanks so much.Just want to make sure Im doing things right here.

 

[Claudiusx]

I would give it 5 times a week at that age.

-Brandon

 

[munchkins9802]

at that age, 5 times a week calcium with D3 unless you have an MVB bulb instead of a tube UVB bulb and vitamins 2x/week

 

[Evassss]

Arent you afraid of making them sick with the D3?.I read somewhere that D3 can be toxic if given too much.
Im not arguing or anything just making sure.

I was looking around and I guess 14 inches is about right for a female this age too.So I will bump up the calcium supplements.I need to get some Herptavite.I used to have some but I sold a chameleon and gave them the vitamins too and didnt replace them.I do give salads regularly and some fruit, I want to start adding in some pellets as well.I tried once but she wouldnt eat them unless on accident

 

[munchkins9802]

The D3 shouldnt make them sick if you only have a tube UVB bulb. If you have a MVB bulb then you want to use the calcium without the D3. If they dont get what they need as babies, then they can get calcium deficiencies etc.
Try crushing the pellets some and adding it to salad

 

[Claudiusx]

Anything in excess can make a dragon, or a human sick. But not giving enough can also make them sick. I have never had a dragon get D3 poisening in the 10 years that I've owned dragons, and they have all used the same calcium supplement with D3 their entire lives. The only way it is possible they will get D3 poisoning is if your dusting with d3 everyday, and they are living in a tank with an MVB or living outside.

For comparative examples since I keep repeating the same thing,

A reptisun 10.0 at 6 inches away produces a reading of 75. If there is a screen between the reptisun and the animal, at 6 inches it produces a reading of 56.
A new powersun at 6 inches produces a reading of 185.
a new T-rex spotlight can produces a reading of upwards of 400 depending on its angle!
And a mega ray produces readings of around 330 at 6 inches.

I believe last time I read about it, In Australia, the sun at noon produces a reading of 600+ something of uvb. But the thing is, its not noon all the time and the level of uvb varies throughout the day. Another research project I read had beardies in different tanks all exposed to differen't uvb bulbs and powers. They found that the beardies seemed to like to stay in the areas where they were getting a reading of 30-150. So more isn't always better.

Uh im' rambling. All that was to explain why D3 with a reptisun, and why no D3 with an MVB.

-Brandon

 

[Evassss]

Thanks for all that info.We currently use a tube style UVB.Its inside the tank about 6 inches from her basking site.
WE only think its a girl using the tail sexing method, but arent 100 percent sure yet.

 

[SmaugTheBD]

Just like everyone else said, I dust with calcium D3 5x a week, (mon-friday) and 2x a week with multi-vitamin (sat-sun). Easy to remember.

 

[MartianMonkey]

Can someone give me an example of a mvb bulb? I am not sure what kind of bulb I have for basking, it came with a starter kit with my beardie (I didn't know much then compared to now)

 

[SmaugTheBD]

Can someone give me an example of a mvb bulb? I am not sure what kind of bulb I have for basking, it came with a starter kit with my beardie (I didn't know much then compared to now)

Well, a lot of people say the UVB Flourescent tube lights are better. (ReptiSun 10.0) And I use a 75W Basking Spot Lamp zoomed thing, and it heats it up pretty well. You can even use a normal house bulb to get the temps right. But for UVB, the ReptiSun 10.0 is best.

 

[MartianMonkey]

Yeah I have a reptisun 10.0 and one of the flood lamps from the pet store for basking, I just want to make sure my girl doesn't get to much of a good thing

 

[SmaugTheBD]

Yeah I have a reptisun 10.0 and one of the flood lamps from the pet store for basking, I just want to make sure my girl doesn't get to much of a good thing

Just like brandon said, i don't think you'll have TOO much UVB in there.