The UVB helps the dragon absorb / synthesize the calcium he eats -- the perimeters of distance should be w/ in 12-15 inches - are you giving calcium w/ D3 on his insects 5 x per week ONCE per feeding or day?I have a T5 UVB strip light mounted on the inside ceiling of our viv which is 24" high. I have read somewhere tonight that says it should be placed 12"-18" away from the dragon. Does this mean ours is way too high or is it ok because the basking rock sits within those parameters?
I’m concerned because our 8 month old has just been diagnosed with calcium deficiency.
The UVB helps the dragon absorb / synthesize the calcium he eats -- the perimeters of distance should be w/ in 12-15 inches - are you giving calcium w/ D3 on his insects 5 x per week ONCE per feeding or day?
Ok so here are some things to lower the UVB / hang w / 3M Velcro fasteners - picture hanging wire- long plastic zip ties - fishing line --- get it w/ in the 12-15 inches from his basking decor piece - meds are going to effect his appetite - is he eating at all ? the Zocal D I have not heard of lets ask Tracie our vet tech mod on here shes on late at night -- flagging your post - do you have the blood work results ? if you do post them so she can read them --- if you dont please call the vets office and have them email them to youWhen we initially got him we were told that as the uvb was a d3 bulb that we didn’t need to add the d3 to his food so we had been giving him calcium only on one feeding per day.
He started getting sluggish a few weeks ago. Vet treated him for parasites but he still didn’t improve so we had blood tests done recently which has showed low calcium. I’m now syringing him Zocal D as the vet suggested but his eating hasn’t improved yet although we are only 4 days into treatment so it’s early days. I feel terrible.
I guess I need to work out how to get the uvb lamp lower as it’s clearly way too high.
Thank you. So it’s 12-15” height from his basking rock and not from the floor. If that’s the case then we are within those parameters.Ok so here are some things to lower the UVB / hang w / 3M Velcro fasteners - picture hanging wire- long plastic zip ties - fishing line --- get it w/ in the 12-15 inches from his basking decor piece - meds are going to effect his appetite - is he eating at all ? the Zocal D I have not heard of lets ask Tracie our vet tech mod on here shes on late at night -- flagging your post - do you have the blood work results ? if you do post them so she can read them --- if you dont please call the vets office and have them email them to you
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Please no more wax worms -- they are like feeding candy to him --- and long term feeding can cause liver issues -- he needs to go on salads and dubias or crickets - some dont like the roaches and some dont like the crickets - but he needs a staple insect another good one is silk worms or the BSFL -- yes distance form the basking decor piece not the floorThank you. So it’s 12-15” height from his basking rock and not from the floor. If that’s the case then we are within those parameters.
His eating is sporadic. Sometimes he will eat a couple of waxworms and sometimes he will eat 20 of them. He’s not interested in dubia, locusts, BSFL or mealworms despite them being offered daily.
I don’t have the results but I’ll email the vet tomorrow and ask for them.
Ok. I’ll stop the wax worms. If he won’t eat anything else do I just let him go hungry in the hope he will eventually eat something else? We can’t get silkworm in the UK. He was eating salads until recently but he won’t touch them now. The vet just said to continue with the waxworms until he gets his appetite back.Please no more wax worms -- they are like feeding candy to him --- and long term feeding can cause liver issues -- he needs to go on salads and dubias or crickets - some dont like the roaches and some dont like the crickets - but he needs a staple insect another good one is silk worms or the BSFL -- yes distance form the basking decor piece not the floor
Thats because of the wax worms --- feed the BSFL then - drop them on top of his salads in front of him to lure him to the salad bowl - he will eat if hes hungry --- he wont starve himself --Ok. I’ll stop the wax worms. If he won’t eat anything else do I just let him go hungry in the hope he will eventually eat something else? We can’t get silkworm in the UK. He was eating salads until recently but he won’t touch them now.
Thank you. I do appreciate the help and advice.Thats because of the wax worms --- feed the BSFL then - drop them on top of his salads in front of him to lure him to the salad bowl - he will eat if hes hungry --- he wont starve himself --
Hi Tracie. I have attached some photos for you. I hope they are clear enough.Hello,
Do you have pictures of him, along with your tank setup you could post?
That is pretty surprising your dragon has some calcium issues since you are using the T5 Arcadia
tube. You can safely have it at 10 inches for him.
I am somewhat familiar with Zocal, do you have a label of it I could see? How much is the vet having
you give him? Since it is D3 be very careful with giving too much.
Let us know how he is doing.
I can take a look at the blood tests once you get a copy of them.
Tracie
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