Vitamins and Calcium D3?

[Karizma212]

I’m Getting My Baby Bearded Dragon Soon . I just need help on the supplements. I Have the MVB. Should I get the multivitamins and calcium with D3 or without?

 

[CooperDragon]

Which MVB are you using? If there is enough UVB then they should be able to synthesize D3 on their own and plain calcium is the way to go. If you want to go with an all in one option I'd go with Repashy Calcium Plus. I like Repashy products in general.

 

[Karizma212]

The zoo med Powersun 100W bulb but I’m taking it back and getting the 160W.

 

[CooperDragon]

That's a pretty good bulb. The 100w should sit 8-12'' above the basking area for best output. The 160 is much more powerful and should sit 10-16'' up. A couple of inches closer if the light is shining through a mesh top which will intercept a little of the UVB.

 

[Karizma212]

I do have the mesh top. I tried taking the other side of it off and it didn’t work. It only reached 97 degrees.

 

[CooperDragon]

That's the trouble with the MVBs you can't adjust the temperature and UVB exposure independently. They need to sit in those ranges to provide proper UVB. You can try setting up a low wattage ceramic heat emitter or halogen flood light on a dimmer so you can add a bit of heat next to it. Moving to the 160w might work too but it may produce too much heat. It's a bit of trial and error until it's dialed in but once you have it set, it should be pretty stable.

 

[Karizma212]

That’s what my tank looks like right now. And ok I’ll try the CHE.