Most of my clutches with the capra average 13.25 eggs with the record being 21 eggs in one clutch. Most start with 16-18 for the first clutch of the season and each subsequent clutch is slightly smaller than the last. I don't know that they could lay too many more than 20-21 eggs unless the eggs were smaller!



Again, I guess seeing would be believing! My dragons don't get particularly high protien/fat diet either. My understanding is that silkworms and nightcrawlers are high in calcium. I found that when I started using more of these as feeders the eggs were better shelled so I went with these for my capra. With the leps the earthworms don't seem to be favored so they do get mostly roaches that have been dusted. However, they have taken well to the silkworms and phoenix worms which do have higher calcium content. I will have to look at the nutrient charts again and see just what I am feeding!



You said you are using roaches and crickets if I am remembering correctly. Is that right? Then you dust with the vitamins and calcium? I use StickyTongueFarms Mineral-I for vitamin/mineral dust and Bone Aid Microstick Calcium Powder. I like these because they stick so well to the feeders. I suppliment this with Solar drops vitamin D3.



So far everyone seems to be doing well. I am interested though in seeing what sort of results you get with your experimentation! It is all very interesting!
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