for this sort of thing to work, get accurate weights of all the babies at setup and measure their weights regularly. Record length snout to tail tip etc and record all the data. (spreadsheet programs are great for this). Keep track of how much each dragon eats, sheds, poops, how often supplements are used (I am going to assume calcium with D3 is going to be used since no UVB light is going to be provided.)



Photo records will be good too, with something in the picture (ie: a ruler) to show size differences.



You two may have thought of doing this already but I wanted to mention it just in case. I think it will produce a more realistic result if we know what is being fed, and the growth rates etc. What would be a great addition is get a bone density test (x-ray?) once a month from a vet to see if there is any change...if it drops or stays constant etc between the UVB provided dragons and the D3 only dragons.
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