Sorry I missed you yesterday Rob I only get access to a computer at the library now and only make it up here once a day or so.



Anyway... I have noticed that there is something going on with my female dragon since I started the Trex supps. She doesn't seem to be growing since I stopped crickets about a month ago. She seems to have topped off at 15.5". She also seems to be loseing weight. The male on the other hand seems to be fine. Very robust and healthy but I think that he is pretty much finished growing.

I'm feeding them a wide range of veggies such as endive, mustard and collard greens, green leaf lettuce, yellow squash and carrot in moderation, zuchini, occasional berries and dandelions as treats... you know... I'm also using the icb and the vgf sprinkled on the salads. Since I stopped feeding the crickets and went to this type of feeding thier appetite has dropped and they have become more lethargic it seems.

They aren't having any problems with bowel movements or anything else that is noticeable. I did notice though that there seems to be some kind of settled stuff in the bottom of my cricket shaker that doesn't stick to the crickets. I am wandering if that stuff since it is ingested through the salads now is part of what is causing the lethergy and loss of appetite. It stands to reason that the only thing that changed is the removal of live prey and the ingestion through slads instaed. The only other thing I can think of is that maybe since I am feeding veggies that have high calcium and low phospherus and the crickets have benn removed maybe the lack of phospherus in the diet could be causing this? Wish I was a scientist.... LOL



I have decided to go back to the old standard method as a result of this. I think that all hatchling and juvenile dragons should be fed live prey dusted with calcium/d3 powder and the vitamin suppliment as directed as well as the daily salads. the cricket free pellet method seems to be ok but even with that I don't feel like they grow as fast as they should or do with live prey and salads.



Don't get me wrong... This is not an attack on ANYONES method of raising beardies just my experience and opinions. THATS ALL!!



I also think that Trex is a great supplement for full grown adult dragons that just need a little boost in thier salads after they are switched over to a salad regimen.



Later,

Robert Wood
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