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Ive had my ig for about 5 months now and im having problems with it not eating when i give it its vitamins it refuses to eat when i dust its food with them and wont eat until i put new food in without the vitamins what should i do? and it just had its first major shed and when it was finished shedding its skin looked a little wrinkly like it was a little dehydrated and so i misted it and soaked it for a little while and it went back to normal i was wondering it that is normal for after sheds or if i was doing something wrong, i checked its water and it had plenty of water and the humidity was good so i dont think it was that

First off, you don't just leave the 'dust' of vitamins on the food, make sure it is well-mixed with it. Since veggies are moist, most of the supplement, if not all, should be absorbed. You can mince and grind a few veggies into a paste, and mix the vitamins, and then mix with the rest of the food. If there is one particular food item it loves, mix that with the powder.

Vitamins also come in liquid form, try that too.

-IJ

I tried what you suggested this morning and it worked, it couldnt even tell the vitamins were there. thank you

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