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Is it just me, or does anyone else out there see a need for a really good liquid calcium supplement for beardies? Sure, the powders are ok, but I have found some of the human liquid calcium supplements to be really easy to use and my beardies absolutely love the citrus tasting ones. Someone should come up with a liq. cal. supplement just for reptiles or beardies/iguanas in particular.

Any ideas on this???

Veronica
Beautiful Dragons

Esu has a spray on liquid calcium suppliment.. it is phosphorous free and contains d3... also jurrasic cal makes a liquid calcium suppliment but that has no d3... so it could be used for beardies with outside enclosures...but i have yet to try them...

alissa
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2.2 chinese water dragons
1.2 bearded dragons
0.2.1 leopard geckos
1 african clawed frog, 1 african dwarf frog, 1 california newt
1.4 english setters
2.2 breeder mice
tons of fish

I've heard of those sprays, but I have read something on Melissa Kaplan's website that got me thinking...

From www.anapsid.org:
Spray Vitamins
Many people ask about the spray vitamins...are they any good? First, we need to separate the two types of vitamin spray products: those that are sprayed on the body, and those that are sprayed on the food.

Body Sprays
Iguanas do not absorb oily vitamins through their skin. When I pointed this out to a Four Paws distributor, whose company makes VitaSpray, she snidely replied that "Pet owners will buy anything that has a picture of their animal on it, whether it is any good or not." So, if you have $8 to throw away, donate it to your local reptile rescue to help feed and heat their needy reptiles.

Food Sprays
The makers of these sprays claim that their product delivers exactly the right amount. The only problem is that no one knows what the right amount is - not for iguanas, not for monitors, not for snakes, not for geckos, not for any reptile. No one has established their daily minimum requirements and, if they did, chances are it would vary greatly from one reptile species to another - what an herbivorous tortoise needs, for example, may differ greatly from what an omnivorous lizard needs. You are not paying for research and longitudinal studies, here. What you are paying for is the pump bottle, pretty label and the nice box it comes packaged in, and a lot of water with a few additives. In my opinion, buying dry powdered vitamins is not only cheaper in the long run, it gives you better control over the amounts you add, and what you provide to your various reptiles.

Hmmmmm....

Veronica

thats why i haven't tried them because how are you suppose to know how much your giving each animal if you can see it or measure it yourself.. with that liquid suppilment you are using how do you administor it to each dragon.. do you put it on their food or syringe feed it to them.

alissa
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2.2 chinese water dragons
1.2 bearded dragons
0.2.1 leopard geckos
1 african clawed frog, 1 african dwarf frog, 1 california newt
1.4 english setters
2.2 breeder mice
tons of fish

I have been mixing it in with their salads. It blends in really well and my beardies seem to love the taste. My problem is that since little research has been done on exactly how much calcium a bearded dragon needs on a daily/weekly basis, it's hard to tell how much to use. For my adult dragons, I mix it in with their salads 2 or 3 times a week. I prepare approximately 2 cups of salad each morning and in that I add about 2 - 3 ml of the liquid calcium. I've been doing this for a few months now without any problems whatsoever.

Veronica

How about this one copy and paste http://www.aaareptilesupply.com/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=CP-NEO&Category_Code=B

If this does not work go too aaa reptle supple it;s under vitamins
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Mystical Dragons

Thanks for the link. I'm a little skeptical on any product that doesn't list what the ingredients are and how much calcium is actually in it. This could be a great product, but they can't get my business unless they give me more info. This is what my big rant is. I want to know more, lots more. And the manufactures aren't giving us nearly enough info. It's just like the UVB bulb manufacturers... they give you only enough info to get you to buy. I want all the info. That's just the way I am.

FYI - If I can figure out a way to make liquid calcium in my home, I'm going to make it and sell it for not much more than what it costs to make. The profits will go to my reptile rescue.

Thanks for the info.

Veronica
Beautiful Dragons

You know I was at the pharmacy and did find one called Cal-100 Calcium and vit d3 Per powered packet it contains 1,000 mg calcium 400 iu vitamin d3 it is made for humans though. Each packet contains the powder that when mixed with water dissolves. Might want to look into this further. I did not just seen it available.
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Mystical Dragons

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