what other vitamins are needed for a beardie besides calcium and d3. im afraid that my beardie is slow in growing and im pretty sure its a lack in something.
thanks
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Vitamins
PiNkDrAgOn88
Nov 11, 2003 08:51 PM
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azteclizard
Nov 11, 2003 09:04 PM
what do you feed and how often? how old and big is your dragon?
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Bill DiFabio
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Christyj
Nov 11, 2003 10:21 PM
RepCal Herptivite (no phosphorus), You didn't say how old your beardie is. I took this from WWW.BEARDIECRAZY.COM so you can see how often to use it.
SUPPLEMENTATION
HATCHLINGS: CRICKETS SHOULD BE DUSTED WITH CALCIUM WITH D3 ONE FEEDING PER DAY AND REPTIVITE OR OTHER MULTIVITAMINE POWDER ONE FEEDING PER DAY.
JUVENILES: 2 TO 6 MONTHS, DUST CRICKETS WITH CALCIUM WITH D3 ONE FEEDING EVERY OTHER DAY AND REPTIVITE 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK.
SUBADULTS: 6-12 MONTHS DUST CRICKETS WITH CALCIUM WITH D3 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK AND REPTIVITE 1-2 TIMES PER WEEK.
ADULTS: OVER 12 MONTHS CALCIUM WITH D3 AND REPTIVITE DUSTED CRICKETS 1 TIME PER WEEK, EXCEPT DURING BREEDING SEASON THEN 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK.
I ALSO RECOMMEND USING PARAZAP FOR ALL YOU REPTILES. IT IS A PROBIOTIC AND HELPS KEEP THEM DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEALTHY AND IN PROPER BALANCE. YOU CAN EITHER DUST CRIX WITH IT ACCORDING TO PACKAGE INSTRUCTION TO PREVENT PARASITE INFESTATIONS OR BREW IN A TEA ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR INFESTATIONS OR SUSPICION OF INFESTATION. IF YOU SUSPECT PARASITES, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY GIVE THE PARAZAP, YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR VETERANARIAN IF PARASITES OR ILLNESS IS EVEN SUSPECTED. MAKE SURE ANY MULTIVITAMIN SUPPLEMENT YOU USE DOESN'T CONTAIN VITAMIN A. BEARDED DRAGONS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTABLE TO VITAMIN A TOXICITY. THAT IS WHY I RECOMMEND REPTIVITE, IT CONTAINS NO VITAMIN A, JUST BETA CAROTENE.
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TheClassyLizard
tracey
Nov 11, 2003 10:31 PM
Thanks Christy....when I retyped my care sheet a few weeks ago and made some changes for my website update, I wrote in supplementation schedules reptivite where it should've been herptivite (reptivite is a calcuim product).....I never caught it until now....it has been changed.....
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Tracey 
Tracey's Beardies
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