Should I supplement Vitamin D3 even though I Provide Calcium and UVB/UVA lighting? I have a 3 1/2 month dragon.
Jaime
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Vitamin D3
JaimeP
Feb 11, 2004 06:57 PM
Replies (4)
Bodhisdad
Feb 12, 2004 04:39 AM
What vit./min. supplement are you using.
JaimeP
Feb 12, 2004 06:33 AM
I am just using calcium.
Bodhisdad
Feb 12, 2004 07:58 AM
I wouldn't leave it up to the lights, they provide 5% uv in comparason to a sunny tropical day. Is this enough, I don't know, but I would error on the side of caution and get a vit./min. supplement as well.
ingo
Feb 13, 2004 01:20 AM
Yes, definitely.
Most UVB Bulbs available today are not worth the money, many have no effect at all, some do help, but hardly ever suffice to provide proper D3 epimerization.
To be on the safe side, I would give twice a week a liquid D3 supplement and be very careful to dose in between 50 and 100 IU per kg and week. Anything more can be dangerous. D3 from powder is very poorly absorbed, so please stick to the liquid.
You should also give a vitamine B complex (can´t be overdosed) and Vitamine A (dosage as for D3)
Hope that helps
Ingo
