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Where is the best place to get the T-Rex supps.? What is the difference between the different kinds of T-Rex supps and which is the best?
And 1 more unrelated question. If I have to use an aquarium, what is the appropriate size for 2 adults?
Thanks for time and responses.
Shannon

I got my t-rex dragon dust at petco, but you can buy them online @ reptiledirect.com.

There are 3 kinds. Insect Balancing Formula for dusting crickets, Veggie Growth Formula for dusting salads for juvenile dragons, and Veggie Maintenence Formula for dusting salads for adults. Be aware the some people use this stuff and their dragon's do wonderfully, and some are experiencing health issues that may or may not be related to the dust. One thing very important to understand is that you must stop all other supplimentation. The Dragon Dust provides all the calcium and vitamins they need, and to continue with additional supps can result in oversupplimentation and sometimes death. Just FYI.

As for housing, the general rule of thumb I believe is 6 square feet of ground space for one dragon, and two more for each additional dragon. HOWEVER, it is not advised to house more than one dragon in a single enclosure unless you are positive they are both females and will get along. Two males will fight and possibly injure or kill each other. A male and a female will constantly breed causing major stress for the female and a lot of responsibility for you raising and placing dozens if not hundreds of baby dragons in new homes. As for two females, sometimes they get along fine, and sometimes one will dominate another causing stress and possibly injuries. It is a risk you pose to your dragons housing them together. Many people strongly recommend seperate enclosures no matter what sex you end up with. Dragon's are perfectly happy by themselves.

Good luck whatever you decide.
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2.0 bearded dragons (Ocho / Domo-kun)
0.1 kingsnake (Rio)
1.0 ferret (Playstation)
1.0 cat (Wally)
0.1 dog (Tima)

>>Where is the best place to get the T-Rex supps.?....LLLreptile.com has them in 50 gm bottles and 2.5 lb bulk containers.

What is the difference between the different kinds of T-Rex supps and which is the best?.......> I'm assuming you are only concerned about the BD dusts and not the other dusts, so I will just answer for those(if you want to know about any others just ask). The ICB or Insect Cricket Balancer is for dusting your bugs. It is to be used at every feeding and not in conjunction with any other supplements. It was formulated to make your bugs a complete food. The other 2 are the VGF and VMF, veggie growth and veggie maintanance formulas. The basic difference between the two is that the growth contains more protien and calcium than the VMF. It is designed to be dusted on your greens at every feeding and also should not be used in conjunction with any other supp. besides the ICB. You should use the VGF for growing beardies and breeding females, and the VMF for adult males and non-breeding females. You can use pellets with these products.

>>And 1 more unrelated question. If I have to use an aquarium, what is the appropriate size for 2 adults?.....> I can't help you with this one...I have not used large aquariums in a while and don't know dimensions to alot of them.
Hope this helps!
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