Question by wollam43: What reptile supplements are best for an iguana and a bearded dragon?

Can I use the same preparation for both? What brand(s) are the best? How often should they get calcium and how often a multi-vitamin/mineral dust? They eat fresh or frozen vegetables rather than processed food and the dragon gets assorted bugs. Each has a sunlight bulb: what UVB level is best for each?

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Answer by TessaAngel
Bearded Dragons need both animal proteins and vegetable matter!!! Young bearded dragon’s diet is about 80% animal proteins and 20% vegetable matter. As they get older, the ratio changes to about 80%-90% vegetable matter and 10-20% animal proteins.
Animal protein sources are: Crickets, superworms, silkworms, roaches, hornworms, waxworms. Waxworms are considered candy to a BD so only feed on occasion in a small amount(2-3 worms).
It is best to give them their veggies before insects so they will actually eat them. Green Veggies are collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, dandelion greens. you can also give green beans, butternut squash, acorn squash(other winter squashes are also acceptable) yams, sweet potato.
Several items in animal and veggies need to be properly prepared depending on item or age of the bearded dragon so check with people at the pet store, they can tell you.

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