What reptile supplements are best for an iguana and a bearded dragon?
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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July 30th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
My iguana did perfectly fine until the ice storm and then he died. His name was ziggy. He was 4 feet long. He loved cantalope, bananas, and lots of other things too painful for me to mention here, as I do miss him. Whatever you do, if you get caught in an ice storm, make sure to keep these type of reptiles warm. Without electricity, the hot pad I was using was useless to save his life. Have a backup plan in case this ever happens. I think variety in diet is best for these precious creatures. I used the calcium/vitamin supplement twice a week. Just a little will do. I could have saved ziggy’s life had I been more brave and hid him in the motel room, but it was against the rules, and in this tramatic situation with the ice storm, with only one room available, I was fearfull of getting kicked out, so poor ziggy was sacrificed for the safety of my family at the time. Next time I will stand up for the life of my friend ziggy, and save his life at any cost. I hope this story inspires you to do the same and keep your animal friends safe and warm, and I pray you never have to go through what I did. Have a nice day my friend, and keep in touch!
Marcus