Kathy_D
Hatchling Dragon
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My Heihei has MBD and refuses to touch any bug or worm that has been dusted with calcium. I was adding calcium to a slurry (per vet's suggestion), but most of the time more got on the towel than in her mouth. I felt like I couldn't give her a consistent dose of calcium. Someone here suggested getting liquid calcium and injecting a soft bodied worm. Brilliant!! I ordered the calcium and some syringes with needles from Beardeddragon.co and they arrived yesterday. I feed Heihei primarily BSFL, roaches and the occasional superworm. Lately, she has been refusing the roaches or eating 1 or 2 a day. Her appetite fluctuates, but she consistently eats BSFL. Even though they have good calcium, she still needs the extra boost, plus some days she will eat a total of 8 BSFL and other days she will eat over 60 total. Anyway, now my question: what is a good soft bodied worm that I can inject easily and feed one to her each day. She isn't that big, only about 100 grams at 6 months old. I am afraid that hornworms would be too big for her and since they grow so fast, not a good option. I did inject a superworm yesterday but that was not easy. Would wax worms or butter worms be okay to feed her one daily?
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