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Dragon's head tremored few times

Rwtf8

Hatchling Dragon
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Hello,
Before I start:
Arcadia T5 12% UVB, 7 montns old. 75W hear bulb. 42C in hot spot.
Enclosure is 90x45x45. UVB is installed under the mesh and has reflector.

Randy, 16 months old dragon. Eating good:
Green salad (not lettuce), kale, bell pepper, asparagus, carrot, pumpkin, apple, blueberry and Dubia roaches. I can Calcium 4 times a week, 2 times Cal+D3 and 1 day with vitamins only .

These days (3 times so far) I saw his head tremored for 2-3 seconds after finished meal. This is really concerning behavior. Am I doing something wrong? Too much/less calcium or wrong vegetables?

I live in Estonia and we don't have alfalfa or endive or any other thing from the list of "can be feed every day"

Asking for advice here please.
 

Sadie

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Hello,
Before I start:
Arcadia T5 12% UVB, 7 montns old. 75W hear bulb. 42C in hot spot.
Enclosure is 90x45x45. UVB is installed under the mesh and has reflector.

Randy, 16 months old dragon. Eating good:
Green salad (not lettuce), kale, bell pepper, asparagus, carrot, pumpkin, apple, blueberry and Dubia roaches. I can Calcium 4 times a week, 2 times Cal+D3 and 1 day with vitamins only .

These days (3 times so far) I saw his head tremored for 2-3 seconds after finished meal. This is really concerning behavior. Am I doing something wrong? Too much/less calcium or wrong vegetables?

I live in Estonia and we don't have alfalfa or endive or any other thing from the list of "can be feed every day"

Asking for advice here please.
I have asked some others to look at the post --- everything sounds good your distance for the UVB should be 12-15 inches directly over the basking decor -- here is a website for nutrition I would cut the asparagus out
http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html ignore the kale its a good staple feeder
 

Sadie

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It may be nothing at all but even so it might be good to use less of all supplements. Calcium with D3 no more than once a week used very lightly. Plain calcium 1-2 days . I'm not sure how often the t5 bulb needs replaced. What are the temps. in the rest of the enclosure ?

Make sure your basking temps are taken w/ a digital probe thermometer and you have temps for surface basking 95-100 F and mid tank in the 90's F and cool side of the tank 80's F -- your T 5 needs replaced once a year I recommend a month prior to --
 

Rwtf8

Hatchling Dragon
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Here is what one person responded w/

It may be nothing at all but even so it might be good to use less of all supplements. Calcium with D3 no more than once a week used very lightly. Plain calcium 1-2 days . I'm not sure how often the t5 bulb needs replaced. What are the temps. in the rest of the enclosure ?

Make sure your basking temps are taken w/ a digital probe thermometer and you have temps for surface basking 95-100 F and mid tank in the 90's F and cool side of the tank 80's F -- your T 5 needs replaced once a year I recommend a month prior to --
Basking spot 40-42C
Cold area 28C
T5 is about 7-8 months old and I'm going to replace it next month.
I'll revise supplementing schedule, thanks
 

Rwtf8

Hatchling Dragon
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During feeding him with Repashy Veggie Burger I saw that tremor again. It happens when he swallows a meal. It's not long - only second or two and amplitude is low as well. But I'm still worries since it never happened before
 

Sadie

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During feeding him with Repashy Veggie Burger I saw that tremor again. It happens when he swallows a meal. It's not long - only second or two and amplitude is low as well. But I'm still worries since it never happened before
Ok I passed this on again
 

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