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Eavlynn

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The calcium I have says contains D3 and I dust every morning feed mon-fri and multivitamins sat and Sunday. Is this okay he is only about 2 months old?

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I'd pick up some calcium without D3 as well. I noticed a decrease in UV basking behavior when I used calcium with D3. When I switched to plain calcium, they would utilize the UVB light again. Some extra D3 in the winter doesn't hurt, since we can't take them out for natural sunlight, but once it warms up, I won't be using calcium with D3 at all.

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Joe Giddz

Hatchling Dragon
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I'd pick up some calcium without D3 as well. I noticed a decrease in UV basking behavior when I used calcium with D3. When I switched to plain calcium, they would utilize the UVB light again. Some extra D3 in the winter doesn't hurt, since we can't take them out for natural sunlight, but once it warms up, I won't be using calcium with D3 at all.

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Okay I will do but are the amounts I'm using okay 5 times a week (weekdays) with calcium and 2 times a week (weekends) with multivitamins. And I have noticed he doesn't bask in his UV area as much.

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Eavlynn

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The supplement schedule he's on is pretty good. I'd just stop by the pet store and pick up some plain calcium when you get the chance. Once he's getting less D3 with the calcium, you should see more UV basking behavior. In my opinion, it's healthier to allow them to synthesize their own D3, than to feed it directly to them.

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Joe Giddz

Hatchling Dragon
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The supplement schedule he's on is pretty good. I'd just stop by the pet store and pick up some plain calcium when you get the chance. Once he's getting less D3 with the calcium, you should see more UV basking behavior. In my opinion, it's healthier to allow them to synthesize their own D3, than to feed it directly to them.

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Thanks for your help will get him some this weekend :)

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