Ok....got my first Beardie

[Capt._Howdy]

Ok couple more questions.....

Since I am using the power sun bulb....should I still put calcium on the crickets and if I do should I get the powder that doesn't contain D3 since they are getting it from the bulb. (and I know that D3 can be really bad for tegus....don't know if this is true for beardies) And should I be dusting a multi vitamin as well. If so...how often do I do this?

Also .....how long to set the light up for....8 - 10 - or 12 hours a day.

I think that is about it....sorry guys...total newbie questions can be a drag I know..... But if you ever need advice on balls...I got your back...lol

HI first off dust your crix with calcium with d3 and i use that 6 days a week and on the 7th day i us a multi vitamin and for bedding i use newspaper easy to clean. Also you dont need to have the powersun on during the night and me and my wife leave the lights on for 13 to 14 hours during the summer unless we take them out side to get real sunlight (no point in having the light on when there not in there cage) and during the winters we leave the lights on for about 8 to 10 hours.

i hope that helps my wife and i keep over 30 beardies and all are healthy and eating great.

[BPelizabeth]

Ohhhhhhhh....I love you guys. Thank you so much. We just changed to papers and the only thing I notice is that the crickets sometimes crawl under it.....but they seem to come back out again. He is eating really well. He ate about 7 crickets this morning and then I just made him his salad. Colard greens, dandeline greens, about a quarter of an organic strawberry and then I squeezed some strawberry juice on the whole thing. He is eating it....seems to really like it.

I will go get the powders today and start that immediately! Thank you so much for all of the information.

He has such a hilarious personality...omg....now if I can get my mom (who is 83) to stop going in there and let him eat in peace. She swears he waved at "grandma" this morning.

[Kuba]

He probably did wave at your mom, beardies will sometimes do that

[BPelizabeth]

For the love of god....I went out to get him his vitamins and calcium...I come back and he is a total mess. Apparently he is shedding......clearly not like the balls do. He has shed all over him coming off in pieces. He is like a huge corn flake right now. I know that they do not shed in one piece....but it just flakes off like that?

[dembonez]

For the love of god....I went out to get him his vitamins and calcium...I come back and he is a total mess. Apparently he is shedding......clearly not like the balls do. He has shed all over him coming off in pieces. He is like a huge corn flake right now. I know that they do not shed in one piece....but it just flakes off like that?

pretty much i went to newyork for 3 days and had family friends watch my gizmo i came back and OMG LOL the cage was such a mess from the shedding xD

[BPelizabeth]

Ok...whew...kind of freaked me out...geez I have had him for less than 24 hours. I come home and my son and 3 of his friends come running out saying OMG...Bob's in shed. My first thought was....holy crap....what did you do to him. I know I know.....little faith huh....I am just a total paranoid mommy.


And yes....his name is Bob....I have no idea ....my son named him that. oye!!

[BPelizabeth]

He probably did wave at your mom, beardies will sometimes do that

I did read that ...it is kind of a form of submission. He was probably like ....oh crap...who is this huge blue haired lady staring at me talking giberish....ok ok....I didn't do it. Don't eat me....Im just baby.

[BOWSER11788]

not to go againest the Capt. but i thought i f your using MVB, you don't need D3 calcium just normal calcium, i use normal calcium on the same scheduale he does. sorry to hijack, but i am wondering for my own beardies health

[wafisherman]

not to go againest the Capt. but i thought i f your using MVB, you don't need D3 calcium just normal calcium, i use normal calcium on the same scheduale he does. sorry to hijack, but i am wondering for my own beardies health

If you have natural sun or another good source of UVB (quality tube or MVB), you should NOT use D3. Calcium overdose can be worse than not getting enough. So if you have a good source of UVB, stick with straight calcium carbonate powder.

[dembonez]

not to go againest the Capt. but i thought i f your using MVB, you don't need D3 calcium just normal calcium, i use normal calcium on the same scheduale he does. sorry to hijack, but i am wondering for my own beardies health

if MVB then no D3 if uvb then D3