whats the best supplement for bearded dragons?

Question

to put on the insects and leafy green so the dragon gets all its need to be healthy

Answer 1

Just answered your other question (the one previous). So see my comments there as well.

A separate calcium and multivitamin is best. This is the line of products I like: http://www.repcal.com/ - mostly because of the choices available in the type of calcium supplements (with & without D3 depending on UVB lighting) so you don't overdose Vitamin D3 if you have a herp that uses a basking light with UVB.

Answer 2

Actually there has been a lot of hype about vitamin D3 and the dragon's need for it lately and this is what I got from all that I have heard. Vit D3 is a vitamin that is manufactured in the skin of a beardie(humans too)when they are exposed to adequate amounts of UVB light. Most reptile vitamins have D3 in them and so does a lot of calcium powders. I was recommended not to give additional D3 (it makes sense not to). You should always have a fresh UVB light source for your dragon so they should be making their own at all times. When you consider that vitamins and caclium powders also have it in it and it IS a substance that can be overdosed on, it is not a good idea. A much better idea is calcium powder(dusted on the prey items and over the salad)that contains NO D3. I also do not recommend vitamins and instead would state that variety of both veggies and prey items is a much healthier way to go. For prey items you can use silk worms, crickets, or roaches(the ones they sell as feeders) and only occaisionally you can offer super worms, wax worms, butter worms, pheonix worms, and my favorite...goliath tomatoe hornworms. Do not ever feed meal worms, their outer shell contains too much of a substance called chitin and dragons have difficulty digesting this chitin and can become impacted(intestines blocked up). The occaisional feeders are that because they are too high in fat and should not be fed all the time because it would put too much of a strain on their liver and kidneys. They are good every once in a while though to add variety to the diet.
For greens, never feed lettuce or citrus fruit they offer little to no nutrition and can cause diarrhea which can cause dehydration.
Collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion greens, Kale, escarole, butternut squash, turnips and turnips greens, and parsnips are all exceptable foods for their salad.
I think that a varied diet and caclium dusted prey items are the key to keeping your dragons heathy. Like stated above though I would not use anything with D3 in it, there has even been arguments made that the dragon cannot utilize D3 when given orally, that the only D3 that they can use is if they themselves process it in response to UVB exposure.
Hope this helps.
Dale
PS Calcium without D3 is a little harder to find but I think the benefits outweigh the effort of finding it.

Answer 3

Go to the pet store and buy some calcium powder. You put the powder in a bag and shake the crickets around in it.

Answer 4

Nutrabal vitamin and mineral suppliments.