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An Update on Companion Inland Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) Nutrition
Trinita Barboza1, Marjorie Bercier1
1Department of Clinical Sciences, Zoological Companion Animal Medicine Service, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA, USA.
Abstract:
Evidence-based recommendations for the amount, type, and frequency of food items and supplements are lacking for bearded dragons. General recommendations based on ecological data, a few studies, and experts in the field are to: provide at least 50% high-fiber plant matter dusted in pure calcium and less than 50% adult and lower fat larval insects gut loaded with an 8% calcium diet and dusted with pure calcium, provide ultraviolet B lighting for vitamin D3 synthesis, provide multivitamins on a weekly basis, or monthly at minimum, provide a water dish large enough to soak and drink.
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