Bearded Dragon
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=== Supplements === | === Supplements === | ||
| - | Food should be dusted with calcium (without D3) and vitamins several times a week. If the beardie has a good and varied diet, then adding D3 to it could cause a serious vitamin overdose know as hypervitaminosis D3. This can cause kidney damage, calcification of the soft tissue, and premature death. This website, [http://www.uvguide.co.uk/vitdpathway.htm UV Guide UK - Sunlight an Vitamin D], helps explain how the process works and why too much D3 can cause such issues. | + | Food should be dusted with calcium (without D3) and vitamins several times a week. If the beardie has a good and varied diet, then adding D3 to it could cause a serious vitamin overdose know as ''hypervitaminosis D3''. This can cause kidney damage, calcification of the soft tissue, and premature death. This website, [http://www.uvguide.co.uk/vitdpathway.htm UV Guide UK - Sunlight an Vitamin D], helps explain how the process works and why too much D3 can cause such issues. |
=== Hydration === | === Hydration === | ||
