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#1832768
Klasvaakie
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Underweight female who just clutched 
Ok...first thing I want to say is that it wasnt me that put her with the male...it was the petshop I baught her from. It was more in the form of a rescue. She was kept in a small terarium (more suited for one or two babies) with another male. She is a little over 8 months old. I havent even weighed her...I just baught her and braught her home, gave her sum salad and sum crix and put her in a vivarium. She had laid 19 eggs on monday...so I am scared another clutch is on the way...and I need to get her into some kinda of better shape so she will survive. Any idea what I can feed her to help her get everything up. I have gutloaded crix (I use mainly catfood, dehydrated milk and corn flower) and salad. I do use calcium and multivitamin suppliments as well. Now, please keep it mind that no petstore here keeps waxworms and neither any superworms. I tend to stay away from mealworms cos they can bite the inside of your beardie and I dont have the time to handfeed her one by one. Pls help, any suggestions would be much appreciated. She is so skinny and so small :(
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08/16/08 11:14am
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#1833822
Tarkah
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Message To: Klasvaakie In reference to Message Id: 1832768
Underweight female who just clutched
superworms are the ones that bite, but you can put them in the freezer so they slow em down, most dragons once they get a taste of superworms will know what to do and start biting the heads off first and stuff. A safe size to feed supers would be around 16 inches.
you can simply order the foods online and at a much cheaper price too
do you have a laybox prepared for her?
I would up the calcium for her because it is very stressful.
another clutch may be coming in the next month or so.
also be aware that they can lay eggs with or without a male.
you can feed her silkworms, butterworms, pheonix worms, hornworms.
and can order them online.
i’d gutload crix with veggies and stuff for added nutrients.
for now just feed her and keep offering food until she says shes full.
After egg laying females are usually starved and readily eat as much as they can.
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08/17/08 12:21pm
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#1833885
Klasvaakie
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Message To: Tarkah In reference to Message Id: 1833822
Underweight female who just clutched
Thanks...I live in south africa...ordering things like worms online hasnt caught on here yet. LOL...silkworm season will start soon but will be too late. Laybox is sorted. Just want to get some weight on her so she will survive. Thanks for the help m8 :)
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08/17/08 01:24pm
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#1833887
Pure hate
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Message To: Tarkah In reference to Message Id: 1833822
Underweight female who just clutched
A safe size to feed supers would be around 16 inches.
the above staement is not true.
i feed my 6 inch dragons supers with no problem
jeff hunter
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08/17/08 01:28pm
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#1834055
Klasvaakie
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Message To: Pure hate In reference to Message Id: 1833887
Underweight female who just clutched
Done have acess to supers...nor any of the other typed of worms u mentioned...just mealworms. :(
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08/17/08 04:37pm
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#1834172
Wyvern
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Message To: Klasvaakie In reference to Message Id: 1834055
Underweight female who just clutched
I’ve heard that pinkie mice are good for fattening up gravid females.
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08/17/08 06:47pm
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#1834313
BeardiePal
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Message To: Wyvern In reference to Message Id: 1834172
Underweight female who just clutched
Controversial about mice...until no longer controversial I feed silks, raise my own roaches, and crix for the babies. I have superworms for my adults...Take care Beth
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08/17/08 08:48pm
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#1835044
Rudds
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Message To: Klasvaakie In reference to Message Id: 1832768
Underweight female who just clutched
You could feed pinkies to fatten her up a little.
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08/18/08 02:41pm
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#1835880
Klasvaakie
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Message To: Rudds In reference to Message Id: 1835044
Underweight female who just clutched
Wanted to avoid pinkys...but I dont have the option anymore...took her to the vet yday and he gave an ultrasound...already the new clutch is forming and most of her reserves are gone...so vet said 1 pinky or fuzzy every 3 days along with all the crix she can eat...just hope I can get her to survive her 2nd clutch :(
I HATE petshops
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08/19/08 07:07am
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#1839970
Pammygirl
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Message To: Klasvaakie In reference to Message Id: 1835880
Underweight female who just clutched
Did the vet give her a calcium shot?? You can call them and ask them for some of that powdered food that you add warm water to, carnivore care, mix it with some powdered calcium and feed her with a syringe every day. That’s an option too. Pinkies are, like Beth said, controversial, and I’ve NEVER heard of anyone giving pinkies every three days, this definitely does not sound like good advice to me, and I would try a different route if I were you. Baby food, chicken, squash, whatever, mixed with herptivite and calcium powder every day would probably be MUCH better for her than pinkies, and I bet it would help her gain healthier weight, rather than the massive amounts of fat from pinkies.
Pam
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08/22/08 11:45pm
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Klasvaakie
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Message To: Pammygirl In reference to Message Id: 1839970
Underweight female who just clutched
I’ve been trying everything u said PAM...but she keeps losing body fat. Her tummy is quite thick now (still cant feel the eggs), but her skin is draped around her back and ribs...it’s very disturbing TBH. I feed her about 20 crix a day with salad (thought she hardly touches her salad). Dont know abut a calcium shot...but her crickets tend to be white before she eats them :P...all my beardies get lotsa extra calcium...even my crix get fed a calcium and protein rich diet. It’s been round about a month now...how much longer till I should be able to feel the eggs? (I am actually hoping she has reabsorbed them).
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09/05/08 11:53am
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