Also, bearded dragons in the wild consume small animals from time to time. If you are wondering why we need to supplement bearded dragon’s meals because they don’t get supplements in the wild, there is a reason.īearded dragons in the wild get calcium by consuming a wide range or greens and bugs that also eat a big variety of foods. How do bearded dragons get calcium in the wild? Living in captivity means that bearded dragon’s feeder bugs are not gut-loaded, thus missing important nutrients, and UVB lighting doesn’t compare to natural unfiltered sunlight. Yes, bearded dragons need supplements – both calcium supplements and occasional multivitamin supplements.
We will also talk about choosing the best supplements for your bearded dragon, schedules, dosages and will answer important questions. And in this post, we will discuss bearded dragon supplement schedule and how to prepare feeder insects, also called gut-loading. In the first part about bearded dragon diet, we talked about best and worst foods to feed your bearded dragon ( read here).
