what is the best veggies to feed a baby bearded?

Question

specific veggies,got all the right leafy greens!fastest grow rate

Answer 1

Bearded Dragon’s are omnivorous, eating fruits, vegetables, and insects. Vegetables need to make up a significant part of your Dragon's diet: 10-25% for hatchlings and juveniles, 30-50% for an adult. Some of the best veggies and fruits to feed are romaine lettuce, mustard and collard greens, turnip tops, dandelion leaves (pesticide-free), parsley, bok choy, squash (shredded), raspberries, grated carrots, swiss chard (red or green), green beans, mango, kiwi fruit, and bananas are a few. Avoid spinach - it actually prevents some nutrients from being absorbed. Feed crickets to juveniles at least twice a day, as many as they will eat, and offer greens and veggies as a side dish. Older Dragons should receive their greens and veggies every day and prey items approximately every other day.

Answer 2

Try offering colourful vegetables/fruit (like carrots, papaya, pumpkin or mango) or vegetables that have a strong smell (for example basil). You can find a list of vegetables and fruits that can be fed here:

Always try to feed vegetables/fruits that have more calcium than phosphorus. Since most fruits have more phosphorus, they are okay occasionally but shouldn't be fed to often. More or less anything said about food and feeding vegetables/fruit on the Iguana page I linked above is true for dragons, too (except that Iguanas are strictly herbivores, of course).

You can try to offer a bowl of cut up vegetables with some insects so that the dragon eats the vegetables along with the insects or you offer pieces or vegetables with a feeder tong and move them around. Some dragons never eat any vegetables, especially if the breeder didn't offer any. But you should always offer them at least two times a week, maybe your dragon will take a liking to them after all.

By the way, you shouldn't feed just insects. The dragon's diet should vary as much as possible. You can feed him locusts, roaches (there are several species that won't suvive in the house), zophobas (super mealworms), wax moths and earth worms (a good source of calcium).

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I hope this information helps!

Answer 3

Go with the first answer here. One note though: I fill a small feeding dish with meal worms and leave in in the tank until I know my babies are eating about 5 to 10 a day. I then change them to a 3 times a week schedule. As long as your baby is shedding its skin it is growing. Mine do not eat when shedding but when they're done...look out get extra fav foods and enjoy!!!

FYI: What ever you feed make sure it is cut small enough for the baby. Ice burg lettuce will make your beardy sick. Been there done that....don't want you to have to go thru it........Congrats and enjoy


Forgot to mention I also feed mine baby veggies (jars) and frozen veggies when fresh is out of season. Just make sure you defrost and don't leave in tank more that 24 hours.

Answer 4

squash is excellent, and they usually love it... also carrots, peas (in or out of pod), green beans, lima beans, yam/sweet potato, and occasional fruit (apple, banana, strawberry, papaya, etc...)... I'd say stay away from broccoli because I've heard it binds calcium, but other than that... Just about anything! They love variety, get fresh stuff rather than frozen mixes if at all possible, keeps the vitamins/nutrients better. They also love violets, clover (flower and leaves), dandelions (flower and leaves) and some other plants you may have growing near you. Just check first to make sure the plant is safe and chemical (pesticide) free:-)

Answer 5

I feed them the frozen mixed blend - carrots, peas & corn. Thaw it out before hand of course, just not in the microwave. They like lettuce and other greens too.


Much Love!!

Answer 6

is that supposed to say baby bird? if so, i don't think they eat veggies. i took care of one and had to feed it dampened and mushed up dog food.