We have a bearded dragon who is approximately 10 months old. He is 16 inches long.
2007-01-28 19:00:11 · 8 answers · asked by m16huny 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Silk worms are the best. A nice high protien bug. You can often find them canned at pet stores. Live would be better of course. Crickets are good (dont forget to gutload them). The occational king worm, wax worm etc for a treat would be nice. A wide variety of greens is always a good idea.
Plant food sources
Plant matter should make up approximately 20% of your Dragon's diet and should consist mainly of green leafy vegetables. You may also include other vegetables. Fruit should make up the smallest portion of the diet. Shred or tear vegetables and fruits into small pieces and mix them together to encourage your Dragon to eat all that is offered, and not just pick out his favorite foods. Following is a list of some popular plant-based Dragon foods.
escarole
kale
collards
bok choy
Swiss chard
parsley
clover
alfalfa pellets
dandelion greens
turnip greens
mustard greens
beet greens-only occasionally
spinach-only occasionally
NEVER iceberg lettuce!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
broccoli
okra
peas
green beans
zucchini
squash
grated carrots
sweet potato
bell pepper
frozen mixed vegetables
figs
kiwi
papaya
melon
apple
grapes
dates
peaches
apricots
strawberries
plums
tomatoes
bananas (with skin)
2007-01-28 19:37:18 · answer #1 · answered by Katt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any fruit or veggie that is not citrus, and bugs. Bearded dragons are omnivorous, this means that they will devour each vegetable matter and live food, the ratio of this will have to be 80/20 live to veggie. Crickets are the simplest and most usual food, wax worms,meal worms are an replacement however are fatty so must only accept in small portions. Locusts are a plausible food supply too but you must only feed a size that's appropriate to the dimensions of the bearded dragon ie,micro,mini,small etc.A premium calcium and vitamin d supplement should be brought to the prey items(referred to as dusting) once or twice every week will have to do it, bearded dragons will specific the unwanted calcium of their stools but to much can be as bad as to little. A uv bulb helps with nutrition d absorption.
2016-08-10 14:08:17 · answer #2 · answered by patlan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just want to note that I agree with checking out reptile rooms, you can also check out beautifuldragons.com and look under the nutritional section, they have a great chart on other veggies and fruit that can be fed. I do not agree with ever feeding spinich, I see the person wrote only occaisionally but spinich binds with calcium and not enough calcium is allready an issue with these dragons so I would not recommend anything that would add to that and there are so many other choices available. I do not agree with ever feeding romaine or any type of lettuce, it offers no nutritional value and can cause diarrhea which can dehydrate them. I also do not agree with the person who answered that 80 % of the diet at this age should be vegetation as that switch over should not occur until they are a year to a year and a half. Until they are done growing %80 of the diet should be protein IE bugs or feeders insects. The only acceptable bugs as staple feeders are silk worms, crickets and roaches. Any other bug should only be used as an occaisional treat as fat to protein ratios are off for them. Meal worms should never be fed as their outer shells contain a substance called chitin which is hard for the dragon to digest and the meal worms have that chitin in excess. At this age he should still be fed as much as he can eat in 15 minutes twice per day. Remove any uneaten feeders as prey can become preditor when the lights go out. Good luck to you and feel free to E-mail me.
2007-01-29 03:26:00 · answer #3 · answered by Dale d 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
www.southfloridadragons.mfbiz.com
The care sheet on the website is good and too the point.
http://www.reptilerooms.com/Sections+index-req-listarticles-secid-1.html
The reptilerooms care sheet is amazing and covers everything down to the last detail. If you have any questions reptilerooms has a great forum and live chat.
2007-01-29 01:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by RobertII 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
greeleaf ,romain lettice apples vegies no citrus fruits oranges lemons or tomatos/ There are also caned food and dryed stick food and the favoriet crickets and meal worms but silk or wax woms are better for the diet. and vitimanins
2007-01-28 19:25:50 · answer #5 · answered by bnotagain 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Leprechaun knights.
2007-01-28 19:03:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
you have a dragon?
2007-01-28 19:02:21 · answer #7 · answered by leena 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
sissy men.
2007-01-28 19:08:56 · answer #8 · answered by Malacove 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋