i have a baby bearded dragon of 10 weeks,?

Question

i have read somewhere that they eat loads, between 70-100 crickets a day, mine doenst eat nowhere near that amount. she does prefer her live food to her salad but im worried shes not eating enough?

Answer 1

If you are feeding appropriately sized crickets (no bigger than the space between her eyes), she should eat a good deal of crickets...100 seems a bit high, though. Feed her all that she will eat in 15 minutes at least twice a day at her age. It's very normal for baby Beardies to prefer their crickets over their greens, but as they get older, more and more of their diet will consist of greens....but they still do need their greens at this age. I always feed my babies their "salad" first thing in the morning, give them at least half an hour to nibble on that, and then feed them their first batch of crix for the day. That way they will go for the salad when they are the hungriest, but will always eat crickets later.

Mealworms are NOT a good option for baby Beardies.....they have a "shell" that is difficult for babies to digest, which can lead to impaction.

Answer 2

a 10 week old baby will not eat 70-100 crickets a day. What you should really do is give her a small amount of salad every morning, which in most cases she will not even touch but should always be offered. Then give her as many crickets as she will eat within 20 minutes. Some people give their babies a fairly large amount of crickets mid day and let them stay in the cage. The must be removed before the dragon goes to bed however. Crickets are known for eating at the dragons if left in the cage over night. Also remove them if you see your dragon is no longer eating them and they are climbing all over him/her. dragons will choose insects over salad. As they get older at about a year (i waited about 1 1/2 and i do have 2) stop giving them crickets daily. They should then only be given a few times a week(I give both of mine 100 crickets about 2x a week and yes they are housed together) You must make sure they have fresh salad everyday though. Please do NOT feed beardies iceberg lettuce or spinach. The iceberg has NO nutrition and the spinach will actually break down the nutrition that is in the body and become toxic to the dragon. This WILL harm your little friend! Also, do not be too worried when you change her diet from mostly insects to salad, if he/she doesn't eat much for a few days- this IS normal she is adjusting to her new diet... to her shes is basically testing to see if you will give in and give her her "chocolate". One last thing- always make sure you dust his/her crickets and salad. If using just calcium do it daily, if using a multi vitamin do it 2-3x a week. Trust me you do NOT want a dragon with a calcium deficiency. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND REP-CAL PHOSPHORUS-FREE CALCIUM WITH VIT.D!!! It runs about 10 bucks but is the best kid to get!

Answer 3

Jesus, my 2 bearded dragons combined have never eaten that much.
Mine never ate salad, I would buy a couple dozen crickets a week and that is what they ate.
I hated it though, because I wanted more action out of them, I think 70 is a huge overstatement.

One last thing, they are they stinkiest reptiles I have ever owned.
You are forewarned

Answer 4

That sounds more like a rough weekly estimate unless the person was feeding really undersized crickets.

Answer 5

Have you tried giving her meal-worms? I wouldn't worry about her not eating all of the crickets, she will eat when she is hungry. I think they are amazing creatures; good luck with her.

Answer 6

are u crazy?!?! i dont think so.its eats crickets but not that much.i learned it like eating the heads of dandylions

Answer 7

if you proivde her with enough, she should be eating.. take her to some sort of vet or something??