bearded dragons
2007-07-26 12:25:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
2-week-old crickets (3/8 inch in size) should be offered 2 - 3 feedings a day, only in the amount that the dragon will eat at one feeding… A juvenile Dragon (2 - 4 months) will eat approximately 20% greens to 80% insects... 3 week old crickets should be given 2 times daily and small (1/2 inch) mealworms can be added to their diet. 4 months to maturity should be fed approximately 4-week-old crickets once or twice daily.
2007-08-02 09:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by AnimalManiac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-31 07:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by colette 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bearded Dragons are omnivorous, meaning that they eat both animal and plant matter. Any and all food items that your Bearded Dragons eat should be no bigger than the space between their eyes. If the food items are bigger than the space between their eyes it can cause impaction and/or hind leg paralysis. Either way your Beardie will suffer horribly.
Baby and juvenile Beardies should be offered appropriately sized crickets two-three times a day. Offer as many as your Beardie will eat in a 5-10 minute time frame. When your Beardie stops eating, stop offering. Young Bearded Dragons can eat anywhere from 20-60 small crickets a day. Your Beardie should also be given fresh greens daily. Spraying the greens with water will help them last longer and will also help keep your Beardie hydrated.
Sub-adult to adult Beardies only need to eat prey items once a day along with fresh greens. Once they are this age you can also offer them Locusts, Cockroaches, Mealworms, Waxworms, Zophobas worms, Silkworms, Butterworms, Red worms, Earthworms and just about any other worm available. All these should be used as treats though with crickets and greens being the stable part of your Dragons diet. DO NOT feed your Beardie insects that you have caught in your backyard. These bugs could have parasites that could be passed on to your Beardie or they could have been exposed to poisons that could kill your Beardie. Lightning bugs can also kill your Beardie so it is much safer to stay away from wild caught insects.
Prey items should be dusted once a day with a calcium/vitamin D3 supplement such as Rep-cal makes. All prey items should be dusted once a week with a multivitamin supplement such as Herptivite, also made by Rep-cal.
2007-07-26 12:58:06 · answer #3 · answered by shell_b_101 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Feed him twice a day, as many crickets as he can eat. Some people say in a 15 minute period, but I always gave mine longer to eat. Sometimes putting the crickets in the fridge for a few minutes slows them down so the beardie baby can catch them. Only feed crix that are no bigger than the space between the beardies eyes to avoid impaction. By the time he is 3-4 months old, he'll be eating up to 100 or more a day! Visit the forums at http://www.reptilerooms.com/forumview-3.html for great info!
2007-07-26 12:30:05 · answer #4 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the smaller crickets buy about 15 of them. Putting them in the freezer for a minute does slow them down. He should eat no more than how ever many crickets cover his body area. NOTE: leave them in his cage until there all gone if any die in the water dish remove them. Once he gets big enough his mouth bigger than a normal size cricket feed him the bigger ones at this point give him as may as he can eat. NOTE: at this point still do not remove the last of the live crickets leave them in there.
2007-07-26 15:31:48 · answer #5 · answered by Lena W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would awlays keep greens in there to munch on, but feed it as many pinhead crickets as it can eat in 10 minutes (Mine usually ate like 12-15). Do not over feed or this can lead to impaction. And im not sure I would ever feed my beardy 100 crickets no matter how big she gets. She's a big one year old and she eats about 20 large crickets every other day and salads.
2007-07-26 12:59:55 · answer #6 · answered by Beardyboy37 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when my bearded dragon hatched i gave him the very small crickets and he would eat about 3 or 5 they well only eat as many as the want to just put like 5 in and see if he eats them all if not then only feed him how many he eat next time
2007-08-02 08:22:01 · answer #7 · answered by Dragkia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
feed it a lot. ONly becuase he has to eat. But make sure you ge the x-tra small ones. But dont just feed him crickets. Feed him any kind of leaf, like lettuce or spinach.
2007-07-26 17:44:45 · answer #8 · answered by Tori T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 crickets and greens(finely chopped), three times a day (Breakfest, lunch, and dinner)
2007-08-03 11:19:00 · answer #9 · answered by ilovehorses_cowgirlup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 6?????
2007-07-26 17:14:00 · answer #10 · answered by reptile lover 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋