how many
2007-09-23 11:17:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Try 10 small crickets at a feeding and see how it does. Do not leave any crickets in the habitat because they can annoy and bite the baby beardie.
2007-09-23 11:26:26 · answer #1 · answered by Jess 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be sure to feed him small crickets and then as he grows you can increase the size of the crickets. At this point I would let him show you what he wants. Start with 6 small crickets and see how he does. If he eats them all then give him a couple more. If he does not act imterested in the last two then you will know he is full. I would not give him more than ten max per day. Try feedinig him at approximately the same time daily. Within a short time his internal clock will know when it is feeding time and he will be waiting for his meal. Beardies are all a bit different so you just kind of have to work with them and see what it is that they want. My beardie was so tame i could feed him by hand. In addition to crickets he loved small worms, flies, maggots, and moist cat food. Good Luck with your new baby...
2007-09-23 11:40:01 · answer #2 · answered by Terry R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feed as many as he can possibly eat twice a day. Cricket size no larger than the space between his eyes, otherwise can cause paralysis. A young beardie will eat between 50-100 crickets a day easily--shocking but true! I didn't believe it either, but after hearing about this from many long time experts, I experienced it myself when my beardie was between 3-7 months old. They grow so fast! Don't leave the crix in the cage with him--they can bite the beardie. And remember to gutload the crix before using them as food or else they are useless!
2007-09-23 15:54:45 · answer #3 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until your baby is about 6 months old, feed him as many as he can eat in about 10-15 min. , two - three times a day. Be sure they are the appropriate size. After 6 mths only feed once or twice a day. After 12-16 mths, feed once or twice a week with live prey. By this age, the majority of their food should be healthy large salads.
Babys need a large amount of protein, calcium and vitamins to grow and be healthy...... and they grow fast at this age. Until 3 mths of age, dust daily with calcium powder at least once a day and with vitamin powder every other day. from 3 -6 mths dust with calcium powder every other day and vitamin powder every third/fouth day. From 6 mth on, dust with calcium 2-3 times a week and vitamins twice a week.
Start with salads, now! Don't wait until they are older. Just chop them small, and place into cage first thing in the morning, before crickets! They may only nibble a little to start with, but they will soon be eating away at this too. You can also provide beardie bites in addition. This is a moist prepared bearded food that has lots of calcium and vitamins included. Most beardies enjoy it. By adult hood, beardies should be eating 80% salad and 20% live prey unless they are ill or breeding.
Don't forget that there are several other live prey options available (and better) other than crickets.
Silk worms: high in calcium, a little pricey, soft bodied, mostly available online.
Phoenix worms: High in calcium, not to pricey, available in stores, soft bodied
Meal worms: Not till they are 4-6mths old!, available everywhere, only feed molted (white) as these are a hard bodied worm (can cause impaction) cheap
Tobacco/horn/butter worms: Adults only! soft bodied, not to pricey, mostly available online
waxworms: Adults only!! Only feed as a treat, very high fat content, cheap, available in most stores, good for recovering ill/post egg laying beardies.
2007-09-24 05:41:17 · answer #4 · answered by mochasr4me00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2-12 daily.
2007-09-23 11:27:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
you also need to offer fresh veggies
2007-09-23 11:43:00 · answer #6 · answered by Ajaxnl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no set amount. if it is hungry it will eat. if not it wont eat.
2007-09-23 11:36:10 · answer #7 · answered by useless_knowledged_1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋