Bearded Dragon feeding?

Question

Hi, how many crickets should my 3month old baby beardie be eating, Ive heard everything from 5-15 a day. But my little man will only eat 1 dandylion leaf in the morning, n just 1 or 2 crickets, some days he wont eat any. But apart from this he seems healthy and happy enough, except tonight he seems to have gone a bit darker, could this be related?

Answer 1

If he is only about 3 months old, he should be eating the pin head crickets.

Is that what you feed him? The crickets should not be bigger than his head [or even the size of]

If he's eating pin heads, feed him as many as he will eat within 10 minutes, if he seems like he'll keep eating, cut him off at 50, wait about 30 minutes, and see if he will go after a single cricket.

If he does, give him no more than 10-15 more.

His color will change as he grows

DETAILS: Yes the CAN eat up to 100 crickets daily, but to have a happy HEALTHY beardie, he should not being having TOO much protein.

Answer 2

A 3 month old should be eating 50-100 appropriate sized crickets a day (no bigger than the space between his eyes). If he is not eating well, he could be full of intestinal parasites--a very common problem for these guys. Have a stool sample checked by an experienced reptile vet asap. Your guy is barely eating enough to survive. The dark color could be from stress but they will also darken to absorb heat. What is his basking temp? It should be 105F. The UVB reptile bulb (a must) should be within 12 inches of the basking spot. No sand or other loose substrate on the bottom of the tank--impactions are a big problem with these guys--especially babies. Is he getting misted daily and bathed 3 times a week? Check out every thing-- if these things aren't correct, it could explain his poor appetite.

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/home.html

http://www.biology.lsa.umich.edu/research/labs/ktosney/file/BD.html

http://www.beardeddragon.org/

Answer 3

give him 5 small size crickets and a leaf of cale each day but if u over feed him he will puke or maybe die DO NOT EXPERIMENT each week up the crickets by one when he gets 8 months old get him median and give him 15 when he is 1 then give him 20 for two days then keep giving that until he is 4-9 then give him 25 for two days and one piece of cale or leafy greens then do that until he gets ten then give him 25 and two leaves of cale but just make sure that u watch him dont follow everything i said because i havent seen him it really just depends on the size and age but refill his water every day and dont forget two feed him but make sure that u feed him every day one day crickets "mealworms silkworms etc." and veggies
"carrots that are chopped up and small enough to digest"