how often to bearded dragons eat?

Question

i have a 60g tank im doing research on different lizards that could fit in it and i was looking into bearded dragons but i heard babies ate a ton so i wanted to know how much BDs actually ate

Answer 1

It's true...a young beardie can eat 50-100 appropriate sized crickets a day! Most people buy them on-line to save money (I used to buy 1000 at a time!). Fortunately, as they mature their appetite drops considerably. An adult may eat 6-15 large crickets a day, but many prefer superworms (NOT mealworms) and I feed mine 6-8 a day if he wants them. A balanced salad should be available every day.

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

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

Answer 2

Hatchlings to three months
Two-to-three week old crickets (1/4 inch) should be offered 2 - 3 times a day. Offer only what the animal can eat at one feeding. The crickets should be dusted with a calcium supplement once a day. Every day offer a small amount of finely chopped greens. Do NOT feed large insects to small dragons, they may get "partial paralysis with hind leg extension." You should also offer a vitamin supplement once a week.

Three months to six months
Three to four week old crickets (1/2 inch) should be offered twice a day. Insects should be dusted one feeding every day. Offer a dish of finely chopped greens (kale, mustard greens, collards, romaine) every day. You should also offer a vitamin supplement once a week.

Six months to one year
Four to five week old crickets (3/4 to 1 inch) should be offered once every other day. Insects should be calcium dusted every other day. Offer chopped greens every day and you should also offer a vitamin supplement once a week.

Adults
Adults should be offered four to six week old crickets 2 - 3 times weekly. Insects should be calcium dusted two feedings a week. Offer chopped greens and mixed vegetables every day. You should also offer a vitamin supplement once a week. During the breeding season, females should be offered a high quality diet rich in calcium and vitamin D3. Following egg-laying you can offer pinky mice 1 – 2 times a week.

Answer 3

I trust maximum of what grow to be already mentioned, different than the suggestion to attempt mealworms. it rather is a foul thought. If he has only been there some days, he remains adjusting. you're able to desire to enable them to be quite often for some week. make certain you have sturdy temperatures, (one 0 five-110F basking section), and sturdy UVB. what variety of UVB are you employing? no count if it rather is no longer a fluorescent tube that covers the finished tank, you may desire to make useful it quite is pointed interior the comparable course using fact the basking mild. no longer having UVB can dramatically influence feeding habit. And that rather is youthful than i think of anybody green could desire to get. you may desire to make useful he maintains to be hydrated to boot, a toddler bathtub heat (80 5 - 88F) bathtub each 2 - 3 days, in basic terms deep sufficient to conceal his shoulders, could be a sturdy thought.

Answer 4

What are you feeding? if you feed vegtables, put a selection in... If you feeding crickets, no more then 2 mediums a day.. as they get older... i feed mine every 2 days.. He only eats vegtables

Answer 5

About as often as unbearded dragons eat.

Answer 6

evry 5 hrs