Bearded Dragon Questions

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Richie_ELP;4421504; said:
Combine a tank? I don't know how that works, but if you can I suppose that will suffice.

I figure remove the 2 inner glass panels and have a cover for the gap one the sides. Then I can pull it apart to clean which would be really simple.
 
The small crickets most stores have are safe at that size.
No mealworms, stick to gut loaded crickets, dusted with supplements until the animal is an adult and can safely take small prey.
Offer plenty of greens. All squashes are excellent. Collard greens and dandelion greens are also very good food choices. Mustard green, alfalfa plant, not the sprouts.
Cactus pad and the prickly pear. Figs, escarole.
All lettuce are worthless.
Babies tend to snub greens but offer then anyway.
If you want to feed pellet, you can try Mazuri. It's complete nutrition but I believe for adults not juveniles. if you use that food, no supplementation will be needed.

Adults can eat all of the above, as well as larger prey like roaches, locusts, small mealworms, waxworms, earthworms, silkworms. You get the idea.
 
Richie_ELP;4421644; said:
The small crickets most stores have are safe at that size.
No mealworms, stick to gut loaded crickets, dusted with supplements until the animal is an adult and can safely take small prey.
Offer plenty of greens. All squashes are excellent. Collard greens and dandelion greens are also very good food choices. Mustard green, alfalfa plant, not the sprouts.
Cactus pad and the prickly pear. Figs, escarole.
All lettuce are worthless.
Babies tend to snub greens but offer then anyway.
If you want to feed pellet, you can try Mazuri. It's complete nutrition but I believe for adults not juveniles. if you use that food, no supplementation will be needed.

Adults can eat all of the above, as well as larger prey like roaches, locusts, small mealworms, waxworms, earthworms, silkworms. You get the idea.

Good, thats what I read. How many crickets at that size would one eat in a day. I gotta look into breeding them.
 
I offered them as many as they wanted twice a day. I have no advice for breeding. I advise against it. Unless you are breeding high end morphs, like hypo translucents and leather backs, you will not make money. Feeding 24 hungry mouths is not cheap, neither is housing or upkeep. Do your research. Thoroughly.
 
Richie_ELP;4421686; said:
I offered them as many as they wanted twice a day. I have no advice for breeding. I advise against it. Unless you are breeding high end morphs, like hypo translucents and leather backs, you will not make money. Feeding 24 hungry mouths is not cheap, neither is housing or upkeep. Do your research. Thoroughly.

:hitting: I meant breeding crickets.
 
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