Help on feeding bearded dragon?

Question

I'm going to get a bearded dragon. i already know alot.But im still unsure about feeding them.As in how much crickits, mealworms do thay need to eat per day. im most likely geting a year old one. i also was researching them and found about this white powder you put on the crickits.now what is that for and do i need it in order to feed them surten things.Baceicly i need all the info i can get on what to, how to, and how much to feed them.

Answer 1

dont ever feed them mealworms they eat through your lizard not kiddind

poor jack                    :(

Answer 2

this is the best site that I have come across...I get alot of my questions answered from this library of information:

http://www.exclusivedragons.com/Care_Inf...

good luck!!

Answer 3

one year olds only need to be fed a couple times a week. most of their diet should consist of veggies and greens. the powder is calcium dust and dust the crickets one time per week. only feed them as much as they will eat in 5 minutes.

Answer 4

The site listed below features a care sheet for bearded dragons.

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"FEEDING

    * HATCHLINGS (up to 2 months).

      Mist / Spray - twice or three times daily with tepid water

      Young Insects - 2 or 3 times daily - Calcium dust once every day and two to three times with a multivitamin. Insects should never any longer than the space between a Beardie's eyes

      Greens/Vegetables - every day - DO NOT dust

    * JUVENILES

      Insects - 1 or 2 times daily; Dust every other day with Calcium and two or three times a week with Multivitamins.

      Greens/Vegetables in the morning every day - DO NOT dust

    * SUB-ADULTS & ADULTS

      Insects 2 or 3 times weekly - Calcium dust once a week and vitamins once or twice monthly.

      Greens/Vegetables - every day - DO NOT dust."

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This question / answer might also help:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

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I've read that it is hard to really overfeed them, but many bearded dragons are still overweight, which is unhealthy.  Sorry I can't give specific details myself, since I've never owned one, but these sources should help.

Good luck with the pet, and I hope you enjoy it =)

Edit:  Haha, the other guy answered it spot on.  I hope my links helped a little bit too!

Answer 5

Just to clear up something first, the crickets or insects offered should be no bigger than the width between the beardies eyes.

Hatchlings and juveniles should be offered crickets or woodies 2 or 3 times a day, as much as they can eat in 5 to 10 mintues. They should also be offered greens every day, spraying with water can help keep these fresh and keep the bearded hydrated.

Sub adults and adults only need to be fed insects once per day - again as much as they will eat in 5 to 10 minutes, along with greens.

Staple foods include : crickets, alfalfa (plant not sprouts), prickly pear, collard greens, dandelion greens, turnip greens, mustard greens, endive, escarole, all types of squash, silkworms

Occasional foods include : alfalfa sprouts, peeled apple, apricot, green beans (canned or raw), kidney beans (canned), lima beans (canned), blueberries, bok choy, celery (stalk and leaves), peeled cumcumber, dahlia flower, grapes, mango, peach, pear, pineapple, plum, raw pumpkin, seedless raisins, strawberries, raw zucchini, kale

The powder you are talking of is calcium powder, you can also buy a multivitamin powder to dust their crickets with. The amount you should dust is listed below :

Calcium – under a year old ( every day ), 1-2 years old ( 6 days per week ), over 2 years old ( 5 days per week ), prebreeding or gravid ( 6 days per week )

Vitamins – under a year old ( 4 days per week ), 1-2 years old ( 3 days per week ), over 2 years old ( 2 days per week ), prebreeding or gravid ( 3 days per week )

I hope this helps!

Answer 6

The best thing is to ask the person you are getting it from what they feed and follow that. Mine gets crickets, celery tops,carrots,all kinds of grass, grasshoppers. The powder for the crickets is a calcium vitamin supplement or simply a calcium supplement depending on what one you get. It is good for the lizard so use it. Try different vegies with your dragon, if they don't like something they will let you know by hissing at it.

Answer 7

They eat three times a day. Once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening. Each time they will either 10 mealworms, 5 supers, 1 big locust or 5 crickets. It all depends on the size of the food as to how much you feed them. The white powder is a calcium supplement and all food should be dusted with it before they are fed. Also the food should be gut loaded (full to the brim with lettuce) so the dragons get as much out of it as they can.