Bugs from the garden?

[Big Dave]

With spring finally here I was curious if I could spice up my beardie's meals with fresh picked bugs from the garden. Any thoughts on what is great and what to avoid.

[2kdime]

Probably best not to

[cinderbird]

You will want to avoid all bugs from unknown sources because you don't know if those bugs have ingested poison or pesticides or have any parasites--mites, bacteria, etc.

If you want to spice up his diet, roaches, crickets, superworms, hornworms and silkworms are all good I believe.

[alohareptiles]

You will want to avoid all bugs from unknown sources because you don't know if those bugs have ingested poison or pesticides or have any parasites--mites, bacteria, etc.

If you want to spice up his diet, roaches, crickets, superworms, hornworms and silkworms are all good I believe.

x2 Could cause more harm to your dragons than good...Order some hornworms for some nice spice to add to the diet...They're good for them and they're pretty blue in color...LOL

[BPelizabeth]

x3...no outside bugs....due to parasites and possible pesticide exsposure.

[Big Dave]

Thanks Everyone, It looks unanimous. No outside bugs

[Highline Reptiles South]

It kills me because i see huge tobacco worms i pick off the tomato plants that they would love....

but after having one of my kids accidently kill a beardie by feeding him fireflies...i'm too skeered...

[Action Reptiles]

It kills me because i see huge tobacco worms i pick off the tomato plants that they would love....

but after having one of my kids accidently kill a beardie by feeding him fireflies...i'm too skeered...

Like everyone has stated bugs from outside are a no no as you have no idea if they have ingested pesticides...

Also note fireflies will kill your dragon as well as hornworms/tobacco worms that have fed on tomato plants...Its funny the worms are ok if they are fed another diet but they become poisonous after feeding on tomato plants FYI...

[Highline Reptiles South]

Yea i kind figured you didn't want to feed them anything that was feeding on the nightshade family. I learned that fireflies are highly toxic to beardies with our very first one years ago....felt AWFUL.