Baby beardie feeding??

[ath1125]

Im thinking about getting a baby beardie for the first time. I have done tons of research and about them and have read that they eat a tremendous amount of food. Any tips about feeding and if possible any feeding scheduals I could use?

[ath1125]

Someone please help

[Kitty Softpaws]

I'm no expert by any means, but I have one that I got at the very end of December at about 6 inches.
I work full time, so in the morning before I leave I put her a bowl of phoenix worms and her salad in there, and in the afternoon I give her crickets. She eats about 40-60 worms and about the same amount of crickets. On the weekend I usually try to slip her an extra meal in around lunch time. She is worth the tons of money spent on feeders.

[ath1125]

Ok thanks! That was a big help!

[Kitty Softpaws]

You're welcome Post lots of pics when you get him/her!

[ath1125]

Well im not sure about getting one now. I kept reading and found out how much they eat. And it adds up to almost 2-6 dollars a day

[lisafoster2510]

I love feeding dubias they love them they are easy to keep and have no smell the way crickets do. Crickets nutritionally value is not that high dubias are very nutritious and you feed alot less of them than you do crickets.

[Erndogg]

Dubias are harder to find, but they are super easy to keep, and even breed. I got a small colony cheep from some one who was getting rid of thier herps. I have not HAD to put a single dollar into food for them other then fresh fruits and veggies.

Dubias breed reliably as long as they the temps and humidy are kept in check, and they dont smell to much unless you let the container the colony is in get out of control. Best of all, they dont make any noise lol.

Getting the colony started can be kind of costly, but once past that initial inevestment, you just have to provide them with proper heat/humidty levels, food and water crystals and watch them go.

[Herpenthusiast3]

First off congrats on your decision to get a Beardie. I have a little girl name Mushu and I love her to death. I have read hundreds of different articles and care sheets pertaining to Beardies but the most comprehensive care sheet I was able to find was here:

http://www.thebeardeddragon.org/bearded-dragon-care.php

Young Beardies will eat a lot of insects and they should be offered them dusted with calcium without d3 if you have powerful enough lighting and with d3 if you think that your Beardie is having troubles digesting. Another thing people don't realize is that Beardies don't naturally drink from a water dish so often this is somthing that you have to teach them to do. I like to use a water dropper or spray bottle and squirt it into the water dish. The Beardie will often get excited pertaining to the movement, explore, and once he realizes it is water will begin to drink. You sometimes have to do this several times to get them into the habit of using it themselves. Also I like to dust the insect with a vitamin supplement 2 days out of the week along with the calcium supplement. Heat and lighting (uvb and uva) are extremely important to the growth and digestive system if your Beardie. Without it your Beardie will become lethargic, can get sick (MBD metabolic bone disease) , may become malnourished and even die. Getting your mini dragon to eat insects typically won't be a problem. Growing beardies have a veracious appetite and seem to love chasing insects.... Not so much eating greens. Soooo if you do get a Beardie that will be the real challenge. To get he/she to eat greens throughout the entire growing process and into adult hood. Here is a video on a way that I decided was the easiest route to go when providing greens. It also provides some other info on bearded dragons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=GC5eruXzbKE

Hope this helps!
Best regards from
Mushu and myself!

[Elusive Dream]

Dubias are harder to find, but they are super easy to keep, and even breed. I got a small colony cheep from some one who was getting rid of thier herps. I have not HAD to put a single dollar into food for them other then fresh fruits and veggies.

Dubias breed reliably as long as they the temps and humidy are kept in check, and they dont smell to much unless you let the container the colony is in get out of control. Best of all, they dont make any noise lol.

Getting the colony started can be kind of costly, but once past that initial inevestment, you just have to provide them with proper heat/humidty levels, food and water crystals and watch them go.

Dubias are the way to go. I have added a baby beardie to my collection just to help Spike keep the colony in check!