Does anyone else's beardie do this?

And by "this" I mean hang from a branch to eat their food?

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Also, ignore the poo, this was in the morning before I cleaned out her tank. Just thought it was too funny not to just take a picture of before she stopped.

That is hilarious!! Such a cute picture.

Some are pretty pickey about their cage...maybe that was it. I know Bob will go poo and jump away from it....then freak out and stare at me until I clean it...lol. By the way....what is in that bowl....not sure if it is just my computer but I swear it looks like rocks...lol

Aha, thats so funny. Jack does that on occasion sometimes.

My beardie Toothless will, ever chance he gets. I've never seen Twinkie do it though.

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That sounds too funny!!! Hahaha....pretty sure they're crickets in the bowl though...

Never seen anything like that before, but we feed live crickets, and they don't like to stay in a food bowl for very long. :P Def. CUTE pic though!!!

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Never seen anything like that before, but we feed live crickets, and they don't like to stay in a food bowl for very long. :P Def. CUTE pic though!!!

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What about greens ;)

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That is hilarious!! Such a cute picture.

Some are pretty pickey about their cage...maybe that was it. I know Bob will go poo and jump away from it....then freak out and stare at me until I clean it...lol. By the way....what is in that bowl....not sure if it is just my computer but I swear it looks like rocks...lol

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Lol she does this all the time even if I've just cleaned the tank. If she's up on her deck when I put food in she'll shimmy down the little branch and hang off and eat.

They're freeze-dried crickets. For some odd reason, Isis doesn't like to chase live crickets. If one runs in front of her she'll grab it, but she'll only eat like 6-7 live crickets then leave the rest. If we feed her freeze-dried [or just general dead ones i suppose] she'll eat 15-20 in one sitting. We had a problem with her not growing because she wasn't eating enough crickets and getting enough protein, until we tried the freeze-dried ones. Since we started giving her freeze-dried crickets about a month and a half ish ago she's grown 8 inches and is now about where she should be for size.

Oh wow...that is so weird. Bob (girl) wont chase her crickets either. In fact if one gets loose in her cage she turns black....she is sooo over the top paticular about her home. lol

Again totally cute pic that is the funniest thing

thats funny i kinda want a beardie but not sure quick question do they need hides or no and do they ever eat anything bigger than crickets? like mice? just some curious stupid questions for u guys to answer if u dont mind thanks

Some like hides, some don't. Mine definitely doesn't. Mine loves to be up on branches. You can feed beardies f/t or p/k pinky mice, but only has a rare treat and only to full grown beardies from what I've heard. They just eat crickets, phoenix worms, and the like. Though meal worms aren't good for beardies because of their hard shell. Here's a good food chart if you get a beardie.

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Though meal worms aren't good for beardies because of their hard shell. Here's a good food chart if you get a beardie.

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I've never had any problems with mealworms. People on other forums of the gecko variety say the same thing and state that they cause impaction.

I think they just get a bad rap because of bad husbandry.

What I've read/been told is that mealworms are ok for a treat for older beardies, but young/small beardies need more protein than the mealworms can provide. My philosophy, it couldn't hurt to reserve them as a treat just in case.

mealworms have a lot of chitlin (shell) therefore can cause impaction. To me ...better safe than sorry with my baby.

As for hides...ya know....I have seen one that uses it and you should offer some type of get away from the lamp, on the cool side is best. Bob has a 4x2x2 enclosure with 3 levels. On one level is an actual bed that I made for her with a blankey. She loves...let me correct that...demands to be wrapped in the blankey at night and placed on the bed. If I don't do it...she will crawl in bed herself...and she is NOT happy about not having the blankey.

I tell ya...prior to owning one I had NO idea how amazing these lil guys were. I had heard ppl talking about them but in no way thought that way about beardies. I cannot imagine my life without one. They really make themselves another part of the family and provide hour of hilarious entertainment with their antics.

They are quite amazing!

Usually I take the "better safer than sorry" stance, but I had just found it was complete bunk with leopard geckos. Both of my beardies eat a couple hundred medium mealworms a day (both less than a year old). They poop more than anyone else that has a beardie. I read about other people that have to give their beardies a bath to make them poop...that irks me.

Now trust me, if there was ever a sign of impaction, I'd stop completely. My vet said as long as the diet has some variety, and husbandry is fine, then they will be OK. I also feed supers and dubias.