She finally broke us.....

Daughter has been wanting a beardie for about 2 years. I kept telling her no, we have enough to take care of. They are so darn cute though, its been tough saying no. Well, she has been proving herself taking care of the animals she is supposed to on her own. So today we adopted this little guy. He is missing the tip of his tail, supposedly from siblings. He is sweet as can be. He seems to have a lot of orange in him, more so than a "normal" beardie. So far, he seems more interested in crickets than his greens though...... Gotta love that little inquisitive beardie face.........http://img.tapatalk.com/aee9867f-713a-0ea1.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/aee9867f-7153-189d.jpg


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Cute! Congrats on your new beardie!

he's a cutie!
he will like the crickets more until he is about 18 months of age, then it flips had he will want more greens. watch him eat some phoenix worms, my bd goes crazy for them, and she loves her dubia roaches 100x better than crickets(plus their more fulling for them, and better nutrition).

You will quickly fall in love I promise :)
And yeah when they're little, they're like little kids, they don't eat their veggies :P

Gorgeous little beardie :)

I have seen where some people have had a hard time getting them on more greens. They told us he was about 5-6 months old. Will have to try dubia's, how many would you offer at a time? I will keep offering greens. I did read that once they were adults, they would go to about a 50% diet of greens.

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You will quickly fall in love I promise :)

And yeah when they're little, they're like little kids, they don't eat their veggies

Gorgeous little beardie :)

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Lol, too bad they weren't like my kid, she has loved veggies from day one....:). That was part of her arguement for getting one, that he ate veggies and she could just share hers with him. :D

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I have seen where some people have had a hard time getting them on more greens. They told us he was about 5-6 months old. Will have to try dubia's, how many would you offer at a time? I will keep offering greens. I did read that once they were adults, they would go to about a 50% diet of greens.

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I've never fed dubias before, I have only fed crickets. But some beardies are different when it comes to veggies. For example mine, will not eat fresh veggies from the grocery store like normal beardies. He only eats the freeze dried veggie/worm mix that you mix with water. He's strange lol you could give that a shot, but you'll notice it eating more and more veggies as it gets older.

dubia are 100000x easier than crickets. they don't bite, don't smell, don't do good in cold weather, and no noise!. i offer mine in a plastic dish about 1.5 inches deep, my bd runs over and eats as many as she can at 8-9 am, then comes back for the rest around 3-4pm. dubia are easy to breed, heat pad, 1.5 ratio for adults, some oranges, and some roach food, water crystals, some egg carts, and in like 2-3 months you will have 100s of babies to feed your bd.(no more paying for insects)
offer as many as she will eat just like crickets, but the best part is put them in a dish and they will not leave the dish(not good climbers on plastic). so there is no need to take them out while you are at work or w.e, because even if she flips the dish, they don't bite.

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dubia are 100000x easier than crickets. they don't bite, don't smell, don't do good in cold weather, and no noise!. i offer mine in a plastic dish about 1.5 inches deep, my bd runs over and eats as many as she can at 8-9 am, then comes back for the rest around 3-4pm. dubia are easy to breed, heat pad, 1.5 ratio for adults, some oranges, and some roach food, water crystals, some egg carts, and in like 2-3 months you will have 100s of babies to feed your bd.(no more paying for insects)
offer as many as she will eat just like crickets, but the best part is put them in a dish and they will not leave the dish(not good climbers on plastic). so there is no need to take them out while you are at work or w.e, because even if she flips the dish, they don't bite.

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I did not know this!!!! I've never had any experience with dubia's, ill have to look into it!!

the worst part about dubia's are, they are roaches. i still live with my parents as i am still in school. and one day i order them to try to see if my bd liked them, and my mom was home and saw the package said roaches on it. got a call at work, she was flipping out thinking they were going to take over the house after i showed her them and told her they need heat other wise they don't grow, and they like sweet foods she realized they are not they roaches people think of when they hear roaches. i like them so much i told my old coworker(who is also my herp vet/regualr vet) to try them and now he uses them for his animals and loves them. if you have not tried dubia roaches for you insect feeding animals, and are still using crickets MAKE THE SWITCH!.
I use to get mine from buydubiaroaches and dubideli, before my colony started growing, if you lived on Long island i would give you some to see if your bd likes them.

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the worst part about dubia's are, they are roaches. i still live with my parents as i am still in school. and one day i order them to try to see if my bd liked them, and my mom was home and saw the package said roaches on it. got a call at work, she was flipping out thinking they were going to take over the house after i showed her them and told her they need heat other wise they don't grow, and they like sweet foods she realized they are not they roaches people think of when they hear roaches. i like them so much i told my old coworker(who is also my herp vet/regualr vet) to try them and now he uses them for his animals and loves them. if you have not tried dubia roaches for you insect feeding animals, and are still using crickets MAKE THE SWITCH!.
I use to get mine from buydubiaroaches and dubideli, before my colony started growing, if you lived on Long island i would give you some to see if your bd likes them.

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Why thank you! I am west coast though..... I have read about dubias before. Seems like they are good stuff.

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I have read about dubias before. Seems like they are good stuff.

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I just did some research and apparently dubia's are the way to go!

So he hasn't touched his greens. Yesterday not at all, I left them overnight. Nothing. Would you keep offering daily, or every other day? He had collard greens, endive, a little bit of grated carrot, and a couple blueberries cut up. I figured he would like something in there.

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You can offer them daily, when I use to breed bearded dragons, I offered my babies greens every other day. They are growing and they need a lot of protein. That's why they eat a lot of insects untill they are around 12-18 months old(just about full grown at this stage). You could offer them he might take a few bites of his greens or he may not. Just give him a soak 2-3 times a week, or drop some water on the tip of his mouth to see if he will drink(don't spray him tho, it can go in his nose and cause a RI). This way you know he is still staying hydrated. Just be careful they grow quick(you will be shocked) got mine in November 2011, she was 15 grams, weighted here yesterday she was 473 grams (after she pooped). She is only 14 months old, still loves her dubia more than her greens.

I gave him a water dish. I did read that many people don't give them a water dish. Our uromastyx has never had one, but I didn't realize beardies were like that too.

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I gave him a water dish. I did read that many people don't give them a water dish. Our uromastyx has never had one, but I didn't realize beardies were like that too.

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We dont do a water dish for our bd because she just runs through it and makes a mess! Ours is 5yrs and has gone down to less than 10% insects but tears up her greens.

Your little one might not eat many greens but I would try some spaghetti squash. We microwave it to soften it up and it looks like little worms so it might be more enticing.

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Mine has a water dish, has she ever used it no, but the gf likes me to keep one in their for her. Beardies get most of their water through their food, and from a good soak. I soak mine 2 times a week(only because my work sched I don't get home early every day) and she hated it at first and now she loves her soaking time and doesn't want to get out.

Ok, will give him a soak tonight. Also going to try the spaghetti squash next time I am at store. Thanks!

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Beautiful dragon! Very nice pickup :)

Be careful that your dish is very shallow if he is still small. Unfortunately, babies can drown in unbelievably shallow water.

If he's not eating greens, then I would start with Romaine. Darker greens like Collard and Turnip are slightly more nutritious but Romaine is much more palatable to the dragons. Once you get him started on Romaine, work in the collard, turnip, and mustard greens.

Most of our hatchlings start eating greens within their first week or two. The trick I've found to work best is to put a pile of greens in the enclosure before spraying them (we spray instead of using water bowls). They run over to the greens and start licking the moisture off and inevitably grab a piece or two in the process. Once they realize it's food, they'll start eating it regularly.

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Beautiful dragon! Very nice pickup :)

Be careful that your dish is very shallow if he is still small. Unfortunately, babies can drown in unbelievably shallow water.

If he's not eating greens, then I would start with Romaine. Darker greens like Collard and Turnip are slightly more nutritious but Romaine is much more palatable to the dragons. Once you get him started on Romaine, work in the collard, turnip, and mustard greens.

Most of our hatchlings start eating greens within their first week or two. The trick I've found to work best is to put a pile of greens in the enclosure before spraying them (we spray instead of using water bowls). They run over to the greens and start licking the moisture off and inevitably grab a piece or two in the process. Once they realize it's food, they'll start eating it regularly.

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Thank you! I will give the romaine a shot too. I washed them, and put them in a bit wet. I haven't weighed him yet, but they said he was 5-6 months. His water dish is very shallow. He goes after the crickets like a mad man though...lol. He is very cute and sweet. He starts to fall asleep on you if you rub his head sometimes. :)

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Thank you! I will give the romaine a shot too. I washed them, and put them in a bit wet. I haven't weighed him yet, but they said he was 5-6 months. His water dish is very shallow. He goes after the crickets like a mad man though...lol. He is very cute and sweet. He starts to fall asleep on you if you rub his head sometimes. :)

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Also, have you tried different sized pieces? My bro in laws bd wouldn't eat greens for me because I was cutting them up in little bits instead of just tearing them into medium sized pieces.

And be careful, he will turn you into his personal food slave if you let him. I've heard of some bd's refusing anything that wasn't hand fed to them! They are all little divas!!

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Lol, that's hilarious. I tore it up, trying to make sure they were good enough bite size pieces for him. I will try varying them.

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Maybe I wasn't patient enough, lol. Left him fresh greens this morning before I left for work. Came home tonight and they were all gone! :D

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Maybe I wasn't patient enough, lol. Left him fresh greens this morning before I left for work. Came home tonight and they were all gone! :D

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Whoo hoo!

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