My beardies tail is turning black

[jrosen123]

Based on my knowledge of feeding beardies. I usually alternate greens and bugs each day. eg. greens one day then bugs the next etc.

But my experience with worms was never good. As babies, and young beardies, I always found barely digested worms (wax worms specifically) in their stool. But if the worms work for you I say go for it.

[Muze]

Tail looks fine. Mine are 9-11 months' old and all have had different shades at different times. It does seem to have to do with stress, temps, etc.

I fed mine at that size a bowl of different types of greens (collard, turnip, bok choy, endive), and insects 3x a day, everyday. They need the protein at that size. I would switch to small Phoenix worms instead of wax worms. I give mine wax worms every once in a while now, but not when they were younger/smaller.

[mystika802]

Looks fine to me as well, they start turning black around that age, it just happens, most of mine are like that as well.

[West Coast Jungle]

I wouldnt worry about over feeding. Many beardies will sleep/brumate in the wintertime. One of mine started sleeping on 10/13 and just woke up a week ago, so it time to feed and breed.

Beardies also dont shed in one piece so the tail may still have old skin on it causiny the graying of coloration. Like Wes said they will change colors from mood, temp and lighting changes. My baby beardies look amazing during the day and get real dull at night. I like to take pics after a daytime soak because their colors get real bright

[Dragnbaron]

looks normal on the tail.
As for the food i alternate each week. Greens on week, crickets the next. I don't use worms anymore because i always found them a pain in the arse to get out of the container.
You can never overfeed them, at least not that i know of. Some people restrict the amount of intake they have but i don't do that with mine. If they're not hungry they won't eat. I have found crickets in their cage a week after just because they wants greens more. And if they don't want greens they eventually get hungry and eat them.
I think of dragons like little kids. They do what they want unless you teach them otherwise. And it's only because they are stubborn

[Azriel01]

LOL i don't have any beardies but was reading the thread and just had to comment that every single post on feeding was different... putting you back at square one

[LadyOhh]

LOL i don't have any beardies but was reading the thread and just had to comment that every single post on feeding was different... putting you back at square one

How bout this:

Feed your animal the appropriate amount and type of food every day or every other day.

[redmantodd]

I offer greens(turnip, collard and mustard along with a little carrot) everyday. As far as live feeders, I offer them every morning for about 5-10 minutes. Usually they will stop before 10 minutes has been reached. Also, I would never leave crickets unattended in your beardy's enclosure as they get hungry too. They can and will chew on your beardy while it sleeps. I have seen pictures of what they can do. Not good. Here is an excellent source for nutrition info for bearded dragons.

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtrem...Nutrition.html

Also here is another forum that has a plethora of info about BDs.

http://www.beardeddragon.org/

Best,
Red

[Rejekt]

both of those websites are very good sources! when i had my beardies i gave them greens every day, and every other day or 2 i would give them crickets . occasionally id give them a few worms here and there. but definately greens every day. with my hatchlings i had i used to put greens in a blender and give them to them. and feed em crickets small amounts daily.