Beardie Feeding Question

[dsmalex97]

Alright well I plan on getting an adult beardie in the next few months and I wanted to feed him roaches because crickets are way too much of a pain to deal with. I was just curious as to how many, and how often they need to be fed roaches when they are adults. I want to start a colony now so in a few months I should have a nice supply building up. So yeah, thats basically it, and if anyone knows where to find the best care information let me know theres a lot of back and forth on these guys. Thanks a lot everyone!

[dsmalex97]

also if anyone knows how many roaches to start with in order to feed him without having to buy more

[LaFilleClochette]

check out theroachguy.com - ian haggerty- hes a great guy and knows a lot. We just got a bunch of roaches from him, and their great- we havent fed any to our beardie yet- gonna wait till the females start having babies- but im sure he can and will answer any questions you have about them. also if you havent yet checked out beardeddragon.org then you deff should, plenty of roach info there also!

good luck

[wafisherman]

I hate crickets as well. My beardie, 2 water dragons, and leo geckos all each Dubia Roaches and some super worms on the side.

Adult beardies should be eating a good sized salad and less protien than a young beardie though.

See this site for great nutrition info for beardies (and others):
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtrem...Nutrition.html

I started my colony of Dubias from TheRoachGuy. Very easy to maintain. Just give them a heat pad, plastic bin with screen top for ventilation, egg crates for hiding, food dish, dish for water crystals, and you are set. Takes a few months before you start noticing all the nymphs. Mine is going great.

[Briankm]

for adults as many roaches as they will eat in a sitting 3 times a week and salad every day. make sure to dust the roaches.

[NYDragon]

Hi! Ian Haggerty runs theroachranch.com and Jason runs theroachguy.com. Both are great guys. And as some already mentioned beardeddragon.org is a great site. The feeders and feeding sections will have tons of info on feeding roaches of all kinds. For an adult, I would probably only feed 2-3 adult dubias each day to every other day. Also lots of salads with staple veggies.

See this site for great nutrition info for beardies (and others):
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtrem...Nutrition.html

Great site too. Don't forget to give a variety of proteins also. Silkies, hornworms, supers, etc are great and keep them from getting bored and going on a food strike. Good luck and enjoy your new bd!

[dsmalex97]

I just registered over there seems like a good place for sure, thanks for the help!

I'm going to be ordering Dubia's this week, so I was just curious to see how many I would need to get a colony going. I want to be prepared, and not have to worry about anything. and again thanks everyone for the help everyone!!