Ok so I’m guessing the Dubia’s were fairly small, like 1/2 inch long at best?
My boy was 13 grams and 7.5 inches long when I got him March 28th. He hatched on Jan 30th. Last Friday he was 13.5 inches long and 153 grams. I got him from Fire & Ice Dragons. The breeder, Terri Sommella actually wrote the 2nd edition of a book called “The Bearded Dragon Manual”
At 13 grams he was eating 3/8 inch crickets and Dubia’s. She said he should be eating between 30-50 appropriately sized bugs a day.
Now he’s eating 3/4 inch to 1 inch Dubia’s and occasional large crickets. He’s offered greens every day and water. Basking temps should be around 95-100 degrees with the cool side of the enclosure around 80 degrees. At night no heat it needed as long as temps don’t dip below 65 degrees.
As they get older, ideally they should be eating 75% veggies/greens and 25% bugs. She doesn’t appear to be overweight to me, but if you get a kitchen scale that weighs in grams, that will give you a better idea.
An alternative food is Repashy Beardie Buffet. It’s a powder form you mix with boiling water and let cool and set in a mold. After a few hours you can cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks. It forms a gel that you can slice up and offer with her greens. I would not use it as the main staple diet though.
I’d let her eat as much as she wants. If your feeding smaller bugs, she will eat a lot more. I actually ordered Dubia’s in bulk online and also bought some adult males and females so I’m breeding my own now. Some days he eats more than others but he is still growing. Your girl is probably full grown or close to it if she’s 1.5yrs old so the only thing you will want to watch is that she doesn’t get tubby. If she’s hungry and eats her greens well for you, I’d offer her more greens instead of extra bugs. But only if your offering her appropriately sized bugs that are large enough to fulfill her dietary needs. Store bought Dubia’s are alway small from what I’ve seen. Crickets are larger but not as nutritious as Dubia’s, so she will eat more of those also.
Here are pics of Darwin the day I got him and again on Memorial Day.
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