Is his diet ok?

[Kuhli]

Mostly i feed Manny (juvenile bearded dragon) collard greens and crickets. But I dont feed him live crickets, I feed him the freeze dried ones. Every day, I put in his food dish a small handful of fresh, cut up collard greens and next to that, a huge pile of freeze dried crickets. I coat both in calcium powder and then vitamin d3 powder. Sometimes he doesnt eat immediately, and lets it get all crusted up, but overall he's still an acitive reptile. But should I change this diet? Are freeze dried crickets ok as a daily thing? Should i get live waxworms again?


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[Hdrydr31]

Mostly i feed Manny (juvenile bearded dragon) collard greens and crickets. But I dont feed him live crickets, I feed him the freeze dried ones. Every day, I put in his food dish a small handful of fresh, cut up collard greens and next to that, a huge pile of freeze dried crickets. I coat both in calcium powder and then vitamin d3 powder. Sometimes he doesnt eat immediately, and lets it get all crusted up, but overall he's still an acitive reptile. But should I change this diet? Are freeze dried crickets ok as a daily thing? Should i get live waxworms again?


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Live feeders is always best! as those freeze dried ones have zero nutrients left in them not to mention they get most of their moisture from the foods that they eat. And live foods keep their interest in prey items..
Dubia roaches, superworms, silkworms, phoenix worms, hornworms are all excellent staple items waxworms, butterworms are treat items as they have alot of fat in them and they should be given in moderation as they LOVE them and will often hold out and wait for them instead of eating bugs that are better for them...

 

[PatsyB]

Agreed, freeze dried insects offer no nutrition, it's like us eating chips everyday. Offer live foods for moisture and nutrition and to keep them active.

 

[Kuhli]

Agreed, freeze dried insects offer no nutrition, it's like us eating chips everyday. Offer live foods for moisture and nutrition and to keep them active.

Ok thanks i actually found a great feeder seller website ill be ordering from them very soon[emoji11]


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[Dogdayz1215]

Live feeders is always best! as those freeze dried ones have zero nutrients left in them not to mention they get most of their moisture from the foods that they eat. And live foods keep their interest in prey items..
Dubia roaches, superworms, silkworms, phoenix worms, hornworms are all excellent staple items waxworms, butterworms are treat items as they have alot of fat in them and they should be given in moderation as they LOVE them and will often hold out and wait for them instead of eating bugs that are better for them...

Ok, so I'm a bit confused. You didn't mention live crickets in your list. Are those not good as a staple protein?

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[PatsyB]

Crickets are okay but not the greatest. Those of us who have been feeding beardies for years are kinda over them and don't even recommend them any more. They are just real
dirty and sensitive to care for.

 

[Dogdayz1215]

So....are there any recommendations for where to purchase? I'd prefer to stick to one of the worm types if possible

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[PatsyB]

There's lots of places to order from. It's really how many worms you want to have at one time. One may sell 250 super worms and another may sell 500 super worms.

Places to check out:

Rainbow Mealworms
Linda's Gone Buggie
Josh's Frogs
Flukers
Mulberry Farms
Great Lakes Hornworms
Coastal Silkworms

 

[Dogdayz1215]

There's lots of places to order from. It's really how many worms you want to have at one time. One may sell 250 super worms and another may sell 500 super worms.

Places to check out:

Rainbow Mealworms
Linda's Gone Buggie
Josh's Frogs
Flukers
Mulberry Farms
Great Lakes Hornworms
Coastal Silkworms

Awesome, thx. How long can you keep the worms before they die or mature?

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[PatsyB]

Supers keep for a long time. Just keep their substrate dry. I feed them left over salad bits from the dragons and I put them on cardboard drink holders to keep them off of the substrate. Soft bodied worms like silk and horns, grow pretty fast so they should be fed off quick.