Question about feeding schedule

[tcruz]

Ok, so I turn on uvb lamp every morning at at about 8:30 am and I make sure I feed my daughter's dragon within a half hours time with his crickets. Then I put in his veggies for the day. He gets his next load of crickets around 4-4:30 pm. Is that too long to wait to feed the next batch to him? He doesn't get crickets until the next morning at 8:30. And lights go off at 8:30 pm. Does all of that seem ok?

 

[PatsyB]

That's fine. If he's little a 3rd feeding during the day would be good if possible. If not just make sure he eats as much as he wants in like a 15-20 min window. You want to make sure his last feeding is at least 2 hours before lights out. That gives him good enough time to digest his food.

In my experience each one will eat when they want and as much as they want. You will kinda learn that as time goes on. When Dexter was small she would eat 3 times a day like clock work and would always be willing to eat at 6 when lights out is at 8. Luci on the other hand never wanted to eat 3 times a day and will not eat anything after 4:30pm even though lights out are at 8. He will eat about an hour after he gets up and then at lunch time.

 

[tcruz]

Thanks Patsy, good to know I'm on the right path. I'm so glad I joined the forum. I'm learning so much as I am fairly new to raising this amazing little guy.

 

[PatsyB]

You're welcome! This forum is a great place to learn. Everyone is very nice and helpful, nobody judges. We've all been newbies and I know 2 years later I am still learning new things!

 

[SunWuKong]

My dragon is around 2 months old, so i feed him at 8am,12pm and 7pm. When hes bigger im gonna drop the 12pm feeding.

 

[PatsyB]

My dragon is around 2 months old, so i feed him at 8am,12pm and 7pm. When hes bigger im gonna drop the 12pm feeding.

7 pm is a little late, what time do you turn the lights off for the night?

 

[SunWuKong]

9pm, I teach english in the afternoons so the earliest i can get home is around 6.30-7

 

[PatsyB]

9pm, I teach english in the afternoons so the earliest i can get home is around 6.30-7

That works, as long as they have time to digest.

 

[Toni17]

I feed the dragons 45 mins after the lights turn on at 6:30 and leave a fresh bowl of greens in the enclosure the whole day and feed them again when I get home or when the kids get home depending on who gets home first and it's lights out at 7p.