I have just rescued a bearded dragon from a teenager. The dragon is about 2 yrs old. He was filthy so have bathed him. He has started to shed his skin i have had him for two days and appears to be starving. hes eating 3 bowls of lettuce carrot and grapes a day. He has also had meal worms today. Should he be eating this much or is he making up for lost time how much should i feed him as i dont wish to atarve him or overfeed. Advice please
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I have just rescued a bearded dragon Advice Please
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It's great that you rescued this beardie 
Do you have the proper enclosure/supplies to take care of him? (UVB, Basking light?) As for the feeding, meal worms arent so good for beardies, their shells are too hard for them to digest. A better meal would be crickets. Beardies love them, and theyhave the nutrients so he can grow. If he has been starved, start feeding him 2/3 times a day, but not too may crix. If he eats the small ammount easily, work him up to a bit more, then more each day till he is eating normally. (he is a full grown dragon so maybe 20 a day? *correct me if wrong*) Also, full grown beardies need alot of greens. Carrots are good for treats but lettuce has no nutritional value for them. He needs to be on a diet of collard greens, mustard greens, etc. There is a foods chart on the diet section of the forum. Sorry if this is overwhelming, just trying to make sure he gets better asap 
Do you have the proper enclosure/supplies to take care of him? (UVB, Basking light?) As for the feeding, meal worms arent so good for beardies, their shells are too hard for them to digest. A better meal would be crickets. Beardies love them, and theyhave the nutrients so he can grow. If he has been starved, start feeding him 2/3 times a day, but not too may crix. If he eats the small ammount easily, work him up to a bit more, then more each day till he is eating normally. (he is a full grown dragon so maybe 20 a day? *correct me if wrong*) Also, full grown beardies need alot of greens. Carrots are good for treats but lettuce has no nutritional value for them. He needs to be on a diet of collard greens, mustard greens, etc. There is a foods chart on the diet section of the forum. Sorry if this is overwhelming, just trying to make sure he gets better asap Hi and welcome! Congrats on saving the little one.
Honestly, I would not let him gorge on food. He can run into some tummy issues. A 2 year old dragon should have a diet of about 80% salad (greens & veggie) and 20% proteins (bugs). Mustard greens can be found in most supermarket produce sections. You'll also find collard greens there too. I would give him salad throughout the day. And bugs every other day. Some good bugs are crickets, phoenix worms, dubia roaches. They key to a dragon's diet is variety. Mix it up every day.
I'll provide a link to our caresheet and salad sheet. Lettuce should really not be given. Not too much nutritional value for a dragon and it can give them the runs. Carrots should be offered as a treat on occasion.
Bearded Dragon Care
Bearded Dragon Diet
Honestly, I would not let him gorge on food. He can run into some tummy issues. A 2 year old dragon should have a diet of about 80% salad (greens & veggie) and 20% proteins (bugs). Mustard greens can be found in most supermarket produce sections. You'll also find collard greens there too. I would give him salad throughout the day. And bugs every other day. Some good bugs are crickets, phoenix worms, dubia roaches. They key to a dragon's diet is variety. Mix it up every day.
I'll provide a link to our caresheet and salad sheet. Lettuce should really not be given. Not too much nutritional value for a dragon and it can give them the runs. Carrots should be offered as a treat on occasion.
Bearded Dragon Care
Bearded Dragon Diet