LithiuMem
Bearded Dragon Egg
- Messages
- 13
- Location
- Vernon, BC, Canada.
First of all, I haven't brought home my beardie yet, it won't be for a month or so. I want to get everything straightened out first, but everything I'm being told keeps getting mixed up.
My beardie will be young and still needing lots of insects in her diet, but how do I go about it?
I'd much rather get dead crickets and such in bulk, because I don't want her to get nibbled on or anything. I worry abput that a lot. Plus it'd be easier to keep them, I have a small critter keeper and nowhere to put a large rubbermaid container full of them. My only place is my room because otherwise my cats would go nuts. I'm told feeding them live is much better for getting her interested and keeping them nutritious and whatnot, but is it really worth the risk?
What about mealworms? I'm told they're awful since they're mostly shell, but I've also been informed that it's okay if your beardie is hydrated greatly. Then there's superworms, silkworms, hornworms, which I can only get online, and don't appear to come in as much bulk as I'd like (up to 25? Really?). Seeing as beardies are supposed to eat up to 50-60 in a day, waiting for a small amount of insects to come for weeks and weeks on end does not sound like a suitable plan.
Then there's the whole variety deal, which I could work with if I could at least find out which damn feeders I need to begin with.
I don't know, I mean I've already paid for her, but should I even be allowed to get a bearded dragon? If I'm so stuck on this, it doesn't sound like I'll be very fit for raising her. Especially since this is apparently a pet suitable for children.
My beardie will be young and still needing lots of insects in her diet, but how do I go about it?
I'd much rather get dead crickets and such in bulk, because I don't want her to get nibbled on or anything. I worry abput that a lot. Plus it'd be easier to keep them, I have a small critter keeper and nowhere to put a large rubbermaid container full of them. My only place is my room because otherwise my cats would go nuts. I'm told feeding them live is much better for getting her interested and keeping them nutritious and whatnot, but is it really worth the risk?
What about mealworms? I'm told they're awful since they're mostly shell, but I've also been informed that it's okay if your beardie is hydrated greatly. Then there's superworms, silkworms, hornworms, which I can only get online, and don't appear to come in as much bulk as I'd like (up to 25? Really?). Seeing as beardies are supposed to eat up to 50-60 in a day, waiting for a small amount of insects to come for weeks and weeks on end does not sound like a suitable plan.
Then there's the whole variety deal, which I could work with if I could at least find out which damn feeders I need to begin with.
I don't know, I mean I've already paid for her, but should I even be allowed to get a bearded dragon? If I'm so stuck on this, it doesn't sound like I'll be very fit for raising her. Especially since this is apparently a pet suitable for children.