The reason I ask about the mealworms, wax worms and locust, is the breeder feeds them. I have to be honest, I don’t feel like chopping it’s legs off prior to feeding so I might skip the locusts, I was just interested, as the breeder seems to have really healthy beardies!
Everyone feeds their beardy differently, only until I joined this forum did I learn about “critical care” feeding baby food to them. And I personally couldn’t cut up the bug either, you can certainly try the supers, just monitor the stool and if u see lots of bug bits theres ur answer, if u want to see my bin of those i can post a pic of them.
Yes please would love a pic! I’ll get the supers when he’s older and see how he goes!
You can have it be as low as 70f but I wouldn’t let it go into the 60s if u can help it, i know it can get chilly there, its okay if the night time temps dip a little bit, but if you know its gonna be super cold 49or below , have an extra che on hand so u can pop it in if needed
Ok that’s fine for cool end, where should I place thermometer probe in the cool end?
Meal worms have a exoskeleton on them that is too harsh on babies stomachs and I just read recently that babies stomachs the intestines are narrow and as they get older widen out more - reason for impaction - also wax worms are too fatty - occasionally fed is ok but not a every time treat - too many and fed too much can cause long term liver damage - I dont feed at all - I did try once before and both of my dragons did not like them and did not eat them so I do not buy them -- mine eat super worms horn worms and butter worms -- silks once in a while - they are a staple feeder so I get them every so often to add variety from the roaches
Thank you @ Sadie.
Crickets are a good culprit for giving parasites/ worms- I had blaze for over a year when he appeared w/ them and he has never had crickets so I asked my vet and she told me he probably had the parasites when I got him and it took that long for them to hatch- so he was treated and is now down to a level he can control w/ correct UVB and basking temps-
That’s interesting? Not a good experience for you I’m sure! It does make me a little nervous knowing I could be feeding something that could make him unwell, is there anyway of checking the bugs prior to feeding? Is there something that can be fed to the bugs to help clean them? I did see something on the internet that claims to help avoid the dragon getting parasites called verm-x, do u know anything about this?
I personally wouldn’t put it higher than 7 inches but no theres no limit, bearded dragons are semi-arboreal (meaning they’ll climb a downed tree but not up into a live one, unless a birds trying to get them) , some beardies like to jump off of things like maniacs (like mine) and will hurt themselves on tile. If u notice ur guy jumping off things , get a couple mouse pads, like ive said before some things will need to be tweaked once ur lil guy gets here
so dont feel bad if everythings not perfect, all i had was a hammock and two feed dishes when i got my girl.
Yaayyhoooo!!. Take lots of pictures, they grow up so fast
Lol I definitely willYaayyhoooo!!. Take lots of pictures, they grow up so fast
