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LdyPayne
at Mon Aug 4 11:59:28 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by LdyPayne ]
From my time hear reading the forums and hearing what the breeders have to feed their babies, and from how much I fed my bearded dragon when I first got him (he was about three months old then), the average amount of crickets a baby dragon eats (from 2 months old to 6 months) is about 20 per meal. With dragons that are about 2 months old and to adulthood, should be feeding them twice a day. So that's 40 crickets a day on average. Yes some will eat more, some will eat less but 40 a day is a good average.
The size of crickets shouldn't be any bigger than the space between their eyes so for a 2 month baby, 1/4 inch crickets is a good start.
Crickets grow at different rates, depending on the conditions they are being kept in. If on the cooler side, they will grow slower, if warmer, they will grow faster but tend to die faster. I kept crickets at room temperature (low to mid 70's F, it being summer sometimes it was warmer) and it took nearly two months for 1/4 and less inch sized crickets to get to 3/4 inch. For the most part the dragons will eat all the crickets before they get too big for them to eat.
A 1000 crickets should be good for 10-15 days so there is little chance they will grow to big to feed them to your dragon as he will be growing as well. Mine was growing about an inch a week for about a month though he has slowed down lately, but gaining more girth than length.
I hope this helps you gage how much crickets to have on hand when you get your dragon.
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RE: CRICKETS - STILL CONFUSED!!!! - LdyPayne, Mon Aug 4 11:59:28 2003