how often can a bearded dragon have a mouse or pinkie. will it be okay for them to eat? i see ppl all the time feeding dragons pinkies and adult mice.
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Feeding mice.
JeffK
Jan 14, 2008 08:11 PM
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PHLdyPayne
Jan 15, 2008 04:20 AM
rare treat is what i recommend...Pinky and fuzzy mice are rather fatty so should never be a common food item. Many breeders feed mice to females who finished laying eggs to give a boost of fat and calcium after all that work. For non egg laying dragons and males, offering one as a treat (once a month or less) won't hurt them.
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PHLdyPayne
BDlvr
Jan 15, 2008 12:12 PM
I never feed them. i just feel there are better options out there.
po
Jan 17, 2008 01:51 PM
mine get a pinky or fuzzy (depending on size) every other week when i thaw other rodents for my snakes. i think they are fine once in a while as long as the rest of the diet is balanced, with lots of veggies (almost daily at our house) and insects (a few days a week) i find the Ca in the bellies of the pink/fuzzies help with a husband who is a little forgetful with the supplements (but i love him anyway) we seem to have long living beardies around here, lost one last year @ 16, her sister is now 17 and still active as can be!
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