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Can someone clear up the confusion on daily Cricket quantity for baby's

tigermist Nov 04, 2003 12:40 PM

I decided to look for info on the web about how many crix my baby of 5 weeks should be eating per day... And it's pretty conflicting. Help ?

One site had a post mentioning some bearded babies eating 30 crickets per day.Another Site has several posts of people's beardies eating between 6-7 per day.

WHAT IS NORMAL ??

He is averaging 6-10 per day .. But I have seen him eat almost 10 in one sitting a few times.. When he's done you know it.. He climbs the walls

Note:I do feed him in a separate plastic tank so that he has no problem catching them.. Can this stress him out ??

Note: His environment is always in the correct temp zones as well (105-110 max and a 75-80F cool spot)using a digital thermometer with memory..

Note: He has a brand new ZooMed powersun 160w w/UVB-UVA

Also Noted: I do see him becoming more and more friendly/docile with every feeding/handling over the last week. And I'm hoping it won't be long before he eats out of my hand.

-Joe

Replies (1)

Christyj Nov 04, 2003 01:03 PM

There is no cut and dried answer except...
Feed correct sized crickets, no larger then the space between the dragons eyes.
Offer crickets 2-3x a day. As many as they will eat in 10-15 minutes.

Upwards of 30-50 a day isn't unheard of.
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