My bearded dragon is about 11 1/2 inches long. She will only eat 6-8 crickets a day.I offer her veggies every day but she wont eat them.She poops every other day and seems healthy and active. I was just wondering if this is ok?
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my bd
pacman101
Nov 30, 2003 05:49 PM
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beardiemom
Nov 30, 2003 11:13 PM
Are you feeding small crickets? If you are feeding large crickets, your dragon wouldn't eat as many. For your sized dragon, you should probably avoid anything larger than 1/2". You also might want to try some Parazap-I understand this has an appetite stimualant. (Besides, if you buy some tonight from Tracy, she will donate some money to Lisa's fund.)
Other suggestions: make sure the cage is warm enough, especially in the basking areas; have a fecal done, to check for parasites; try some other types of LIVE food (Butterworms, Hornworms, roaches, Kingworms, limited quantities of wax worms.) I would offer the worms AFTER the crickets, to "top him off", if you will. Make sure the cage is in a quiet area, so he isn't stressed by too much activity.
I'm sure there are many others who have very wise suggestions. Best of luck!
Diana
