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is this a healthy veggie mix for beardies? -romaine lettuce
-corn
-shredded carrot
-shredded parsnips
thats about it until grocery shopping is done.

can someone give me a recipe for what exactly they feed their bardies? pleaze do not refer me to that iguna salad site cuz it'a pretty confuzing to me with all the technical info, i just need a recipe eg. 1/2 cup shredded carrot
1/4 cup asparagus.....etc.

I prefer kale, collard greens, dandelion greens, a small amount od red feaf lettuce, endive, etc. You can add some of the yellow squashes, like crook neck and so forth. Beautifuldragons.com has a great list of greens and veggies. See the link.
Beautiful Dragons (Click on diet)

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Stacey

my bad! I couldn't remember what it was called.
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Stacey

http://www.beautifuldragons.com/

Is that the site you mean? It's the best there is. As long as you feed mostly foods that are marked in green on that chart, and a few that are marked in black, then you can use any of them you want, and you don't have to worry about the "technical info." You shouldn't rely on what exactly other people feed their dragons, because everyone uses a different mix.

Just get what is most readily available to you, and if it's marked in green on that nutrition chart, you can be assured it's a healthy staple.

As for your veggie mix, compare it to that chart for a little excersize in learning how to use it. As you can see by the color codes...
Romaine lettuce should be fed rarely.
Corn should be fed rarely.
Carrots should be fed rarely.
You can see this because they are all marked in blue, meaning they are sort of ok for the rare snack, but have very little nutritional value to your dragon. Parsnips are okay to feed occasionally, but still do not make for a well balanced nurtitional meal.

Please don't refuse to use that chart just because it's confusing. There is a reason it is so highly recommended. The technical info is confusing to me too, but the color code is what makes it so accessable to anyone. Bookmark it. Look it over and feel confident that anything marked in green is a great staple, and that's what you should be buying. Mix it up, don't always get the same thing and make the exact same salad. It will not only be boring to your lizard, but it will not be well balanced. Every time I go to the store I get different combinations of the foods marked in green and black on that chart, and I try to keep it interesting.

Good luck.
beautifuldragons.com/ - NUTRITION CONTENT

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1.0.1 bearded dragons (Ocho / Domo-kun)
0.1 kingsnake (Rio)
1.0 ferret (Playstation)
1.0 cat (Wally)
0.1 dog (Tima)

what you listed as a proper diet (or actually asking if it was a proper diet) isn't a proper diet. Romaine isn't much better nutrition wise than regular iceberb lettace. This is what I do for dragon salads:

Two or more of the following:

collard greens
dandelion greens
mustard greens
endive
escarole

For variety, I often add one or two fo the following:

parsley
kale
chopped mixed frozen vegetables (thawed)
shredded carrots
zuccini
alfalfa sprouts
beansprouts

Occaisonally I use romain lettace, strawberries, graps, melons (honeydew or cantelope), pineapple, dandelion flowers or hispicus (or however that is spelled)

As for how much of each thing, typically, I use one or two leaves (depending on size) of the stables, with smaller amounts of what I use for variety. Its a bit easier for me now to have a variety as i feed pretty much the same thing to my guinea pigs so I have alot less waste.

Currently the stables I am using are collard greens, escarole and endive with parsley or kale, plus a little mixed vegetables (well, actually the last time I made greens for my brearded dragon I used the above..but had dandelions included. Right now my dragon is brumating so all my greens are going to my guinea pigs LOL).

I also regularly suppliment with a multivitamin and calcium suppliment on my dragon's crickets (or silkworms as the case may be) about 2-3 times a week. Once she is awake from her brumation, she will get pretty much the same thing again.