i must ask, will she eat until she pops? people say to feed them only what they will eat within 10 minutes. shes about 6" fom snout to base of tail, and she just ate her weight in crickets. will she need pepto bismol? haha.
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After watching my 6" Beardie eat 80 crickets......
irismybeardie
Mar 21, 2004 12:56 AM
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CheriS
Mar 21, 2004 01:05 AM
about 100 appropriate size crickets a day, several others would eat 60 and the smaller guys would eat about 35 and some still eat close to that 6 months later....... plus salads and pellets all day.
But they are healthy and grow good, none are overweight, in fact then tend to be so active and grown in length so much they look more slim, but with shaped legs. Beardies seem to grow long the first year and fill out the second year....
LOL we were ordering crickets by the 10,000 and one time I order 30,000..... the suppliers have to love me!
One supplier felt so for us, he sent 10,000 crickets at no charge!
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Giantrobo
Mar 21, 2004 09:25 AM
Wow! I've been nervous about giving my Dragons too many crickets due to what I hear about too much chitin. I give mine(hand feed so I can monitor intake) canned crickets that have been cooked in the can so the exoskeletons are soft. I've also been nervous about them not getting enough protein. I do give them Rep Cal Pellets with their greens so I may be a bit paranoid. Maybe I'll increase their crickets. Both my dragons are well over 12 inches long.
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