How much should a 14 month old bearded dragon be eating? Mine seems to have an endless stomach? I have read that it is appropriate to feed as much as a dragon will eat but I have never reached that point. My BD could easily eat a bowl full of greens and three dozen crickets throughout a day. I also read that in the wild bds eat little or no non vegetable food throughout their adulthood. I generally alternate days one day concentrating on greens the next on mealworms or crickets. COuld anyone give me an example of their feeding schedules? THank you.
Justin
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eating portions?
justinmatthew
Aug 26, 2004 09:41 AM
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Christyj
Aug 26, 2004 11:02 AM
Just like people, each dragon eats differently. At your dragons age he can have as many greens as he wants, but I would begin to limit the crickets to at least every other day. Some just arent ready to be on a severely restricted protein diet yet. Your dragon is still on the young side of adulthood and still may be growing.
I wouldn't start cutting back for another 6 months (IMO) if he is that hungry. "Normally", they will cut back on their own or at least show a decrease in protein needs.
Problems arise when people continue to feed as many crix as they did when they were babies, resulting in fatty liver disease as older adults.
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michele608
Aug 26, 2004 10:46 PM
Just a side note: meal worms are difficult to digest. There are better kinds of worms to offer. Silks are good, even supers (for a big dragon). As far as eating, yeah, growing dragons are hungry dragons. Give him as much nutritious greens and veggies as he will eat daily. Have you tried high-quality pellets in his diet for the protein? If you try them, introduce them by just mixing a few moistened pellets in with his usual foods and gradually increasing the mixture offered day by day. Don't be surprised if your dragon has a particular color he either loves or will not touch. They're kinda like picky little kids sometimes. I have one that will not touch red ones and one that will eat nothing but red ones. It's kind of amazing how carefully she can eat 
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Best,
Michele
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