I GOT A DRAGON FROM"MY BEARDED DRAGON" TWO WEEKS AGO. IN THE BOX WAS A NOTE STATING SHE PREFERRD MEALWORMS TO CRICKETS. WELL THER ONLY THING SHE HAS EATEN IS MIXED GREENS AND MAYBE A FEW MEALWORMS AND A COUPLE OF SUPER WORMS. HELD A CRICKET AGAINST HER MOUTH AND SHE RELUCTANTLY ATE IT. SHE IS RELATIVELY ALERT AND ACTIVE. IF I PUT A FEW CRICKETS IN THE TANK SHE RUNS AWAY OR SHOWS NO INTEREST AT ALL. THE TEMPS ARE GOOD,ZOO MED 5.0 CAGE CARPET SIMPLE SET UP ANY SUGGESTIONS CAN SHIPPING STRESS BE LONG TERM OR COULD I HAVE A "RUNT"?????????
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NEW DRAGON
adakota68
Feb 26, 2005 10:17 AM
Replies (6)
ktmartin
Feb 26, 2005 05:45 PM
what is the age and size of the beardie???
Advent
Feb 26, 2005 09:40 PM
Caps lock.
I wouldn't recommend feeding just mealworms.
adakota68
Feb 27, 2005 08:38 AM
SHE IS APPROX 3-4 MONTHS OLD IM GUESSING AND ABOUT 9 INCHES LONG. I KNOW SHE SHOULDNT BE EATING JUST MEALWORMS.
PHLdyPayne
Feb 27, 2005 04:59 PM
9" for a 3-4 month old dragon is alright. However I would cut out the mealworms as much as possible, and get the dragon eating other more healthy insects, such as silkworms or butterworms. They are a bit more expensive than crickets but have much better nutritional content. Silkworms also move alot, if you hold then at one end, which may entice the dragon to strike. Or you can just leave a few ontop of her salad. Cockroaches are also a great insect food for bearded dragons.
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PHLdyPayne
AlteredMind99
Feb 27, 2005 06:52 PM
What kind of roaches are good for beardies? and how do you keep them at home? I would like to try keeping some. Also, how hard are silkworms to keep alive? Everyone keeps saying they are the best feeder insect...
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HerpGirl5587
Feb 27, 2005 09:23 AM
I have a beardie that when i first got her she was in with a male and would not eat at all. The male ended up dyeing of intestinal parasites that we did not know that he had, So now she is by herself in a 20 gl tank and she does occasionally eat crickets but she loves baby food, especially chicken and mixed veggies. I would try out a couple of different baby foods to see if your beardie would eat that.
~Candace
1-Beardie (Tetra)
3-Ball Pythons (Shadow, Ivory, & Amazon)
1-himalayan cat (Rasin)
