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Is is possible to feed dragons too much food. Should i feed until they eat no more?

how old is your dragon and what food are we speaking of?

8-9 week old dragons. i feed greens until they dont eat anymore. then i feed 3 crickets each. they can for sure take more than the 3 each, should i give more crickets until they stop or will they never stop and just over eat?

feed em as much greens as they want, just give them a bowl full in the morning and leave it in there, and feed them at that age as many crickets they will eat in 15 mins 2-3 times a day, they really need the protein right now to fuel their growth.

The crickets should be no bigger then the space between the babies eyes. Don't want to feed to big a prey and risk impaction.
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We try to keep our dragons as skinny as possible (complete sarcasm ).

Mike,

At that age feed them as much as they will eat. Break your feedings up to a few times per day (as your schedule permits) so they are not overwhelmed by a large number of crickets during the day. Watch the size of the crickets (much more critical than the amount) and prey items. Also make sure you stop feeding them about an hour before lights out. That gives them time to digest the food (they need the heat to do so).

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i worry about carrick being such a chunker all the time, but seeing a pic of one of your dragons, i feel a whole lot better LOL