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[reptastic]

hi guys i have been contiplating switching my beardies food around currently he is eating crix and small mealies and is growing nicely(he is now 8" at 4 mo.) i dust his food daily with calcium or vitamins(repto-cal w/d3 and reptovites) also he is eating a small bowl of greens w/ squash, parsnip, cactus pads ect. i want to add some food items to the menu; i have decided to add dubias,butterworms and phoenix worms! i thinking about having the following feeding schedule:

sunday-dubias&phoenix
monday-crix&dubias
tuesday-dubias&mealis
wenesday-phoenix&crix
thursday-mealies&butterworms
friday-dubias&butterworms
satuday-phoenix&dubias

i ultimately want him to have the phoenix worms and the dubias most of the week and rest inbetween, what do you all think about this feeding, i lso plan to get another beardie in another month or 2 and he/she will be fed the same thing also!

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Sounds like a very spoiled pooper....lol
Go for it.
Only think I would go is ditch the mealies. To much shell to meat in my opinion.
When he gets bigger you can use supers in place of those.

 

[murphyrules]

Sounds like a very spoiled pooper....lol
Go for it.
Only think I would go is ditch the mealies. To much shell to meat in my opinion.
When he gets bigger you can use supers in place of those.

I would also get rid of the crickets altogether. There is no point in feeding them both when a dubia is like a healthier crik with more meat and less shell

 

[the4campbells]

I am thinking about switching over to just dubias. Is that possible to only feed those for live feeders? Does that provide a BD with what he needs (well of course with his greens and veggies and fruit)?

thanks

christina

 

[zebraflavencs]

Let me show you what a steady diet of Dubias can do for a dragon....
I'll use Gemini as my... example...
Week of arrival: 2-09-09

3-05-09

4-13-09

5-05-09

5-28-09
Two pictures here... You'll understand why...

7-00-09 Forgot which day I actually posted this, but:

That platform is 12" x 14"

9-13-09

That is a table top fountain... over 17" high.

12-25-09

Today:

I think that just about sums up my point.

 

[the4campbells]

Thank you for the pictures, Gemini is beautiful and I think he looks like a dragon a person could just cuddle right up to and love it!! I definately think the dubias are doing him good!! How old he is?