sarac":2mqidt5b said:
Hi everyone. I’m just curious what you all do for feeding your beardies while you’re at work. I have a small bowl that I put BSFL in, but she won’t eat it. I work 10-12 hour shifts so sometimes she’s not even awake and then goes back to sleep before I’m even back. I’m just curious what everyone else does to get them eating. She’s only about 6mo old so she’s still eating mostly bugs. I’m wondering if I just have to change her sleep schedule to go with my work schedule. Let me know if you have any ideas! Thanks
6 mnths old , 2 meals of live insects per day needed. I'd try to feed dragon before leaving for work and again on return , even if you have to wake the dragon up before sunrise. Get into regular feeding routine and they soon adapt to the feeding and handling ritual - a predictable routine makes for a very happy pet dragon.
Can you set the light timer to come on 1 hour before yo usually leave for work ? set it for lights on for 15 to 16 per day, make sure the heat globe is either controlled by a simple on off thermostat with it's probe at the basking spot ( if you are in USA you are moving into hot weather , and heat waves are possible in some areas .
I like these for simple thermostat control
- very reliable & cheap and I have them in all my skink and dragon tanks.
YOU DON"T WANT THE BASKING SPOT to get hotter than 40 degree F for an extended period.
My suggestion on good feeders to leave in tank while at work
>> BSFL in a porcelain worm escape from feeding bowl , at least 20 , this way you count the left overs when you get home and know how many have been eaten , like this bowl ( you can find them on Ebay )
tip1 : make sure the inside of the bowl is dry else the BSFL will escape
tip2 : make sure the BSFL are dry else they WILL escape.
>> silkworms on some mulberry leaf ( a 6 month old should be able to handle worms as large as 2 inches long , so half a dozen of them ( in the cool end of the tank - the heat will kill them or cause them travel ) , if dragon eats some mulberry leaf that's fine , they are highly nutritious and Ca/P > 10.
>> some salad in a separate bowl