Am I feeding to much? Too little?

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Abberry

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My dragon is probably about 6-7 months old. Until about a month ago I was feeding twice daily. She would eat at least 50 Dubias in morning and up to 100 bsfl in evening. I read to start doing only once daily to every other day after 6 months, and she eats 70-80 Roaches, so I stop her there since that is 10 minutes if feeding. She gets daily salad. This is my first dragon. Is this a good plan- every other day and stop after 10 minutes? Her stomach just Hangs down so the last thing I want is an obese dragon where she’ll have other health issues.

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KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
That is a lot of roaches --- how big are the roaches ? Can you post a pic of the roach beside her please -
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
Those are way to small - how old is the dragon if he is close to adult he should be eating roaches- large size - thats why hes eating so many -- go to www.dubiaroaches.com they have a size chart there - order the size that is no bigger than the space between his eyes length wise --- are you feeding any worms?
 

Abberry

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KarrieRee":30pb9zm4 said:
Those are way to small - how old is the dragon if he is close to adult he should be eating roaches- large size - thats why hes eating so many -- go to http://www.dubiaroaches.com they have a size chart there - order the size that is no bigger than the space between his eyes length wise --- are you feeding any worms?

Ok! I’ll start ordering large size instead! I order from dubiaroaches.com already
What should feeding schedule be? She’s 6-7 months. Should I still do every other day and feed as many as she eats in 10 minutes? I also put bsfl in a bowl for her
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
She needs to be eating salads as well-- are you feeding salads? If not start now-- take your bsfl use them as lures to the bowl-- feed first thing in the morning-- the bigger roach will fill her up and she will eat less of them plus w/ the salads and I would add some worms to her diet as well-- you can get some nice horn worms from dubiaroaches - order medium and small amounts they grow really fast- I can post some websites tomorrow for you along w/ a nutrition website as well
 

Abberry

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KarrieRee":qe4h817n said:
She needs to be eating salads as well-- are you feeding salads? If not start now-- take your bsfl use them as lures to the bowl-- feed first thing in the morning-- the bigger roach will fill her up and she will eat less of them plus w/ the salads and I would add some worms to her diet as well-- you can get some nice horn worms from dubiaroaches - order medium and small amounts they grow really fast- I can post some websites tomorrow for you along w/ a nutrition website as well

That would be great to get some more websites. Thanks so much! I do salads and she does eat it too
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
Here are some websites for you shop them all and see which ones best fits you
https://abdragons.com/
www.dubiaroaches.com
www.reptilianarts.com
https://symtonbsf.com/
http://www.mulberryfarms.com/
www.joshsfrogs.com
https://aafeeder.com/feeder-worms/superworms/
www.coastalsilkworms.com
https://flukerfarms.com/crickets-live-feeder-insects/
I have not gotten anything from joshs frogs aafeeders or abdragons-- the others I have Mulberry is the only place I know of that has the butter worms and good buy on horn worms but they grow so fast I dont get the quantity for the price reptilian arts has real nice silk worms dubia roaches has real nice horn worms they send small usually -- flukers has the best super worms nice and big and healthy looking --you will need a plastic container for them w/ lids / holes and bran to feed - they ship them in tubes --
See what you can find here is the website for nutrition ignore the kale thing its a good staple feeder
http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html
here is a link for a dish for the worms / insects in case you need one
https://www.amazon.com/MACGOAL-Reptile-Ceramic-Leopard-Bearded/dp/B084VJJWTV?pf_rd_r=R0HNPKXJ2ZARWAT5MPAH&pf_rd_p=c5b6893a-24f2-4a59-9d4b-aff5065c90ec&pd_rd_r=0173f98f-f39b-4d44-9f76-6ae4d88c419b&pd_rd_w=AuGQB&pd_rd_wg=tLkwE&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_d
 
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