MCHRKiller
Hatchling Member
I got my first beard on Saturday from a petshop...we opted for the most active one in the bunch which darted from its basking spot to glass dance in front of us and was busy scurrying around the enclosure. I am confident she is a healthy lizard due to activity, and fact she keeps her head lifted at all times except when sleeping.
From my research she should be eating much more than she is currently....she is about 8" including tail. The store was feeding her mealworms and crickets.....I have small supers, BSFL, and dubia roachs.
She will eat some collard greens from the tongs usually about 3 bites worth. I feed her this a few hours after the lamps come on to ensure she is at proper temperature before feeding. An hour or so following this I will offer some insects. She typically will not eat more than 2-3 BSFL or dubia at a time from tongs. Then she will only eat 1-2 supers at a time from tongs. She wont eat out of a bowl at this time and actually pooped in her bowl of BSFL yesterday :mrgreen:
Yesterday she wouldnt eat any dubia when offerred and only ate 3 supers and 4 BSFL. I am making sure she does eat some BSFL daily to ensure her calcium needs are met. We have her lamps come on at 3pm and go off at 3am to better fit our work schedule as no one is home until 5pm. We offer her food from tongs about every hour from 6pm-11pm. We also put a bowl of salad in for her with a few repcal pellets. I bathed her yesterday which she despised although it did give me a chance to hold her since my hand was the lesser of two evils compared to the water.
At this size how much "should" she be eating? She will take 1-3 insects at a time from tongs and wont have any more. I do think she has put on a little weight as her body does not look as flat as before. She does not really scurry around her tank now she spends most of her time basking or up on one of her logs. Is that normal?
From my research she should be eating much more than she is currently....she is about 8" including tail. The store was feeding her mealworms and crickets.....I have small supers, BSFL, and dubia roachs.
She will eat some collard greens from the tongs usually about 3 bites worth. I feed her this a few hours after the lamps come on to ensure she is at proper temperature before feeding. An hour or so following this I will offer some insects. She typically will not eat more than 2-3 BSFL or dubia at a time from tongs. Then she will only eat 1-2 supers at a time from tongs. She wont eat out of a bowl at this time and actually pooped in her bowl of BSFL yesterday :mrgreen:
Yesterday she wouldnt eat any dubia when offerred and only ate 3 supers and 4 BSFL. I am making sure she does eat some BSFL daily to ensure her calcium needs are met. We have her lamps come on at 3pm and go off at 3am to better fit our work schedule as no one is home until 5pm. We offer her food from tongs about every hour from 6pm-11pm. We also put a bowl of salad in for her with a few repcal pellets. I bathed her yesterday which she despised although it did give me a chance to hold her since my hand was the lesser of two evils compared to the water.
At this size how much "should" she be eating? She will take 1-3 insects at a time from tongs and wont have any more. I do think she has put on a little weight as her body does not look as flat as before. She does not really scurry around her tank now she spends most of her time basking or up on one of her logs. Is that normal?