Encouraging a Good Live-Green ratio

Mysty · Mar 19, 2017

Hi there.

I am wondering if it is good practice to encourage a 20 live-80 greens ratio by judging the amount of live food based on the amount of greens eaten.

As my dragons are adults, we have been feeding them approx 4-6 each hoppers or mix hoppers and morio worms in the late afternoon, depending on how much greens have been consumed in the day.

However, I am seeing a lot about feeding as many insects as can be consumed in 10-15 minutes. Imagine that would be a lot more live food. More like a 50-50 ratio at the very least.

So, what are your thoughts please on best practice for adult feeding?

kingofnobbys · Mar 19, 2017

Good luck.... my observation is the lizard will eat only what it likes and wants, is pretty hard to get a lizard to eat something it doesn''t like unless you handfeed / coax it STUBBORNLY to eat it.

I gave up I still handfeed greens to my mob every other day, but it's mostly by giving lots of greens to the crickets as gut loading, my mob all LOVE crickets, this way the crickets are full of greens and pellets and so very much enriched as food and my mob don't know they are getting their greens mostly in disguise....

Gormagon · Mar 19, 2017

I have had some success doing this. I make her salad every morning and cut three dubias in half and place them on top like "moving crutons". She gets her bugs and salad in the right amounts this way and she eats well. She also gets more salad around noon to keep her happy. Here is a pic I took right after she ate breakfast this morning.

Mysty · Mar 19, 2017

Gormagon":34l3xfpa said:
I have had some success doing this. I make her salad every morning and cut three dubias in half and place them on top like "moving crutons". She gets her bugs and salad in the right amounts this way and she eats well. She also gets more salad around noon to keep her happy. Here is a pic I took right after she ate breakfast this morning.

Your beardie looks so satisfied. ^_^

The dubai-half croutons is equal parts gruesome and genius. Have tried something similar by burying morio worms in greens so that they get a mouthful of that first. Their staple is hoppers and no chance getting them to stay in a bowl.

Gormagon · Mar 19, 2017

I started cutting them in half because they were getting to big for her to eat whole, it seemed to be a good solution and, it worked in three ways.
It made them edible for her.
It made her eat more salad.
It got rid of the ones that were too big.
Problem solved!!!

Yes it is somewhat gruesome but, it was a solution to a problem.

Elisa · Mar 21, 2017

What do you think about feeding Greens only twice a week, say Tuesdays and Thursdays, and then Dubia and greens the rest of the week? So no bugs on Tuesday and Thursday. My Potato is about 4-5 months old. I let him have as many Dubai as he can eat in 10-15 minutes; anywhere from 5 to 10 usually. I don't know if he needs the bugs every single day or if it's OK to just do greens twice a week. The reptile pet store in my area does that. Any comments?

Mysty · Mar 21, 2017

The young ones still need insects daily I believe.

Gormagon · Mar 21, 2017

My dragon is an adult and only needs a 20%bug diet. Yours is still in the 80% bugs stage, so yes by all means feed as many bugs as he wants.... growing boy.

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