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VenusAndSaturn
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Personally I'd only do it maybe once a year or not at all. My two eldest beardies don't even like pinkies so if you get a couple as a very rare treat then it could be a hit or miss if the beardie never had it before.
Also in the wild it would be quite rare for beardies to come across mice and then eat them, especially baby mice so it wouldn't and shouldn't be a part of their average diet.
I know some people think that protein is protein and it's all the same but how animals digest mammal/animal protein and insect protein, and plant protein varies quite a bit.
Also in the wild it would be quite rare for beardies to come across mice and then eat them, especially baby mice so it wouldn't and shouldn't be a part of their average diet.
I know some people think that protein is protein and it's all the same but how animals digest mammal/animal protein and insect protein, and plant protein varies quite a bit.
kingofnobbys
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Not acceptable to give pinkies to dragons at all. Too much fat, OK for pythons, and monitors , not for skinks and dragons.
kingofnobbys
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Nice big juicy silkworms are nearly always a winner ....
beardedlady1
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they are given to leopard geckos in preparation for mating. (even that is only once a year) but other than that Ive never heard of giving them to dragons. So I'd pass on the pinkies.
VenusAndSaturn
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Pinkies are pretty much just fat, not much calcium unless you cover every inch of their body in it.
Honestly waxworms and superworms would be much safer and better for a beardie to have to gain weight back.
Honestly waxworms and superworms would be much safer and better for a beardie to have to gain weight back.
Well that doesn't necessarily mean they are right. According to this site (which members on here trust) http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html , Pinkies are 'questionable' and VERY high in fat. If something is 'questionable', I ain't feeding it to my animal. Want something high in calcium? Try black soldier fly larvae.
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