Since we will be picking up a young beardie, and from looking things up, it seems like the best feeders would be a mix of dubia and bsfl. Most of the info I found online either calls for crickets or lists the best feeders, but no guide to what the ratio should be. Also, is 1 feeding of bsfl about equivalent to one calcium dusting? From the chart, it says calcium 7x/week for under 1 year, I am guessing that would work out to 1 feeding of BSFL a day, and dubia 2x (or more?) a day and appropriate veggies, plus a little bit if fruit.
For vitamin dusting, does it matter if it's the dubia or the bsfl that gets dusted? Any other daily or several times a week live feeders that are age-appropriate for beardies under 6 months that I am missing? I know wax worms are a potential feeder, but are high in fat so I don't know how often I should offer this "snack".
I've also found a site that says red worms could be used as a treat (since they are high fat), are these the same red worms used for composting (I used to have a bin before we moved) and is there any concerns about parasites/etc if I do start a colony of red worms and use some to feed?
Veggies like carrots and radishes are listed as ok to feed, I am guessing that by extension so would the greens from those plants?
I know I've been pelting everyone with questions, but I just want to make sure we have a happy and healthy baby!!
For vitamin dusting, does it matter if it's the dubia or the bsfl that gets dusted? Any other daily or several times a week live feeders that are age-appropriate for beardies under 6 months that I am missing? I know wax worms are a potential feeder, but are high in fat so I don't know how often I should offer this "snack".
I've also found a site that says red worms could be used as a treat (since they are high fat), are these the same red worms used for composting (I used to have a bin before we moved) and is there any concerns about parasites/etc if I do start a colony of red worms and use some to feed?
Veggies like carrots and radishes are listed as ok to feed, I am guessing that by extension so would the greens from those plants?
I know I've been pelting everyone with questions, but I just want to make sure we have a happy and healthy baby!!