Beardie Seems to be Hungry all of the Time

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EvanTheBeardie

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Hi I am new here, but have had my beardie for a few months. He is a full grown male (we think about 5) He seems to be hungry all the time now, I am feeding him the same amount as I always have (good amount of salad every day and 10-15 dubias every other day). He eats it all almost right away, I can start giving him dubias every day I am just concerned about using up my colony and more importantly over feeding my beardie. How can you tell if your beardie is hungry/full, and make sure not to over feed. I have heard that they will stop eating once full but I have also heard that they will keep eating as long as you give them food. Any recommendations?
 

Draven88

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Sadly there is no guarantee they will stop when full and not overeat. Some will and some will overdo it. Since this is an adult I would avoid adding to many live feeders as they do not require as much protein as a growing baby. If adding to food provided I would start with salad.

With that being said if he is at a good healthy weight then you may not need to change anything as he is fine. In order to best provide advice on this though if you could post a picture along with length and weight that will help us better understand his current situation and help you out.
 

Draven88

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He appear to be at a very healthy weight for his length an i don't see anything that would worry me in the picture. I would feel comfortable upping the salad available by a little bit if he is looking for more, but it appears hes doing quite well with your current care.

Thing to watch out for on overdoing it would be a stomach that is sagging down or their neck behind the beard getting overly thick. those are common areas of carrying excess weight
 
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