ComicBookMama
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Hi, all...
Figment is about 11/12 months old now, and I've been continually trying to focus on getting him to eat more greens and fewer insect feeders. When he was younger, he'd get pretty much as many insects as he wanted in a 10-15 minute window; he could easily chow down on 20+ dubia roaches at a sitting, but would usually ignore most of his salad (he'll eat the squash, which is pretty much a staple for him, but only pick at his greens, whatever type I offer. Even freshly picked dandelion greens - he turns his nose up at them.)
I'm now rationing out the number of dubias each afternoon, and he only gets them if he's eaten some of his salad, which he's starting to eat with a bit more enthusiasm. For those of you with adult dragons, how many insects would you say is a fair amount to offer each day? I've been doing 10 of the 1 inch dubias, and if he still seems really hungry, adding in 5 more. I don't want to skimp on his protein, but I also don't want him filling up on insects at the expense of his greens. (And yes, I do vary the feeder insects, but we're on the last of our dubia stock right now before I change over to supers for a little bit.)
Figment is about 11/12 months old now, and I've been continually trying to focus on getting him to eat more greens and fewer insect feeders. When he was younger, he'd get pretty much as many insects as he wanted in a 10-15 minute window; he could easily chow down on 20+ dubia roaches at a sitting, but would usually ignore most of his salad (he'll eat the squash, which is pretty much a staple for him, but only pick at his greens, whatever type I offer. Even freshly picked dandelion greens - he turns his nose up at them.)
I'm now rationing out the number of dubias each afternoon, and he only gets them if he's eaten some of his salad, which he's starting to eat with a bit more enthusiasm. For those of you with adult dragons, how many insects would you say is a fair amount to offer each day? I've been doing 10 of the 1 inch dubias, and if he still seems really hungry, adding in 5 more. I don't want to skimp on his protein, but I also don't want him filling up on insects at the expense of his greens. (And yes, I do vary the feeder insects, but we're on the last of our dubia stock right now before I change over to supers for a little bit.)