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It will depend on your dragon as to whether the room lights disrupt his sleep. Some people find that their dragons aren't bothered, while others find that their dragons become restless/cranky and so prefer to cover the sides of their dragon's tank at night so that they aren't disturbed.

At only a month old, he's too young and small for superworms. As mentioned by the other poster, silkworms, pheonix worms, butter worms and small horn worms are all possible options - although those are all more expensive options than crickets.

How large is your dragon? It's recommended that your dragon be 16 inches long before they eat superworms because by that size the kink in their digestive system has straightened out and they are less prone to impaction from the shell. If he is large enough, then yes, superworms are fine as a...

How old is your dragon? That dictates in part how many feeders he should be getting. If this is the first time that your dragon has had superworms, then make sure you keep him well hydrated to help with the digestion and make sure that he digests everything well before giving him more (pieces...

Not sure about the wax worms, I've never used them, sorry. Increasing the frequency of his baths would probably be a good idea. You could also try misting down his salads so that they have more moisture to them as well, or adding silkworms into his diet (from what I recall they're fairly...

I think that it is more likely that other factors are the major contributors to his constipation - hydration and proper temperatures have a lot to do with digestion (and therefore waste production). Does he get bathed regularly? How are the temperatures in his tank? I think it's fine to add...

I would wash the greens, dry them, and keep them in ziplock bags between layers of paper towels. Some of the heartier greens did fine in my Tupperware blue fridge containers. Another option to keep the food from being wasted is to also use it to feed your live bugs, depending on which ones...

He should cut himself back gradually - my girl just started ignoring one of her feedings a day, and that let me know when she was ready to go down a feeding. At 8 months, he should still be getting fed twice a day if he's showing interest in both feedings. You can either offer him as many...

Supers are a great option for people who aren't fond of bugs IMO since they don't jump or fly or otherwise escape easily. I bred them myself when I was using them and it was an interesting and pretty inexpensive endeavor. I'm glad you're looking into your options.

That's awesome :) Glad things are going so well for you! I didn't have much of a die off either when I was doing it - maybe 3 of each 12 worms I isolated if I remember right.

When I was using crickets I kept them in a big rubbermaid bin like this: . Just make sure that the insides are completely smooth! The first bin I tried had a tiny bit of texture to it and the darned bugs climbed right up and out :P You can melt holes in the lid / around the top for...

Are the crickets small enough? The need to be no longer than the space between your dragons' eyes. You could also try putting the crickets in the fridge for a few minutes - the cold will slow them down so that they will still move and appeal to your dragons' hunting instincts without being...

You can feed your crickets the same greens and veggies that you give to your dragon - its a great way to use up the parts that your dragon doesn't eat before the greens go bad. They will also eat the dry dragon pellet foods. This way your crickets will be full of stuff that you know is good...

There are two methods to feeding a growing dragon - one is to offer him as much as he wants in 5-10 minutes, and this means to let him keep eating until either time is up or he stops himself. This can add up to over a hundred crickets a day in some cases (although it is often less). This...

I had the same thing happen and it freaked me out but it worked out okay. It was gross but there isn't too much of a worry of infestation. The worms themselves can't breed, first they have to morph into aliens and then beetles, then the beetles need to find each other to breed and lay eggs...