Alternate feeders.

[Jakek]

Hey, I have a bearded dragon that I purchased from Howling Gale dragons. She is 4 (5 months feb. 11) and fed mainly on PW's ( maybe a few crickets here or there). She is 9in ( I measured here a few weeks ago, will measure again soon). I don't like paying 50$ everytime she needs new PW's. Now, I do have a roach colony but there are two problems, she isn't big enough to eat what I have and I have kept it too cool, so I don't have many and they arn't breeding. Now, is there a point in looking for another feeder or should I just wait until she can eat roaches? Thanks.

Jake

p.s dunno if this is normal but she won't eat when anyone's in the room, will eye you until you leave and then waits a few mins until she eats.

 

[Grixxly15]

You can always feed crickets. Yes they stink, chirp, and are a pain but they are the cheapest feeder until you establish your roach colony.


Not eating until you leave the room is normal. It's what my dragon and many others do. I don't know why some are like that.

 

[Jakek]

Alos, my best atempts to get her to eat veggies ended in her getting a little skinny and me breaking and feeding her her pw's. I feed her 2 on avg but ocaisonally 3 times a day, about 10-15 worms in each which I can say she probably eats 10-13 of( other crawl out before she feels safe enough). I have tried feeding her roaches about 5 times but only twice did she eat them, each time I fed her like 5 and by the time she got interested enough only one or two were left.

On a side note she used to be fine eating with the cage glass open and me replenishing her while she ate, but now she glares until i leave. Cage is 4ftx2ftx2ft if that helps.

Jake

p.s now that I think about it, this is more about her eating habits... oh well.

 

[Jakek]

You can always feed crickets. Yes they stink, chirp, and are a pain but they are the cheapest feeder until you establish your roach colony.


Not eating until you leave the room is normal. It's what my dragon and many others do. I don't know why some are like that.

How many would be needed? My only problem with crickets are they can get out of the screen, and she only eats the dusted ones which quickly lose the dust after 5mins.

 

[INCA]

if i were you i would get those roaches heat as soon as possible. there is no point in having them like that cuz they wont breed.

 

[Dragons217]

I'm ordering this weekend