At what age does a Beardy

[Kasinda]

Eat more greens then meat? Deja is not intrested in his crickets and superworms. It is like he doesn't want to case his food. But when I bring greens in he moves right away to get to.

Also what is the trick to get a beardy to eat fruits and dandilines. Deja does not have any intrest in either.

 

[Embee]

Woops, lost in edit...

 

[Embee]

Eat more greens then meat? Deja is not intrested in his crickets and superworms. It is like he doesn't want to case his food. But when I bring greens in he moves right away to get to.

Also what is the trick to get a beardy to eat fruits and dandilines. Deja does not have any intrest in either.

I'm not sure I'm fully understanding... he doesn't want crickets or worms, and also turns up his nose at greens too? Or he likes the greens?

How old is Deja? Is there anything else going on that would create a loss of appetite? Tank temps? How old is your UVB?

I think the process of protein to veggie ratio depends on the individual dragon. Generally speaking, when they are into adulthood (1 1 /2 years), greens start taking center stage, with live feeders going to the side, and by 2 years, things transition to that 80/20 (veggie, live feeder, respectively) ratio for adult beardies. But I imagine this varies from dragon to dragon. Our girl got off to a slow start, and size wise is behind by about 3 months or so, so it will be interesting to watch just how this process will unfold for her; if she'll stay behind or catch up. She certainly seems to be making up for lost time (poor UVB for the first few months :roll: ). She's 8 months and only about 10 inches, and as she is now concentrated on growing she is still eating 65-90 live feeders a day. It will be interesting to see how long this goes on... sheesh, I can barely keep up!

The best,
Em

 

[Kasinda]

Deja will be a year in Augs. And he really loves his greens. I did get him to eat more yeasterday and today. He must of had just a not intrested week.