Beardie ate Leaf Bug ?!

[alk263]

I just opened the door to my porch and a Leaf Bug came hopping in and into my beardie's cage. Of course he ate him because he loves bugs, but I'm really concerned that this type of bug is bad for him as you are not supposed to feed them bugs from outside. He keeps puffing out his beard a little bit but aside from that he seems fine so far.
Can anyone tell me if they've had their beardie eat this kind of bug before????
I hope he's alright...

In case you're wondering what I'm talking about, this it the big that he ate:
http://www.pbase.com/paularino/image/69071851

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you...

 

[nair88]

i'm not sure if there is anything wrong with them. just as long as it hasn't been into any pesticides, it'll probably be fine. just keep your eye on him for the next few days to make sure he doesn't start acting weird or anything. i did have an interesting thought though. your dragon probably thought he was in heaven - greens that move around!

 

[alk263]

Haha I know! That's why he devoured it in seconds. He continued to run around his tank in search of wild food for a while after that. I think it excited him.
Good news though, shortly after he started running around, he pooped the bug out almost entirely whole. So I think he's okay. I'll keep an eye on him though!
Thanks!

Andrea