Buying BD sunday how much of what each day?????

[newbiebeardie]

Hi guys last minute homework time I will be getting my bd hopefull y sunday if not wednesday finally yay!!!! I will prob get a grown on juvie ( about 10 - 12 weeks) rather than a baby which the guy said are 6-8 weeks i think ?!? So how much food and how often. I read salad is pretty much what they want but crix and worms how much and how often can they over do it and how often do i dust them ???? I also posted a thread for peoples thoughts on freeze dried and canned crix etc as a stand by emergancy mostly but possibly for the odd holiday as not sure how my friend who feeds my rabbits would be about live ones !! worms is fine but the crix may freak her out a bit. I only go away once a year for about a week so not often at all but useful info just the same
thanks guys

 

[nesta's mommy]

10-15 minutes 3 x a day, for live feeders... and a nice salad everyday to get them into it. your beardie may not eat salad at first though. do you have supplements?

 

[LJean]

I feed 2x a day the bugs and keep a salad in there all day. I sometimes spritz the salad with water to help keep it fresher, or just replace it. Calypso can eat a lot of bugs in day, but it depends on the size of the bugs. The phoenix worms are small and she can easily eat a few hundred of them a day, so I try to use two feeders. Crickets, she may eat about 30-50 of, also depending on the size of the cricket. (that is spread out between the 2 feedings)

 

[SLUphilosopher]

When I first got my beardie (12.5 weeks), I offered large plate of veggies in the morning and about 50-75 Phoenix worms in the evening. He's now a happy healthy 500+g 20" long 1.5 yr old.

 

[protiemama]

Some will eat the canned feeders some won't. Hopefully yours will be eating salads by the time your vacation arrives.
As youngsters they eat mostly bugs and after 1yr it's 80% salad -20% bugs. Crickets are the cheapest for a fast growing baby- Order them online, it's cheap and convienient. You can count on the proper size from suppliers too. Pet shops often only have larger crix. Check out the Beautiful dragons care sheet up top under care sheets and articles. It even color codes good and bad foods. That makes it soooo easy.
Good luck with your new little one. Remember to post picts, we love picts here!

Sandy H