Chubby or Healthy

[jsnsan]

18 inches, 500g, 11 month old female. What do you think? She's mostly eating supers and mustards with a few other things that I try to sneak in there. Picky little thing :roll:
So crazy. I remember when she was 30g. They grow so fast!

 

[w0554096]

She's a little chubby, lol. How many feeders does she get?

 

[jsnsan]

She gets anywhere between 12 and 20 supers a day....depending on how she feels. Sometimes she voluntarily takes a day off from feeders during the week. She will be a year next month. Is it time to cut back?

 

[w0554096]

I would begin to cut back a bit. She is not obese or anything, just getting a little chubby. At 18" up to 600 grams is acceptable, but keep in mind that all beardies carry their weight differently. (ie, bigger heards, meatier tails, etc,etc.)
An adult beardie can do very nicely getting between 35-50 supers a week, so you could certainly reduce her feeders to 12 or so per day. You could also try offering two salads per day.

 

[jsnsan]

Thanks!

 

[w0554096]

Good Luck. You have a very pretty girl.

 

[jsnsan]

Thanks! We think so too.