Confused, What Can I Feed My 5 Month Old Bearded Dragon?

[KokoPopCutie]

Hey people!

I am so confused over what I am allowed to feed my beardie, Koko. Some websites say that you can feed them fruit, but then someone said that you should never give them any fruit at all. So could someone please tell me what YOU feed your beardies? At the moment, mine eats mint, bell peppers, dandelion leaves ans nasturtium flowers, and obviously about 10 crickets. (With Nutrobal, of course!)

Thankyou!!!

 

[Catalyst]

Your salad should consist largely of dark leafy greens (collard greens, dandelion greens, endive, escarole, turnip greens, and mustard greens are the main ones). Then you mix in some veggies for variety and you can use a little bit of fruit. Fruit is more like a treat or a dessert though, not something you want to give them a lot of due to it's high natural sugar content. Here's a helpful site with a chart that acts as a great guideline for the types of things you can give your dragon and how often:

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html

Also, at 5 months old, she should be getting much more than 10 crickets a day. The more conservative feeding method recommends 50 a day (or as many as they'll eat up to that number), while the more common/popular method for feeding a growing dragon recommends as many crickets as they'll eat in 10 minutes twice a day (can be upwards of 60-100+ crickets a day). While she's growing, your girl needs lots of protein and that comes from her bugs. Once she's an adult (18 months old or so) her bug consumption will drop back down to about 50 crickets a week, but until then she'll need more.

 

[KokoPopCutie]

Thankyou, Catalyst.

Question about that chart, is it proven to be safe for the beardies to eat what they recommend?

I am just really protective over Koko, she's my buddy! She is my first beardie, so I don't want anything to happen to her!!!

Thankyou about the cricket info, too! :notworthy:

 

[Catalyst]

That site has a high reputation on any reptile forum I've visited. If it says that a food is safe, then it's safe. Some may differ on certain details, but it's a great basis to start out from.

 

[amylee159]

That site has a high reputation on any reptile forum I've visited. If it says that a food is safe, then it's safe. Some may differ on certain details, but it's a great basis to start out from.

I agree!