Correct feeding for a baby beardie?

[kakequinn]

Hello beardie lovers! Sorry that this may be long!

I don't have a bearded dragon yet but will be getting one in a few weeks when I have everything set up and money to buy one along with a bulk thing of feeders, but I have some questions about feeding(as well as other things, but I want to start with food).

What would you suggest as the best staple feeder for a baby?The amount would be as many as he/she can eat in 10-15 minutes, right?I'd of course have to buy in bulk...If I ccould feed Dubias I'd want to make my own colony, but a baby would eat the small nymphs(right?), so I don't think it'd be worth starting a colony right now..Am I wrong?

Also, I've ordered Rep Cal Bearded Dragon Juvenile Food, Rep Cal Calcium with D-3, and Rep Cal Herptivite Multivitamin, are these good?I figured I'd get those pellets to offer just in case along with the insects and salad of course.But are the calcium and multivitamin good?I'd need to dust the food with calcium 7x a week and 4-5x a week for the multivitamins, do i just dust the insects?And is it dusting once a day everyday/4-5 days, or is it every feeding for the amount of days?And how many times would you suggest feeding a baby?2-3 times a day with however much he/she will eat?

Also, what would you guys suggest offering as a salad?I know he/she probably wont eat a lot of it, if any at all, but I want to know what a good salad should consist of.

I can't wait to get my own baby!

 

[Spike1etta]

Mine always ate salad, even the small ones, just not every day.

The pellets seem to be a way for retailers to get more of our money, seen very few BD actually eat them.

The Rep-cal brand is excellent.

It takes 4-9 months to get a roach colony going well enough to start feeding from. If you got a starter colony then it would be producing when you really need it...aka bottomless stomach age of 6 months.

Yes to start off you will be feeding small crickets and small nymphs

 

[kakequinn]

Oh alright!Well that sucks that I bought it then!Oh well

I think I should look into getting a starter colony then...I don't want to wanna get to that point and then have nothing. :lol: Thank you for your reply!