Crickets?

[packersfan72988]

i work quite a bit and have to feed my new beardie 2x a day once early morning like 7:30am CST and about 8:30pm CST. I put the shake and baked crickets with the calcium in and the meal worms about those times and later at night chop up some veggies and put em in there. I guess my question is. Is it ok to leave the crickets and meal worms in there during the day and take em out before i go to bed? He/she generally eats them all but occasionally leaves 1 or 2 im guessing for a snack throughout the day.

 

[Momomo]

I thinks it's ok to leave them in there during the day. What time do you turn your dragon's lights off?

One important thing: you should leave fresh veggies in the cage all day.

 

[packersfan72988]

well i turn the UVB light off at around 10:30 or 11pm CST and i leave the red heat lamp on at night thats what the guy at the pet shop told me to do im really not sure on the whole lighting situation if i should completely turn off the lights or what?

 

[Momomo]

you should get rid of the red heat lamp all together. Pet store advice is often wrong. Instead you need a clear basking bulb, that should be on for 12-14 hours a day along with the UVB. It should be completely dark at night. Here is a lighting thread: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=148006

 

[packersfan72988]

ok well my place it gets chilly at night and i dont want to freeze him out like last night was about 35 degrees and this next week is supposed to be chilly as well so what would you suggest?

 

[packersfan72988]

how often should i put the crickets in calcium? every feeding or what?

 

[CGuzmanReptiles]

You should get a Ceramic Heat Emiter which is basically the same as the red heat lamp but doesn't emit any light whatsoever.

 

[XiDiS]

Usually you wanna dust 1 meal a day for 5 days with calcium. The other 2 days you wanna use a multi-vitamin.

 

[packersfan72988]

is a multivitamin necessary?

 

[CGuzmanReptiles]

is a multivitamin necessary?

If you want a healthier dragon then yes.