Dubia and Phoenix Worms

[popsickle18]

Sorry if I have asked this a few times but I haven't gotten an answer quite yet . How many dubia roaches and phoenix worms should be fed to an adult dragon? I don't want to feed him too much or too little. I haven't found an answer yet online. I have seen the rule to feed them whatever they can eat in 10-15 minutes but I don't think that will work for Kenny. He is a piggy and eats super fast! He would eat WAY too much.

Any help would be awesome. Thank you!

 

[popsickle18]

Anyone???

 

[Sauzo]

The "as much as they want" rule applies to babies only as far as I know. I would imagine it depends on the weight of your adult and size of the food. I'd guess for dubias, prolly 6-10 medium to large nymphs a day. 3-5 for breakfast and same for dinner. Phoenix worms are tiny so for an adult, prolly be a ton. This is just a guess since I only got a baby/juvi but from what I've read, it should be around 80% veggies and 20% insects for an adult.

 

[popsickle18]

Thank you for the help Sauzo. I didn't have Kenny as a baby or juvi so I do not know what his appetite was back then. Maybe he had always been a huge eater? He is a rescue dragon from a pet adoption agency. I know when dragons get older they could have problems with obesity and I don't want that to happen to my boy. He does not look underweight by any means but had put on some weight since I got him. He has been eating like a king haha

Anyone with an adult dragon, how many do you feed yours and how often of the dubia and phoenix worms?

 

[FisherAnd2Chainz]

You should be feeding him greens in morning and dubia roaches for dinner. It is really important that your adult dragon is eating at least 80% of greens each day. Sometimes skip a day of dubia and just feed him greens for dinner. This is good to keep a healthy dragon. I would feed him around 10 large nymphs for dinner. He will appreciate that! Also you can use silkworms as treats throughout the day. I like to reward my dragon when she gets a bath or rides in the car or just for the heck of it because she is so cute! Lol. Makes them feel appreciated and special