feeding an adult dragon

[bmanderson]

I have an adult dragon that is a rescue. When I got him in Oct. he was severly underweight and had to be syringe feed for 3 weeks. He finally got strong enough to catch his own food. I am concerned that His diet is not right. I am feeding him collards or mustards and squash, also he eats 10-20 crickets per day. He seems to be up to weight and has grown alot. He is on his second shed since I got him. I want to make sure I am not over feeding him and that I am feeding him the right stuff. Also it seems that when I switch his food from collards to mustards his poo gets really runny. Is that normal??

Thanks

 

[Beardedjax]

I have an adult beardie and he eats up to 20 a day and he's doing just fine 15-20 a day is a good amount for and adult. And for veggies try feeding him Kal, squash,or zucchini. But make sure u don't feed him foods with acids like lemons or strawberries.

 

[bumblebee]

Can you post a picture of him? How long is he and do you know how much he weighs?

For adult beardies, the recommended number of feeders per week is 35-50 depending on the type of bug. Crickets are at the upper end of that range, while with super worms, for example, you would want to stay at about 35 per week. So if he is at a good weight, then you should probably cut back a bit on the number of crickets you're offering, because 10-20 per day would be 70-140 a week.

It sounds like the veggies you're offering are perfect! This website is a great guide for beardie nutrition, so you know what's good for him if you want to add more variety: http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html Kale and zuchinni really aren't great, but you could offer them occasionally.

Sounds like you're doing a great job with him!