Feeding baby dragon freeze dried crickets...

[OhSleeper117]

I have been feeding my dragon live crickets ever since I got him. A couple of days ago, I found some dead crickets from the bunch I bought and fed him those. He ate them with no problem. I was wondering if I could replace live crickets with freeze dried crickets since he eats dead ones as well. All suggestions and opinions will help. Thanks.

 

[destiny1998]

Hi. No do not feed them those canned crick crap. There is no nutritional value. Babies need live feeders.

 

[bobbycarp]

Hi. No do not feed them those canned crick crap. There is no nutritional value. Babies need live feeders.

Canned crickets are equal or better.

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[Claudiusx]

Sounds like you got that information out of a can ^

-Brandon

 

[Claudiusx]

Nothing can replace live feeders, they are cheaper, fresher, healthier, and it just seems wrong feeding your dragon insects from a can.

-Brandon

 

[diamc]

To the OP, feeding your beardie crickets that have died is not a good idea because they died for a reason so if they were sick, it's taking an awful chance feeding them to your beardie.

Regarding canned crickets, you don't know if they were dead before they were canned or not. Again, if they were dead, they were not healthy. Plus, there are chemicals and preservatives in the canned crickets so they are not a good idea to feed. They are also not uniform in size so would be easy to feed ones that are too big.
It's important for beardies to "hunt and chase" live feeders, certainly can't do that with canned crickets.

 

[OhSleeper117]

Alright, thanks for your guys' opinions. Guess I will stick with live feeders.

 

[unkempt1]

Alright, thanks for your guys' opinions. Guess I will stick with live feeders.

Even though its not as convenient and can be a huge pain at times, it really is the best thing for your dragon. If it means anything, when they get older they eat less of them. :lol: