Feeding too little

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I have an adult dragon about 2 years old and I feed her 75 crickets and 20 wax worms every 2 or 3 weeks. I was reading that most people feed their beardies every day or every other day. I've done this for a long time and she doesn't seem hungry and isn't small. Am I feeding he too little?
 

Chanza

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For an adult beardie, this does seem reasonably okayish. But in the wild beardies aren't like snakes or crocodiles, which will eat one large serving and then won't eat for long amounts of time. Bearded dragons on the other hand, hunt for insects almost everyday. Feeding your bearded dragon every 2-3 weeks is like putting her in a mini brumation every time, she'll feel way more 'natural to her instincts' if you feed her every 1-3 days. Beardies should also be having a good balance of both veggies and protein. Too much or not enough at the right time of each can interuption digestion and harm the liver. Too much protein at once will be very hard for her to break down without enough veggies to back her up. But this does not mean you can add in more veggies at the time when she eats so much protein, as she will overdose in vitamins.

May I ask how long you have been doing this? If you had've done it when she was a juvenile it could've been quite harmful.
 

AHBD

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Just to clarify, did you mean that was the total fed over a 2-3 week period or all in one sitting ?
 

Zinnia1027

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As a juvenile I fed her almost everyday. Now I feed her the 75 crickets in a day and the wax worms through the week.
 
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