Feeding

[thetruechina]

I have not purchased my baby just yet I am wanting to make sure I can take care of this pretty girl. I have read in several places that beardies should be feed 3 times a day. My question is I work about a 11 hours a day 5 days a week and then 6 hours on every other Saturday. If I leave extra food in her bowl will it be safe to feed her in the morning and then again once I get home. The one I have been wanting is in the picture below.



I'm not sure how my cell phone camera did this shot but it is the best pic I have of her.

 

[CooperDragon]

Young ones (under 12-18mo) need mainly bugs (80% or so of the diet) and need to be fed more often than adults. That said, you can set a schedule that works with your work schedule. I would advise offering bugs for 10-15 minutes each morning (remove all leftovers - feeding in small batches of 5 or so at a time makes this easier because you can track them). Then leave a nice salad with 2-3 items from this list in the tank during the day. http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html Then when you get home, offer another meal for 10-15 minutes at least an hour or two before lights out (setting the lights on a timer is a huge help). You can also leave a small bowl of Phoenix Worms on the cool side of the tank if you wish, but 2 full meals and a salad available all day should be sufficient I would think. Please let me know if this helps.

 

[thetruechina]

Young ones (under 12-18mo) need mainly bugs (80% or so of the diet) and need to be fed more often than adults. That said, you can set a schedule that works with your work schedule. I would advise offering bugs for 10-15 minutes each morning (remove all leftovers - feeding in small batches of 5 or so at a time makes this easier because you can track them). Then leave a nice salad with 2-3 items from this list in the tank during the day. http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html Then when you get home, offer another meal for 10-15 minutes at least an hour or two before lights out (setting the lights on a timer is a huge help). You can also leave a small bowl of Phoenix Worms on the cool side of the tank if you wish, but 2 full meals and a salad available all day should be sufficient I would think. Please let me know if this helps.

Thank you so much I am hoping to get her in the next couple of months gotta get my tank ready. I was really worried about how was I going to feed her like I should.

 

[CooperDragon]

As long as you set somewhat of a routine, it's OK for it to mirror your daily routine. Relative consistency is the more important thing. Please let me know if you have any questions about your setup/lighting/etc and I'll be glad to help.