How often should I feed?

[SoraMiller]

Hello.
I'm getting a beardy soon and wanted to know how often should I feed him. I know they need 20-25% veges and 75-80% "meat" when they're less than a year old and vice versa when they're older than a year. But how often should a feed him when he's a baby and when he's an adult? Is it like everyday or is it like every other day with a leopard gecko? Also how often should I dust his food?
Thanks!

 

[Dragonnathan]

Hi there,
Feed him/her as many crickets as he/she can eat in about 10 minutes, and feed him/her 3 times a day until he/she is three months old. A good rule of thumb is never feed anything larger than the distance between the beardie’s eyes. Put a pinch of calcium dust on his/her food once a day - this is vital. Beardies grow so fast they need a lot of calcium.
Fresh veg should be given every day don’t feed iceberg lettuce, tomatoes or cucumber as this will just go straight through them and leave a nice mess in the viv

Good luck in getting a beardie.

 

[nzac]

I'm no expert but ours get greens and pellets in the morning, available all day, and roaches in the afternoon( as many as they want). Weekends they get a few roaches in the morning as well. They are only 4 months and finally really eating the greens and pellets and growing like weeds.

 

[SoraMiller]

Wow that's a lot of crickets for a baby. Lol, well they don't take like 20 years to grow to an adult like us humans :lol:. Thanks you! I'll have to get a bigger been for the crickets then. I guess I'll feed him after my meals so I can keep up a regular schedule.
So for his greens could he eat the Simple Truth organic spinach, or would the kale be better. Also could I cut up a raspberry to put in with the greens?

 

[Dragonnathan]

Yeah they need quite a big in take when there little Bearded dragons can eat spinach but it is not recommended since calcium binds to spinach which can cause nutrition issues. Yes, kale is safe to feed to bearded dragons. Make sure the kale is washed and fresh before giving it to a dragon to eat, and Raspberry is also fine
Mine tends to love strawberries, blueberries and Bok Choy (Chinese Cabbage)

 

[SoraMiller]

OK!! Thanks for the help!

 

[nzac]

It's almost amazing how much the little guys can eat... Our two went through 1k crickets and 1k roaches in the first 1.5 months, then another 2k roaches in the next two months.

 

[SoraMiller]

Wow that's a lot of insects... if I had a dollar for each insect they eat...