I know this is old, but I thought one live feed was at six months. Guess it's good I just started that a week ago. Our guy just hit about the 6 month mark. We got him at Christmas and don't know his exact birthday but we are guessing he was about 6 weeks when he came home. His body was only size of hubby's finger.lovesbeardies23":3ueb0vns said:You should start feeding them one live feed a day around a year old.
mommacude":xcuxhgmz said:This lady I talked to at a show from Carolina Designer Dragons and bought some stuff from has this care sheet which says six months. http://chi12.stablehost.com/~caroli...delines-Carolina-Designer-Dragons-0726141.pdf
kingofnobbys":2wzzpgbk said:mommacude":2wzzpgbk said:This lady I talked to at a show from Carolina Designer Dragons and bought some stuff from has this care sheet which says six months. http://chi12.stablehost.com/~caroli...delines-Carolina-Designer-Dragons-0726141.pdf
Toothless and Peppa are 7 months old and get 2 live feeds per day. I have no intention of cutting them back for at least another 18 months.
It's a worry when even "expert" breeders get such basic husbandry wrong.
My 5c : at least 12 months old , I waited until after Rex and Puff 's growth tapered off at about 2 yr old to cut back to one live feed per day.
While they are growing, they need the extra insect protein.
It's amazing how much conflicting information there is out there! He's about 17 inches nose to tip of tail and I'd read something like 14 inches is fine. He seems fine with them but if it's a concern I'll have to stop. Maybe I'll feed the rest to my hedgehog. I need to squish the head though because they try and bite the hedgie since he's not very fast.kingofnobbys":2fxl7lwv said:I think he's a bit too young to tackle superworms , same reasons as for mealworms .
I only give supers to my big girl Rex (3.5yrs old) and the big bluetongues and only as treats.
Thank you! I guess I'll have to check with the vet. I know that when I went to the reptile store in Dallas I showed a picture of Zeus and said he was brought home at Christmas, they said "this Christmas?" He said he certainly looked well fed. Your dragons certainly looked fabulous at the show and I've used your care sheets since I saw your booth in ArlingtonDaisyDragon123":3ibviq7h said:Here is a good food chart that color codes the best feeders and vegetables. At 17 inches your dragon is big enough to have the occasional superworm as a treat.
http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html
I start feeding my dragons live feeders only once a day around 5 months but they have access to salads and veggies all day.
Body condition will also play a role in when a dragon is switched to the adult diet, not just age. Daisy was switched to an adult diet around 10 months, per vet instructions.
DaisyDragon from Carolina Designer Dragons
The above picture is Daisy at 10 months when the vet told me to switch her to the adult diet, which is 80% plant/veggies and 20% protein feeders with very limited fruit occasionally. She gets salad with veggies every day and one or two crickets (or other suitable feeder) every other day. She basically gets about 7 crickets a week.
Thanks for chiming in. It's all new to me but he seems to be thriving. He's getting a bit lazier about going after his bugs the past couple months but he has his salad available all day. I have a wide variety of proteins here Dubia, hornworms, superworms and silkworms. I've not done crickets since he was itty bitty because they were stinky to me and kept dying.AHBD":zqb7dvtu said:I agree with Daisy, and having raised many dragons over 20 years I can speak from long time experience. It all depends on how quickly + the size the dragon grows to. It is best to slow down as they approach the 1 year mark in general, [ the exception being with a slow grower, or one who has not been cared for properly ] maybe two feedings every other day and then down to 1 live feeding and lots of greens + veggies daily. They slow down in their growing and the emphasis then on veggies can keep them from becoming obese.
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