Live without lettuce?!!?

[Beardeddragon3]

My beardie (7inches,) will NOT eat lettuce... :twisted: I tried collared greens and turnip greens..he'll eat a little romaine when he was younger, but now only carrots, broccoli, and zucchini... can he live without them?

 

[Caramell]

You should NEVER feed romaine or iceberg lettuce. No nutrition, just water. Collard greens, mustard greens, squash, all good.
NO LETTUCE!

This is a handy reference.
http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html

 

[dvillar9301]

Just keep giving fresh collars greens daily and she should be eatin it eventually. My dragon started eating her greens at only 8 inches. And it was only like 2 pieces a day lol now I see her bowl being 70% empty by the end of the day. Remember, a juvenile's diet is 80% protein and 20% veggies. That'll change when she's an adult (80% veggies, 20% protein). So don't worry, she's fine ;]

 

[Dracosmommy]

I agree with the other posters. I found out the hard way. I bought spring mix which is mostly all types of lettuce and over hydrated poor Draco. He had very runny poops and a lot of yucky liquid when he went potty. Now all he gets is things like collard greens, dandilion greens, escarole, and mustard greens when I can find it. I am also starting to slowly add bok choy. I agree to the NO iceberg lettuce too. Luckily I didn't feed that to Draco along with the spring mix. :roll: Don't feed too much carrots, maybe once a week. They are high in Vit A and can cause Vitamin A Toxicidity (sp?). Squash is better. Hope this helps. :mrgreen:

 

[Beardeddragon3]

Thanks.. but for now is he okay without Eating greens?

 

[Dracosmommy]

Thanks.. but for now is he okay without Eating greens?

Yea just keep offering them. Sooner or later he will start to eat them. He still quite young, I'm assuming, if he's only 7 inches. At that age the diet is 80% protein (crickets ect.) 20% veggies. Now that's what I learned here reading cause Draco was I year old when I got him. :mrgreen:

 

[Beardeddragon3]

Thanks.. but for now is he okay without Eating greens?

Yea just keep offering them. Sooner or later he will start to eat them. He still quite young, I'm assuming, if he's only 7 inches. At that age the diet is 80% protein (crickets ect.) 20% veggies. Now that's what I learned here reading cause Draco was I year old when I got him. :mrgreen:

Thanks! I guess I'm just worrying...

 

[Dracosmommy]

Thanks.. but for now is he okay without Eating greens?

Yea just keep offering them. Sooner or later he will start to eat them. He still quite young, I'm assuming, if he's only 7 inches. At that age the diet is 80% protein (crickets ect.) 20% veggies. Now that's what I learned here reading cause Draco was I year old when I got him. :mrgreen:

Thanks! I guess I'm just worrying...

Worrying comes with the territory! I swear they get us going with worry just to keep our lives interesting. :laughhard:

 

[Beardeddragon3]

I agree! They love to watch us worry and freak out! They love attention. :mrgreen: