Oh i laugh so hard with him He gets such a big belly then i give him a bath after he eats and he swells all up XD. Poor thing i wonder some times if he gets tummy akes
It's normal for them to turn into floatation devices :lol: when in the bath when they are little. I remember the first time Zak-n-Wheezie did that it scared :shock: the heck out of me. :lol:
My youngest permanent resident beardie is a chow-hound too. Her belly gets huge. :shock: It's amazing how big one little beardie can poop. :lol:
As long as he's basking after eating he shouldn't get a belly ache from eating so much. :wink: I know with Roux I have to cut off feedings about 2 or more hours before lights out so she can digest all the food that she's already consumed before bed-time.
Love beardies with good appetites! :mrgreen:
Is he a good salad eater too?
actually no he dosnt care much for salad greens I keep trying turnip greens but he just wont touch them he took two baby chunks of apricot out my hand last night I was like awwwwwwww.
and yeah its kinda funny when he pushes off the wet rag in the water and he just floats like a bobber in the water.
do u have any sujestions about him eating greens? I mean when i first got him he was 6 inches . Ive had him for two weeks and now hes 7.3-7.4 eat meal worms, phioenix worms, and crickets like crazy.
I'd take it very slow on the mealworms they don't really have much nutrition and the chitins/outershell is rather rough on the digestive track. Not actually recommended for beardies.
I place the salads in the viv right as they are warming up in the morning when they will be most hungry. Then I don't offer bugs until an hour or so later...usually they will get hungry before they get the bugs so they will eat the salad. You could offer a few bites by hand they will usually take a couple of bites that way. In no time he will acquire the taste for them if you can get a bite or two down everyday. Also misting the greens will entice them to eat them or suck the water off them...eventually he will take a bite.
Not sure what all you offer in a salad but there should be a couple of dark green leafy veggies and I like to add a mixture of other veggies too. Sometimes color will attract them to it also smell so bright smelly fruits will draw their attention.
Do you have this link? http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html
My beardies and the babies in the house all love mustard greens, butternut and yellow squash is a big hit, fresh pumpkin when you can get it, and melons of all kinds.
Ill have to try some of that Ive actually wrote that list down on printerpaper XD. I just wish phionex worms were still aviable but thier sold out every where. I was told to use luqid carol calcium as a supplment.