Need help Plzs!!!!

[MarkCheck]

Ok so i got a baby BD bout 3 weeks ago n everything was good eating good having fun durin the day. OK so today before i left 4 work this mornin i put 20 cricket n the tank so wen i got home this evening he only ate 3. So the question is is that normal plzs sumbody reply 4 me

THANKS!!!!

 

[Mistyck]

You're not supposed to leave the crickets in with him. You're supposed to feed him as many as he will eat for 10-15 minutes 2-3x a day.

What substrate do you have him on and what are the temps like? Also how old is the beardie?

 

[MarkCheck]

See he been eating bout between 15 and 20 he very greedy so it i been tryna get a count cuz i hav 2 go 2 work but hes no more than 8weeks old i have him n a 55g tank his basking spot is 103 his cool side is roughing stay between 75 -85 i have newpaper for now i want 2 he him some carpet

 

[Mistyck]

How big are the crickets you're feeding him? They should be no bigger than the space between his eyes. Are you coating them with calcium?

He's only eating 15-20 crickets a day? That's not very many for a dragon his age and size.

 

[Elora]

What bulbs do you have for UVA/UVB and heat?

 

[MarkCheck]

Naw thats each feeding and yea i coating and gutloading them both of them are zoo med i know the UVB is a 10.0 repitsun forgot i name of the basking bout a 100watts is that to bright i also have the light that push out heat put no lite

 

[Twobeardieguy]

The ceramic heat element you can use at night if the temps fall below 60!!

 

[injectedink]

now i know that leaving crickets in the viv with your beardie isnt supposed to be but i do it every day for mine since i get home later from work and he gets a bit of a later suppper and i've never found there to be a problem with it, from what i've read its just the crickets tryin to munch on the little guy eh?

 

[Twobeardieguy]

That is correct. The crickets will in fact munch on your lil guy or gal!

 

[MarkCheck]

ok i wan't do that again im tryna get my wife use so she can give him his 2nd feeding while at work

 

[keschete]

For those of you who work all day, why don't you order some Phoenix worms. They can't climb unless they are wet and you can put them in a shallow ceramic bowl for your dragons to eat while you are gone and throw in a little bit of mustard greens (torn up small). My dragons will eat their salad and worms because everything is moving. Then when you get home at night you can feed crickets.

 

[clbauman7]

ok i wan't do that again im tryna get my wife use so she can give him his 2nd feeding while at work

keschete had a good point about getting phoenix worms. But, if you want to stick with the crickets, get a big plastic storage container. ( put shelf liner in mine because he didn't like the slick bottom) then put your dusted crickets in there. When he is done eating all you have to do is dump the leftover crickets back in the cricket keeper. I hate touching them too. Might work for your wife?

 

[MarkCheck]

Aye both of them were get idea and i did order sum PW they b here mon ot tues but thank for the help how many worms should i give him and im nt suppose to dust they rite