need help with food!

[bigbrow4]

I got a new beardie(named him godzila). but I dont know what vegitables to feed him, and the crikets that i got for him keep getting out at night. help

 

[Twobeardieguy]

This chart will help you http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html .... You can get a rubber maid container to fit the rite amount of crickets cut the center out and hot glue a piece of screen in place!! That should help.. Or you can buy a cricket keeper!! Good luck!!!!


Almost forgot Hello and Welcome!!!

 

[bigbrow4]

k thanks. but now he wont eat the vegitables . how do I get him to eat the vegitable and he is eating 5-8 crikets a meal is this normal?

 

[Twobeardieguy]

You can try to add some baby food to the salad and some on his nose! Or you can buy some phoenix worms or horn worms and put it in there, they will wiggle in there, he may just eat some of the salad and like it!!

 

[bigbrow4]

thanks. he is eating a lot of crikets though he is still a baby not even 1 year and he eats 7 crikets a meal is this normal? sorry im a new owner and non of this was on the sites that I used for research.

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Yup you are fine!! I have 5 day olds and they eat 5-8 crickets 3 times a day!!! Plus salads!!

 

[bigbrow4]

k thanks

 

[spurlee01]

How big is he? Do you know how close to a year he is? My 7 month old will eat 60 crix some days (other days only a few) plus veggies and my boyfriends 11 month old usually eats around 30 plus veggies.
Sara

 

[bigbrow4]

no sorry

 

[Lovethelife07]

first off my beardie is named lilly too lol
and when i first got her she wouldnt even TOUCH a salad...i tricked her though
i got a few phoenix worms and mixed them into her greens and when she saw them move and tried to "catch" the salad...she ended up eating the whole thing
now she just expects worms in there
it really worked for me...i tried a lot of other things-baby food, water, dieting for a day then giving her a salad...but this by far worked the best
good luck

 

[bigbrow4]

thanks this all helps a lot. last night I found Godzilla leaning up in the corner of the tank is this normal or should I be worried. and he hasn't sheded yet he is as big as my hand from palm to the tip of my finger I don't know how old he is but the people at pet-co asked if he had sheded yet. I feel like an ***** asking stupid questions like this :?:

 

[spurlee01]

I know lots of little beardies that sleep standing up against the glass. It's so cute! Here is a growth chart, but I think these dragons are pretty big http://www.dachiu.com/care/charts.html for their ages.
Sara

 

[bigbrow4]

thanks for all the help. hes sheding
later days bigbrow4

 

[zebraflavencs]

To help with sheds, offer 3-4 baths a week. water level with the shoulders, temps 90-100*F for around 15-20 minutes. Always supervised.
Hope this helps out !
Janie.