I just got my Mordecai from petsmart yesterday, ik this is bad but my parents refused to buy from anywhere else. Anyways, they told me 5 crickets a day for a what they told me to be 2 month old beardie was alright. Yesterday, I fed him 3 crickets, two mealworms(live), and a piece if cilantro. I don't know how much I should feed him as he slows down after eating like 2. Any help would be nice. Also off topic from this forum, he doesn't really move from his basking spot much.
Unfortunately a lot of pet stores don't know very much about bearded dragons and feeding, I would recommend 20-40 crickets per feeding as bearded dragons do eat a lot more than 5 a day. As many as he can/wants to eat in about 10 minutes is ideal. My lil 3 month old eats a whopping 50-80 crickets a day (2-3 feedings)
Good job getting some leafy things into him!
Definitely make sure you get the right UV lighting for him, as pet store bulbs can be VERY dangerous. A reptisun 10.0 T5 tube light is a good and relatively inexpensive Option
And Red and purple lights are not good for beardies either as they can see those wavelengths of light.
I'm not sure what your setup is but the forum here is a great place to find out how to set that up correctly! I'll just make some key points here
Make sure you have a big enough tank for the temperature gradient he needs (90-100 basking, 80-85 cool end)
No dangerous loose substrates like calcisand or crushed walnuts, good ol paper towels are great, or if you're spending, repticarpet.
Unfortunately a lot of pet stores don't know very much about bearded dragons and feeding, I would recommend 20-40 crickets per feeding as bearded dragons do eat a lot more than 5 a day. As many as he can/wants to eat in about 10 minutes is ideal. My lil 3 month old eats a whopping 50-80 crickets a day (2-3 feedings)
Good job getting some leafy things into him!
Definitely make sure you get the right UV lighting for him, as pet store bulbs can be VERY dangerous. A reptisun 10.0 T5 tube light is a good and relatively inexpensive Option
And Red and purple lights are not good for beardies either as they can see those wavelengths of light.
I'm not sure what your setup is but the forum here is a great place to find out how to set that up correctly! I'll just make some key points here
Make sure you have a big enough tank for the temperature gradient he needs (90-100 basking, 80-85 cool end)
No dangerous loose substrates like calcisand or crushed walnuts, good ol paper towels are great, or if you're spending, repticarpet.
Hi. Those kits usually come with a coil/compact uv b which do not provide the proper amount of uvb. You definitely need a better uvb. A reptisun 10.0 5. Also just to let you know the thermometers that come with the kit are not accurate. A digital with a wide probe or temp gun is what you need.