New Beardie ate in front of me on the first day!

[slifer892]

:love5: :love10: I believe this a very good sign! Today he drank a lot of water from my finger, I kept getting drops of water and putting it on his/her snout, so cute. :mrgreen: He also ate some crickets, mealworms, and a grass hopper. Don't worry I cut them down really small for him and just put it on the paper he just ate it all up with some mustard greens. I feel lucky. It took my iguana spree three days for her to eat. But my new beardie does not know what a food bowl is yet lol. But he/she seems really calm and curious. Am I correct in saying that these are good signs? Here are some pics of the first day...

This sandfire correct?

 

[reddragon087]

He's a cutie...gorgeous colors, can't wait to see his progression, they will only get brighter as he grows.
Just a suggestion though, try not to feed him mealworms as they will cause impaction.

 

[slifer892]

OK got it, it was raining today so I picked up earthworms and I read on the chart that are low in fat and high protein and water. Im guessing these are occasional foods right. I'm just making sure, I only got them I have not let him/her eat any yet.

 

[reddragon087]

Here is an awesome chart for feeding, I swear by this chart, it has helped out a lot of us beardie owners
who had no clue when we first got our beardies lol

http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html

 

[slifer892]

Thanks! Really helps!

 

[reddragon087]

Not a problem, on the front page of this website you can find a lot of helpful care sheets.
There are a lot of people on here that are willing to answer questions too if you have any.

 

[Bwalter]

very different colors on him, but he is a cutie

 

[slifer892]

Thanks

 

[AtlasStrike]

Don't feed bugs collected from the wild!!! They can carry parasites and be covered in exhaust particles or pesticides. That can be very harmful to your beardie.

 

[slifer892]

Don't worry haven't yet i will put them back, thanks though for the warning

 

[AllysonM]

Beautiful! I don't think he's a sandfire though. At Petsmart they're more likely a mix of a few different types. I got mine there and he's got yellows, oranges, reds, and purples.

 

[reddragon087]

He is a sandfire, looks like he may have a bit of citrus in him.