NEW Dragon owner, need feeding advice please

[MamaNikkiP]

Hello! We just got a Bearded Dragon baby today, the guy at the pet shop said it was about 2 months old. HE told me to feed him fruits/veggies and these pellet like things I bought everyday, and crickets once a week. Now, I have been looking up 'how to take car of Beardie' stuff and I read some people say you need to feed them crickets every other day?
I need some advice please! Thanks so much

 

[NavyxWife]

Babies should be fed crickets every day, 3 times a day, as much as they will eat in a 10-15 minute period.
Veggies should be offered daily, even if they wont eat them... they will eventually.
Fruits can be offered 2-3 times per week.
Worms are not suitable for babies so try to stay clear from them until they are older.

 

[Livey]

agreed, Pet shops give horrible advice.. in the future i wouldn't listen to any of there advice...

 

[catUK]

You also have to dust the crickets with calcium (5 times a week) and vitamin powder (2 times a week). I wouldn't bother with the pellets- they don't need them so you'll save yourself an expense. here is a great website with a list of good and bad foods for your beardie:

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html

 

[J0ker]

for my 11 inch bearie
i feed squash every morning
and 2-3 gut loaded cricket feedings with about 20 crickets each time

i dont advise the 10-15 min rule because mine ate himself sick and had i let him continue he would have eaten well over 50-100+ :shock:

now as for worms anything soft is fine at any age
reptiworms/phonix worms (GREAT!!! HIGH IN Ca no need for dusting and can be used as a staple)
wax worms (high in fat feed rarely)

as for any worm *insect* with a hard shell the rule is to wait till they are about 16 inches
meal worms
super worms
and duba roaches
i have heard of them being fed to smaller dragons but it runs the risk of impacting them

as for the pelletts my baby wont touch them i figured they would be a good way to add extra vitamins since he didnt eat them i gave them to the crickets as a extra gut load instead of wasteing them
anything the crickets eat your dragon eats is the way i see it.