Now that she is full grown: what?

[Redleg]

We got Scarlett last February. When we got her, she was about 7" long. I fed her her salad plus all the crickets she could eat twice a day, and she grew like crazy. Sometimes she grew an inch every ten days or so.

Now she is 18" long (and very wide) and does not seem to be growing any more. Should I still feed her all the crickets that she wants? What is the recommended approach for this?

 

[catUK]

It depends on age rather than size. How old is your beardie?

Usually they naturally start slowing down on their food intake- mine did at about 10 months. I started feeding once per day at about 11 months and am now down to every other day as she is 15 months and doesn't want to eat every day (plus she's a good, healthy weight)

 

[Redleg]

Thank you CatUK.

Scary is around 10 months old. About every other day she will eat crickets until she is about to pop. Then she goes and sleeps it off. I guess I was asking if it is OK to let her do this.

 

[catUK]

Thank you CatUK.

Scary is around 10 months old. About every other day she will eat crickets until she is about to pop. Then she goes and sleeps it off. I guess I was asking if it is OK to let her do this.

Yeah if thats what she wants to eat then thats fine. You can start cutting down when she's a bit older, although again i found mine did that naturally.

She sounds like she's gonna be a big girl- mines 15 months and just 18 inches and they can still grow up to 1.5 - 2 years old.

 

[Redleg]

Good info. Scary is a very good girl. A very sweet animal and a very vigorous one.

 

[catUK]

awwww she's gorgeous!