pellets vs veggies

[sinko562]

i was wondering if its okay to skip out feeding my BD veggies as long as shes eating the pellets? my dragon loves the pellets but wont touch any of the veggies except for romaine which is bad for her..the brand is rep-cal juvenile bearded dragon food. my dragons going on to 4months and is about 12inchs i know shes not a juvenile but is this okay? i mean the pellets have more vitamins and stuff then veggies alone

 

[gulfbrzdawn]

Honestly, there is nothing better than the real thing.. meaning veggies. I know the pellets are packed with vitamins and nutrients, but they will never compare to real veggies. The greens/veggies also aid in hydration, digestion and bowel movements, believe it or not.
While the pellets are good to feed, I would still offer the fresh salads as well. Have you ever tried putting the pellets in with the salads?

 

[sinko562]

Haha yea I tried that shed just eat the pellets she would actually move the veggies to get the lower pellets on. The bottom of the dish

 

[thegreybush]

I cold turkey'd one of my dragons from an all pellet diet. I took about a week. She didn't starve cuz she still enjoyed the live feeders. Now she's a great veggie eater. She loves the shredded squash and carrots and greens and kale.

Pellets aren't bad, but there is the hydration factor as mentioned. And the fiber factor. One thing I noticed was when she was on pellets, her poop was almost synthetic looking (It was so smoothly formed and bright glowing green). They're picky. I'm not advising you to go starve your dragon cuz we said veggies are better.

 

[sinko562]

i see about the whole hydration thing but i always give her a bath monday thursday saturday... but yea thats true about the fiber.

 

[techdave]

Personally, I don't use any pellets. It's a little more work to do the fresh veggies, but it's worth it.

 

[sinko562]

yea true buts it a little bit harded when my BD only likes to eat the not so great veggies like romaine and wont touch like butter squash or collards and kale haha