He had quite a few. 15 or so.That's good to hear ! How many crix did he have yesterday ? And yes he can have more today, be sure to use a slight dusting of calcium powder.
I was surprised that some sources say 20 - 70 crickets a day for baby bearded dragons. He just ate a cricket dusted with calcium. The new crickets I got from the pet store seem bigger than the last batch.O.K, that's plenty. But yes he can have some everyday, 10-15 and be sure to lightly dust some of them with calcium powder.
I did add a pic of the crickets to the other post. I'm trying to choose the smaller ones. I got him to eat two dusted crickets, and he didn't seem to want any more. There is another cricket running around his enclosure that I can't catch. He seems to be good at hunting them when he wants.No, 70 is waaaay too much and promotes super fast growth that is harmful in the long run.
So be careful if the crickets are bigger this time, can you post a pic of them ? They're prob. still fine but you might not need to feed him quite as many.
Great thanks! It's only in that spot right under the heat lamp that is super hot.this is the basking bulb i use and have never had any problems with it. i have a 50, 75 and 100W that i swap out depending on the time of year and ambient room temps. right now i have the 100W in, in the summer i only run the 50W
brand of bulb i use
and if i am remembering correctly, you are measuring with an IR gun? if so, get digital probes. they are much more accurate. the IR guns can be off depending on what material they are reading off of.Great thanks! It's only in that spot right under the heat lamp that is super hot.
"Myself and others on this forum have been promoting the use of a sand/soil substrate for years"
"First I'll mention that many people today start out with a baby that is much smaller than the one in the video, unfortunately even 5" from a pet store. [ It is better to start off with at least a 6-7" beardie as a rule "
ObsolutelyFor instance, the O.P's beardie has crickets which are much smaller than the [ relatively ] huge dubia seen in the video. So for the O.P's dragon on this thread, 15-20 is closer to the correct amount. So the SIZE of the insect makes all the difference, and not everyone can get or is allowed to have dubias.
I agree that many health problems could probably be avoided by not over feeding insects to our beardies, that's good, sound advice presented there. I disagree with skipping to every other day insect feedings when a beardie reaches 30 grams though. Will it survive ? Yes, but so could our children survive eating skimpy meals every other day but it's not something anyone would promote
That's awesome. Experience is so valuable. Can you believe the advances in husbandry since the 90's? It's so much easier now than when I starting this hobby in the 80's I think the biggest challenge is all the information out there.. and old outdated stuff too, but it's great to see things evolve and the welfare of our animals increase as we learn more and try new things and grasp new concepts and ideas. That's what it is all about.And yes, I've hatched + raised loads of babies starting back in the early to mid 90's . Here's a pic of a simple set up that could be appropriate for a new baby that is not doing so well
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