Zach7":1q8qnrj2 said:So are crickets essential to the health of a baby dragon in addition to a daily bowl of greenies? BTW: If I buy that many crickets where do I keep them, and do they make much noise?
Zach7":1v9bwrho said:Why not worms some days and crickets others, because Crickets are too much of a hassle to feed them, because you have to buy them everyday in small quantities. I am very confused on what are some good food habits to feed them, because my parents don't want to buy crickets everyday.
Mediabandit":2fo5131c said:Protein is in fact an essentials part of a Beardies diet, especially when they are young. The rule is to let him eat as many as he wants for 10-15mins 3 times a day, also offering him the salad daily as well.
As for keeping the crickets, you can store them in a rubbermaid bin with eggcrates and feed them the fluker's cricket feed and fluker's water. You can also give them any leftover salad your Beardie does not eat. And yes they are loud once they start to mature. Also remember to dust the feeders 5 times a week with Calcium (1 feeding per day) and dust with Vitamin supplements 2 feedings per week.
Other then that, AHBD covered everything else perfectly and there is no need of reiterating what he said.
Feel free to click the link at the bottom of my signature to read about how Havoc is cared for.
TeachersPetDragon":1m01op4v said:I have only cared for one young bearded dragon, but my experience with crickets was that they die a lot, and they smell a lot. I gave them egg crates, water, and food, and cleaned them out daily from any dead ones, but they still smelled and died. I now feed him roach nymphs, meal worms, and mixed greens. At this point I would not buy any more crickets. The adults make noise, and they die and smell as well. I don't get many roach or meal worm deaths, and they don't smell nearly as much as crickets.
Also, buy water crystals online. You can buy like 5 gallons of water crystals for the price of one container of Fluker's Cricket Quencher.
snazzyglasses":1q2utd9h said:Yep! Bugs are essential for a young dragon's growth.And babies are like little garbage disposals for crickets/phoenix worms/dubia roaches/etc! (mealworms aren't recommended though because they aren't very nutritious and their exoskeletons have been known to cause impaction ) Babies and juveniles need a diet of at least 80% protein and 20% veggies. Once they hit adulthood that'll change to 80% veggies and 20% bugs though.
I also noticed you mentioned lettuce and kale. Neither of those are too great for dragons, but here's a list of fruits and veggies that you can feed daily/occasionally/never (I keep a copy by my big guy's tank)- http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html
There's a ton of good info about substrates, lighting, UVB, and temps in the Care Sheets and Articles section of this page also!
Sounds good to me!Zach7":1g44n9yu said:What about phoenix worms a lot and crickets on some days with greenies everyday?
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