Roscoe is a PIG!

[WyattsDragon]

I just wanted to run a few things by all of you beardie pro's.....
I got my baby berdie in late March of this year and from tip of his nose to tip of tail he would fit in the palm of my hand. Now he is a little over 14inches and eats like he has never eaten before. Here is how I feed - Every morning I fill his dish with Romane (pre-mixed) salad, make sure his water dish is rinsed out and refilled. In the evening around 7pm, I re-fill his food bowl with grees but also dump in about 25 lg crickets dusted with "Fluker's Calcium w/V-D", this is done every other day/evening. Onthe other days that he dosent get the crickets, I will put 10 wax worms into him (worm bowl) plus the greens. Anything I give this little fella, he tears apart! Is this normal? Is there another method of feeding, should I be trying anything different?????

 

[Jess]

It great that he eats a lot, but there are a couple things I would change. :wink:

For greens, lettuce isn't very nutritious. Try mustard greens, collard greens, turnip greens, or endive. Many beardies like bok choy too.

For live feeders, he should be getting as many crickets as he will eat in 15 minutes, twice a day every day. Wax worms should really only be used as a treat, maybe 5 or so of them a week.

 

[MartianMonkey]

It great that he eats a lot, but there are a couple things I would change. :wink:

For greens, lettuce isn't very nutritious. Try mustard greens, collard greens, turnip greens, or endive. Many beardies like bok choy too.

For live feeders, he should be getting as many crickets as he will eat in 15 minutes, twice a day every day. Wax worms should really only be used as a treat, maybe 5 or so of them a week.

Where can you get bok choy at? I have looked for it at a couple of local groceries and wal-mart and couldn't find any.

 

[Jess]

I see it at Target and Cub Foods all the time. I don't usually go to Walmart, so IDK what they have.

 

[WyattsDragon]

Thanks for your advice young wise one! I will be on the hunt for Roscoe's new diet!

 

[Jess]

No problem.

Young wise one? LOL :lol:

 

[GeckoGarden]

No problem.

Young wise one? LOL :lol:

Haha Think your new nick name should be young wise one.

as for walmart I havent seen collard greens at mine, nor have I seen them at my target so I'm stuck with safeway, for mine its not on the same side where all the other pre packaged greens are