Salad

[Sacrenough]

What does everyone on BD.org put in their beardie's salads? Right now I use dandelion greens and the occasion spinach leaf. What have you tried and does your beardie like or just hide it under the table so they can have desert?

 

[Chryss]

Alvin LOVES the tender green/red leaf lettuce and mustard greens. He actually prefers those over dandylions. I also have tried butternut and speghetti squash but I haven't seen him actually touch either of them.

 

[AprilMayJune]

Please don't feed your Beardie spinach. It binds the calcium and they need calcium. Spinach is a big no-no. You can find a huge list of good foods to feed your beardie here:

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html

This is a handy guide to save in your favorites list. I consult it on a regular basis for variety food items for my beardies. It even has a nutrition contents list and how often to give your beardie supplements.

We feed two of ours mostly collard greens, dandelion greens, cilantro, parsley and mango and canteloupe for treats. I would avoid any and all lettuce because it's mostly water and there is not enough nutritional content in it to even feed your beardie.

 

[Lennifer]

I feed Drago a daily salad which consists of all or any of the following...mustard greens, turnip greens, collard greens, dandelion greens, acorn squash & butternut squash. He seems to LOVE the butternut squash & Dandelion Greens the most.

~Sandy

 

[bjvolk2]

tyson tends to like collard greens and dandelion greens the best, but he will eat mustard, turnip and oranges. He did not care too much for squash or apples. I usually buy the bags of precut collard greens at the bigger grocery stores for around 3 dollars and they stay good for two to three weeks.

 

[Lennifer]

bjvolk2 are u offering oranges & apples included in the salad as everyday staple foods? These items should be fed on occasion or as treats. Beautiful Dragons.com has a great list of good & bad nutrition if u would like to check it out. I love this site because it actually explains why certain items can be harmful. :mrgreen:

~Sandy

 

[spurlee01]

no he got those as a treat, actually only a few times. His main salad is just collard greens.

 

[SJM]

Thor gets a mix of mostly collard greens and turnip greens, with a bit of kale and the occasional addition of fruit. I'm looking for a place nearby that sells dandelion greens so that I can give him even more variety with veggies. n____n He seems to enjoy when I pick a few bits out of a grape and drop them into his salad.

 

[spurlee01]

hmm apparently bjvolk2 used my name to post. I get dandelion greens at whole foods if you have them in your area.

 

[youheartsme]

Yeah you should never give your beardie spinach. Collard greens are a great staple food for them, I also throw in some strawberries and apples in there sometimes, mine doesn't really like blueberries but you can try with yours. Good luck!