LLLReptile
Juvie Member
In the stores, we do everything we can to provide the animals here with variety in their diet. From mixed greens and shredded veggies, to live insects, to canned food, we feed everything!
A snapshot of an average week feeding our beardies:
Sunday - red leaf lettuce, kale, collard greens, cilantro, radish tops, shredded carrots, shredded radishes, and shredded strawberries with tops on.
Monday - gutloaded and dusted crickets
Tuesday - dusted mealworms and/or superworms (for the larger adults)
Wednesday - mixed greens again - romaine lettuce, parsley, mustard greens, shredded carrots, shredded squash, and shredded apples.
Thursday - gutloaded and dusted crickets
Friday - canned diet day: caterpillars and grasshoppers!
Saturday - skip feeding
That's just the schedule this week; it changes from week to week and day to day based on what's readily available and what's in season as far as greens go.
Some babies chowing on their greens:
Canned caterpillars are one of the most popular canned food items for beardies, for those just starting to feed canned food they are an excellent, enticing choice. Sometimes we'll even sprinkle them on the greens (or canned mealworms), since they're not alive they don't wiggle off, and it can also help entice beardies not very excited about greens to try some.
So what do you feed your beardies? What's your schedule like? Share!
-Jen
A snapshot of an average week feeding our beardies:
Sunday - red leaf lettuce, kale, collard greens, cilantro, radish tops, shredded carrots, shredded radishes, and shredded strawberries with tops on.
Monday - gutloaded and dusted crickets
Tuesday - dusted mealworms and/or superworms (for the larger adults)
Wednesday - mixed greens again - romaine lettuce, parsley, mustard greens, shredded carrots, shredded squash, and shredded apples.
Thursday - gutloaded and dusted crickets
Friday - canned diet day: caterpillars and grasshoppers!
Saturday - skip feeding
That's just the schedule this week; it changes from week to week and day to day based on what's readily available and what's in season as far as greens go.
Some babies chowing on their greens:
Canned caterpillars are one of the most popular canned food items for beardies, for those just starting to feed canned food they are an excellent, enticing choice. Sometimes we'll even sprinkle them on the greens (or canned mealworms), since they're not alive they don't wiggle off, and it can also help entice beardies not very excited about greens to try some.
So what do you feed your beardies? What's your schedule like? Share!
-Jen