parodyofagirl
Hatchling Member
My 6 year old bearded dragon, Quincy had oral surgery on December 23rd to remove a growth from her mouth. Not one, but TWO 'areas of concern' were excised from her mouth and the vet opted to try and obtain clear margins instead of leaving behind potentially cancerous tissue and being able to close the surgical sites.
She is doing really well and has a great appetite despite having two open areas in her mouth.
She is sick and tired of the baby food, repta boost, and pureed pumpkin I have been feeding her. She wants to eat like a dragon again, which is absolutely amazing because she hasn't been interested in eating on her own for awhile.
This morning, shortly after I woke her and before her first syringe feeding, she was lunging at her tail and hopping in circles trying to catch it and eat it.
The vet said I could offer her soft feeders and foods (no crickets, roaches are illegal here, no mealworms/superworms)
What are some other feeders I can give her that are squirmy like worms and softer on the outside? I have waxworms here, but I don't know how to make them nutritious. She didn't like silkworms when we tried them when she was a juvenile. She loved hornworms, but the are expensive and I don't know how nutritious they actually were. What similar options do I have for her and where can I get them?
Finally, the vet said she could have soft foods. I wasn't expecting her to recover to the point where she wanted solid foods so incredibly quickly so I don't really have much in the house to make a dragon salad. :-( i also can't leave the house until my fiance gets home in a few days. Quincy rubs or scratches at her face when I leave the room for a few minutes.
The foods I have here are bell pepper, spinach, romaine lettuce (Only the little leaves left), sweet potato, butternut squash, acorn squash (it is a green one and she prefers the orange ones), bananas, and golden delicious apples. I also have frozen peas and carrots.
Any input on what I should do for a dragon salad? Should I cook the squash/sweet potato first if I use it for her?
She is doing really well and has a great appetite despite having two open areas in her mouth.
She is sick and tired of the baby food, repta boost, and pureed pumpkin I have been feeding her. She wants to eat like a dragon again, which is absolutely amazing because she hasn't been interested in eating on her own for awhile.
This morning, shortly after I woke her and before her first syringe feeding, she was lunging at her tail and hopping in circles trying to catch it and eat it.
The vet said I could offer her soft feeders and foods (no crickets, roaches are illegal here, no mealworms/superworms)
What are some other feeders I can give her that are squirmy like worms and softer on the outside? I have waxworms here, but I don't know how to make them nutritious. She didn't like silkworms when we tried them when she was a juvenile. She loved hornworms, but the are expensive and I don't know how nutritious they actually were. What similar options do I have for her and where can I get them?
Finally, the vet said she could have soft foods. I wasn't expecting her to recover to the point where she wanted solid foods so incredibly quickly so I don't really have much in the house to make a dragon salad. :-( i also can't leave the house until my fiance gets home in a few days. Quincy rubs or scratches at her face when I leave the room for a few minutes.
The foods I have here are bell pepper, spinach, romaine lettuce (Only the little leaves left), sweet potato, butternut squash, acorn squash (it is a green one and she prefers the orange ones), bananas, and golden delicious apples. I also have frozen peas and carrots.
Any input on what I should do for a dragon salad? Should I cook the squash/sweet potato first if I use it for her?