Superworms (Staple?)

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dlquick

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Not sure on my beardies age, but she is approx 10-11”. I’m guessing somewhere between 3-4 mths.
She has a very active appetite, but only cares for her meats with very little to almost no veggie diet.
She currently eats about 10 superworms a day, and poops roughly 1-2 times a day.
She does love crickets as well, but no nearby petco, or petsmart carries BSFL, dubias, or any other reptile feeders.
They usually only carry crickets, superworms, and mealworms/giant mealworms.
What do I do? Is her diet ok?..
 

VenusAndSaturn

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Her diet is DEFINITELY NOT OKAY (Its okay for the veggie portion, just keep offering but not the insect portion) . And needs to be changed to an actual staple feeder rather than basically a junk feeder. Don't get me wrong superworms have protein but they have too much fat to be considered a healthy food item for a growing bearded dragon who needs MORE protein than fat.

And yes they don't have as much chitin as mealworms do but this can cause health issues to a beardie her/his age...

Here is a feeding guide, it'll explain the staple feeders, treat feeders and salad portion a bit.

All life stages eat 10-20 bugs a feeding.
1-4 months 3x a day.
4-12 months 2x a day.
12-20 months once a day.
20+ months twice a week at the least, every other day at the most.

Staple feeders - Crickets, locusts, grasshoppers, silkworms, black soldier fly larvae, dubia roaches, turkish roaches, possibly earthworms.

Treat feeders - Waxworms, hornworms, superworms, mealworms, butterworms.
Wax worms - once a week, 4-5 max.
Hornworms - every other day to every two days, 4-6 max.
Mealworms - every other day to every two days, 5-10 max. Only for beardies above 6 months.
Superworms - once or twice a week, 3-4 max. Only for beardies above 12 months.
Butterworms - once or twice a wee, 3-4 max.

Daily greens- Turnip/collard/mustard greens, endive, and kale if added to a mixture of the other staple greens mentioned.
Fruit once or twice a week - Banana, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, red raspberries.
For more food items -
http://www.thebeardeddragon.org/bearded-dragon-nutrition-data.php#veg
http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html


You can get dubia roaches, BSFL and the other feeders online, along with crickets.
 
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