Hi,
I feed my beautiful and wondrous Beardies a variety of insects, greens and veggies. Beardies have been known to turn their noses up at a particular feeder. Offer greens and veggies thru-out the day. Don't offer Kale often, or banana's either. They both are high in oxcylates. This means that they bind with
calcium, making it harder for the Beardie's body to absorb
it.
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I use Dubia Roaches, Superworms, Butters, Madagascar Hissers, Hornworms (great for
hydration).
I just received my first colony of Discoid Roaches. I thought Dubias were big and a great source of protein. Discoid Roaches are even bigger. WOW! Now, THAT'S PROTEIN ! I will watch to see how fast they breed.
I buy my feeders from
http://www.Mulberryfarms.com
Butterworms are loaded with calcium. Don't feed alot of them at once. You can over dose your BD on calcium. I feed 3-4 a week. Don't dust Butters. I alternate. If I feed Butters, I don't dust with Calcium powder. If I don't feed any Butterworms, I will dust my roaches and supers. I dust my other feeders with vitamin powder (Herptivite by Rep-Cal) mixed in with the calcium powder (WITH D3).
Horns grow EXTREMELY fast. Try 1 cup first. If you keep them in a cool place (NOT the fridge), they will grow slower. However, either way, they WILL grow. Expect your Beardie to poop after they have digested their hornworms. lol
I buy medium superworms. I can always count on a few freshly molted ones. That is, until they finish growing. Then, I find ones that are morphing into the beetle. Nature is always soooo cool to watch.
Madagascars breed slowly. You MUST keep a SECURE LID on them. If there IS a way to escape, they WILL find it. lol I love to watch them respond to their food. Their hissing sounds sooo awesome! lol
My Dubia's are breeding well. I wish I had some more adult males and females. I have over 200 baby Dubia's.
Crickets (Crix) are known to carry parasites. This does not mean that every cricket fed, will pass parasites on to your dragon. There are known cases of Beardie slaves who have fed crickets to their dragons, & incurred vet bills due to high parasite loads. They get their Beardies well, feed crix again, find a high parasite load AGAIN, get them treated/cured, feed them crix, & the whole cycle begins again. They found that discontinuing the crix resulted in no more parasite problems & bills.
I believe that, in part at least, it matters where you obtain the crix from.
My Beardies decided they no longer were interested in Crix. My sweet girl LOVES her Supers. My sweet boy prefers Roaches. lol
Feeding a variety is a good idea, because it keeps your Beardies on their toes! rofl
Take care.
Emerald