Treats Question

[Barrettxx]

Hey guys,
I was at the pet store the other day talking to some of the guys that work there, they let me hold an adult bearded dragon and as they were picking him up my girlfriend went "WOAH! You can go that close to his face?!" and he says, "Yeah ha" and he makes an O with his hand and goes over the beardeds face and the beardy just walked back a little bit and licked the 'snout' (i think its called) lol.. and I told him "I wish mine was that calm.. I can't really even grab my beardy sometimes or he will try to bite me nd what not.." he told me just to go for it, if he bites me then thats the time where I REALLY have to get him because I can teach him that I am not afraid of him even if he does bite me, which will get him to stop..
but end of that, to the real point..
He told me to treat him and he will love it, hand feed him treats and mentioned some stuff, said if I have no given her any of this, do it and she will soon love me..
He showed me three things to give to my beardy,
1) Cactus Fruities
2) Dragon Yummies
3) Horned Worms

Question.. are these good options?
I just want my beardy to love me and be tame and let me take her out WHENEVER.. lol

 

[spurlee01]

I've never heard of the first two to be honest. As for hornworms- both my dragon and my boyfriend's love them. Be aware they are a bit messy.
Sara

 

[Barrettxx]

http://www.foodfourpets.com/cactus-fruities.html

http://www.foodfourpets.com/dragon-yummies.html

Those are the two "Advanced Feeding System for Dragons" right there, I got the Yummies because it is mixed up a little bit, it has 2 Fruit packages, 2 Cactus packages, and 5 Vegetable packages.. the Fruities is only the Cactus fruit treats.. I have no tried them yet because I fed my beardy 2 Horned worms for the first time! She kinda looked at it like "Wtfrig is this thing?!" nd just gobbled it lol, then I gave her a dish of lettuce and strawberries ..
Is this a good way to get on my beardys good side? :O

 

[spurlee01]

It's definitely a way to get him to like you! I prefer to feed all fresh food and no processed stuff, but that's just me. Also, just fyi, lettuce isn't great for them. This sight is my bible when it comes to what to feed the dragons. http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html
Sara

 

[Barrettxx]

Well yeah Ive never given her the process stuff like this,
the guy at PJ Pets let me hold an adult beardy and I loved how calm it was and he told me to treat my beardy a lot,
told me to get the dragon yummies and/or fruities and hand feed her it one day till she has enuff for one serving for the day (once in the morning, once around late afternoon early evening.. giving it time to digest before she sleeps) and the next day try and pick her up and if she gets all grumpy, feed her a little tiny bit and try again shortly after, if she is still being a b!tch, dont give her any, try again late afternoon/early evening to pick her up or her even walk onto my hand, if she doesnt run or have a spasm then feed her some (if she runs away when bringing food towards her face then dont give it to her)
So hopefully this works.. he said beardys LOVE it so hopefully it works, first try is tomorrow

 

[spurlee01]

Good luck. I hope it works. To "tame" your dragon, you can also wear a shirt for a little while then put it in your beardie's tank so that she gets used to your smell. I am a big fan of the beardie burrito as well. I swaddle Lilly like a baby in a hand towel after her baths and sometimes when she is tired and cuddle her. A lot of times she will hold still in the burrito, but that is not a guarantee.
Sara