awkwardpossum
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Hello everyone. You may have seen me on a few of the other boards. I'm just gonna copy and paste my beardie's back story for some context:
I'm trying to figure out what kind of staple insect to give Dog, that strikes a good balance between nutrition and cost. I thought I'd be set with phoenix worms but I didn't realize just how pricey they are and I'm a bit tight on cash, so if there's a relatively healthy but cheaper alternative that would be ideal. I was giving her superworms for a few days but she's just under 16" and I fear they are too big for her and might risk impaction. I've been trying to avoid keeping crickets because I've had some bad experiencing wrangling those guys with my previous lizard.
So I guess, to summarize: 4-5 year old female dragon, about 15.75" long from snout to tip of tail, on the skinny side. What would you guys recommend in terms of a good health/cost balance? Also, how often should she be getting insects? Once a day? a few times a week?? She eats her greens just fine.
(another question: being in such a small tank for so long before I got her, she seems to be on the small side for her age. Is it likely that she will start growing again now that she's in better conditions, or is she always going to be on the smaller side? Just out of curiosity.)
The beardie in question is named Dog. What her previous name was, I don't know; the owner never gave me one. He also didn't know what sex it was, but near as I can tell it is a female dragon. She is between 4-5 years old and a bit sickly from a long term lack of UVB (which I have corrected) but I am very smitten with her already. She was in way too small of a tank on red-dyed sand (which has stained her feet), and according to the owner he'd been feeding her mainly lettuce and mealworms.
I'm trying to figure out what kind of staple insect to give Dog, that strikes a good balance between nutrition and cost. I thought I'd be set with phoenix worms but I didn't realize just how pricey they are and I'm a bit tight on cash, so if there's a relatively healthy but cheaper alternative that would be ideal. I was giving her superworms for a few days but she's just under 16" and I fear they are too big for her and might risk impaction. I've been trying to avoid keeping crickets because I've had some bad experiencing wrangling those guys with my previous lizard.
So I guess, to summarize: 4-5 year old female dragon, about 15.75" long from snout to tip of tail, on the skinny side. What would you guys recommend in terms of a good health/cost balance? Also, how often should she be getting insects? Once a day? a few times a week?? She eats her greens just fine.
(another question: being in such a small tank for so long before I got her, she seems to be on the small side for her age. Is it likely that she will start growing again now that she's in better conditions, or is she always going to be on the smaller side? Just out of curiosity.)