LovetheBeardie":2a79jfz7 said:
... however I do have a plastic bin that I put her in to eat that way she doesn't have to chase them
I've wondered about that practice - how healthy can it be for them not to chase and hunt their pray as they would in the wild?
Granted that the wild does not equate to the healthiest reptile, but does giving your pet the "life of Riley" make them healthier and more content?
I remove crickets from the tank as I've read repeatedly how they can bother your dragon and have read horrendous posts of crickets who can feast on one's reptile, yet in the countless hours I've observed my dragon, I've never seen a cricket nip at him.
Could it be because my crickets are well fed and can eat the greens in the tank just as readily? Even then, they're so gut loaded by the time I place them in the tank that they rarely much on any greens.
Sometimes I've seen my bearded flick off a cricket but most times after he's satiated his appetite, he ignores them. Much as in nature, having a cricket or two in the tank gives him the ability to graze and hunt as wanted rather than having an imposed feeding schedule.
Nonetheless, I'm in the process of bulling a shelter and basking spot that I plan on making semi-cricket proof to provide a reprise from crickets and will see if it works.