I have my bearded dragon for almost a month now, and I've been choosing which veggies should I mix for my baby bearded dragon (6-6.5 inch). He does enjoy collards but not everytime. I've never seen it(gender not determined) eat his butternut squash before. Should I mix collards, butternut squash, yellow squash and carrots? I've heard that squash makes their stool wattery. Do I mix both of the squash together?
Squash does not make their stool watery -- I feed mine squash yellow and zucchini --- what causes watery stools is too much vegies w/ high water content like cucumbers lettuce which should not be fed - too many peppers like red and green - watermelon which should not be fed as well -- and yes I mix my greens mainly collards and turnip greens --- I dont buy mustard too often cuz it goes bad so fast -- collards and turnip greens seems to last the longest for me - kale I give once in a while - green beans are good - bok choy dont buy very often it is expensive here -- fresh cilantro -- here is a website for nutrition http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html------- look at that over and get some ideas from that list
Karrie
Squash does not make their stool watery -- I feed mine squash yellow and zucchini --- what causes watery stools is too much vegies w/ high water content like cucumbers lettuce which should not be fed - too many peppers like red and green - watermelon which should not be fed as well -- and yes I mix my greens mainly collards and turnip greens --- I dont buy mustard too often cuz it goes bad so fast -- collards and turnip greens seems to last the longest for me - kale I give once in a while - green beans are good - bok choy dont buy very often it is expensive here -- fresh cilantro -- here is a website for nutrition http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html------- look at that over and get some ideas from that list
Karrie
Thx for the info and I am using that website for nutrients as well XD. How many greens should I mix In one salad? Or is there a limit on how many greens you must mix?
No limit --- just make a nice salad for him -- I roll the leaves up like a cigar together cut them up put them in the bowl add the squash on top along w/ a little fruit like apple not every day tho maybe once a week - I use sweet potato cilantro leaves they are fresh sweet potato is shredded raw -- feed as much as salad as he will eat ---
Karrie
Good advice so far. Be sure to put kale on the list of staple greens, it's one of the best but that old nutrition list marks it as an occasional . Mustard, collard, turnip, dandelion, and if you have green leaf clover in your yard in season, rinse it in vinegar water , then rinse in plain water again and you can add that .