Why people feed adult dragon other lizard?

[superyynju]

I saw some youtube video that some people feed their adult beardie green anole or even gecko....

It makes feel bad because both green anole and gecko are cute lizards to me. Many people keep them as pets as well. It just bothers me to think that my beardie will be a large predator when he grows up to full size adult. That's not cute anymore!! Also, is it necessary to feed a bearded dragon anther small lizard?

 

[popsickle18]

It is not necessary to feed your beardie another lizard. It is interesting how people react to a live feeding of a pinky (baby mouse) versus a live feeding of a small lizard. There are some that say it is wrong for both. There are some that find it totally fine to feed a mouse. There are even more that are against feeding lizards! The comments on youtube for those videos are insane. People get so angry. The reality is both can be and are bred as feeders. It is up to you as an owner if you would like to feed those things to your dragon or not. It is a personal preference. I'm sure there are even bug lovers out there who hate to see dubia roaches and other live insect feeders being eaten.

 

[Buddysfam]

Some people are *****s!!! Same reason why people feel that hurting a dog or cat is funny! I wouldn't feed Buddy mice or other reptiles, he's good with supers and veggies!

 

[Mistyck]

I saw some youtube video that some people feed their adult beardie green anole or even gecko....

It makes feel bad because both green anole and gecko are cute lizards to me. Many people keep them as pets as well. It just bothers me to think that my beardie will be a large predator when he grows up to full size adult. That's not cute anymore!! Also, is it necessary to feed a bearded dragon anther small lizard?

Just because you saw some pain in the butt feed it to their beardie on youtube does not make it right. There's also videos of them eating things other than lizards, mice, and normal feeders, and those don't make it right either. Some people don't have the sense they were born with, much less appreciation for animals.

Your beardie will be a large predator when he grows to adult size...He's a small predator now. You should be feeding him insects along with greens. That makes him a predator. He should stalk his food to get it.

No it is not necessary to feed beardies other small lizards. Don't know what gave you that impression. Other than watching useless youtube videos...In my opinion, they let any yahoo with a camera post things on youtube rendering it almost virtually useless. :roll: