Wouldn't 60 to 100 crickets a day be overfeeding?

[Dragonman555]

I did that 15 minute thing and eats 60 crickets a day! Do they really need that much a day? I heard feeding 60 crickets a day can lead to leg paralysis and they can actually explode as my friends Bearded Dragon did! :shock:

 

[chastityx]

I did that 15 minute thing and eats 60 crickets a day! Do they really need that much a day? I heard feeding 60 crickets a day can lead to leg paralysis and they can actually explode as my friends Bearded Dragon did! :shock:

beardies very rarely overeat. they'll stop hunting when they're full so unless they have something wrong with their insides i highly doubt they could kill themselves by eating too many crickets. he's just growing!

 

[TheWerewolf]

Did your friends bearded dragon really explode due to overeating? Because they can't overeat. They know when their belly is full. But I like to feed Nim as much as he can eat in 10 minutes. Unless your dragon is really slow with catching crickets 15 minutes sounds like too much time. And 60 crickets is perfectly fine. Just so long as they are the size of the space between the eyes he should be fine. And if your dragon is still young, like below 6 months I believe, then 60 crickets is just excellent. That means he will grow up into one healthy dragon. Hope this helps.

 

[mizzunderstood]

My Little RaJa ate about 85 crix yesterday, When he is done he doesn't chase them anymore.. he knows when he is full... you shouldnt worry, it's just a growing beardie with a healthy appetite! As long as they are the right size... it's all good!

 

[Dragonman555]

Did your friends bearded dragon really explode due to overeating? Because they can't overeat. They know when their belly is full. But I like to feed Nim as much as he can eat in 10 minutes. Unless your dragon is really slow with catching crickets 15 minutes sounds like too much time. And 60 crickets is perfectly fine. Just so long as they are the size of the space between the eyes he should be fine. And if your dragon is still young, like below 6 months I believe, then 60 crickets is just excellent. That means he will grow up into one healthy dragon. Hope this helps.

Not from overeating crickets or food but he was also eating the Woodchips which was his substrate needless to say this Dragon didn't know when to stop eating and would eat ANYTHING! :shock:

 

[diamc]

Not from overeating crickets or food but he was also eating the Woodchips which was his substrate needless to say this Dragon didn't know when to stop eating and would eat ANYTHING!

That actually wasn't the beardies mistake, it was the owners mistake for having wood chips as the substrate. Beardies are very curious and will taste just about anything. Crickets will hide in wood chips and perhaps that's where they were so the beardie was trying to catch them. Or, perhaps your friend made the mistake of NOT feeding him enough so he was still very hungry.

When under 1 yr old, they need LOTS of protein to help them grow into adulthood, if they don't get enough of it, they won't be healthy later on. How old is your beardie?

Moved here from General Discussion forum since it is about feeding.