Bearded Dragon dietry.
Bearded Dragon's are omnivor's meaning they eat both plantation and animals (insect's).
There is a variety of 'Greens' and livefood (insects) that they can eat never try to feed them any wild caught insect's as you dont know what bacteria or parasites they are carrying that could be passed on to your dragon.
Feeding regime's,
Some people follow the 10 minute rule, which is basicly letting your dragon eat as much live food in 10 minutes as it can and remove any livefood after 10 minutes has passed, others feed live food for a period untill they dont eat any more. There should be a constant supply of fresh 'greens' available through out the day.
Baby Bearded Dragon's should be fed live food 3 times a day, once they are around 14 weeks old and have a sufficient wieght and size to them this will slow down to 2 feeds of live food a day, again once they are around a year old droping again to one feed of live food per day, it is well known that baby dragons start off eating more live food than 'greens'. once they reach adulthood they will eat more 'greens' than live food.
It is also known that adults dont always eat live food daily but in my opinion it is best to still offer it as they would still have the choice of eating live food daily in the wild. All live food should be fed a minimum of 2 hours before lights out to give enough time for the digestion period.
Also remove any uneaten live food to prevent your dragon eating it during the night and to stop your drgon from being bitten by the live food. Within the list bellow are staple and occasional foods how ever you can mix and match different occaisional foods through out your dragon's feeding regime
The key to a good diet is variety, staple (can be used daily) live foods are:-
Calci worms also known as Pheonix worms
Silk worms
Butter worms
Locust also known as hoppers
Dubia cockroaches
Turkistan cockroaches
Lobster cockroaches
Crickets, brown and black
Live foods that i would recomend as an occaisonal food/treat are :-
Wax worms
Fruit beetle grubs
Morio worms are best fed as an early feed.
Meal worms are also best fed as an early feed.
To get the best from your live food it is recomended to gut load (feed) them before feeding them to your dragon.
'Greens' (fruit and veg) should be available freely through out the day and again should be removed 2 hours before lights out.
Staple
Alfalfa (plant, not sprouts)
Cactus Pad/Leaf (raw)
Cactus Pear (Prickly Pear)
Collard Greens/Spring Greens
Dandelion Greens
Endive
Escarole
Mustard Greens
Turnip Greens
Feed occasionally
Alfalfa sprouts
Apple (peeled)
Apricot (fresh)
Asparagus (raw)
Basil (fresh)
Bell Pepper (green)
Bell Pepper (red)
Bell Pepper (yellow
Blueberries (fresh)
Butternut squash
Carrots (raw)
Celery (stalk & leaves)
Cherries
Cilantro (Coriander)
Clover
Cranberries (fresh)
Cucumber (peeled)
Dahlia (flower)
Figs (raw)
Grapefruit (fresh)
Grapes (red & green)
Kale (raw)
Leeks (raw)
Lemon Grass (Citronella)
Mango (fresh)
Nectarine
Okra/Lady finger (raw)
Papaya (fresh)
Parsnip (raw)
Pea sprouts (raw)
Peach (fresh)
Pear (fresh)
Pumpkin (raw)
Radicchio
Radish (raw)
Raisins (seedless)
Rosemary (fresh)
Strawberries (fresh)
Watercress
Rarely
Banana
Beet Greens (fresh)
Broccoli (raw)
Cauliflower (raw)
Kiwi (fresh)
Lettuce, Romaine
Parsley
Pomegranate
Raspberries (fresh)
Questionable so not recomended
Chives
Eggplant (raw)
Garlic
Mushroom
Spinach
onion
Variety is the key to your dragon's diet
All feeds need to be dusted with suppliments
suppliment guide
5 days a week of all feeds live and green's being dusted with pure calcium.
2 days a week of all feeds live and green's being dusted with nutrabol.
Bearded Dragon's are omnivor's meaning they eat both plantation and animals (insect's).
There is a variety of 'Greens' and livefood (insects) that they can eat never try to feed them any wild caught insect's as you dont know what bacteria or parasites they are carrying that could be passed on to your dragon.
Feeding regime's,
Some people follow the 10 minute rule, which is basicly letting your dragon eat as much live food in 10 minutes as it can and remove any livefood after 10 minutes has passed, others feed live food for a period untill they dont eat any more. There should be a constant supply of fresh 'greens' available through out the day.
Baby Bearded Dragon's should be fed live food 3 times a day, once they are around 14 weeks old and have a sufficient wieght and size to them this will slow down to 2 feeds of live food a day, again once they are around a year old droping again to one feed of live food per day, it is well known that baby dragons start off eating more live food than 'greens'. once they reach adulthood they will eat more 'greens' than live food.
It is also known that adults dont always eat live food daily but in my opinion it is best to still offer it as they would still have the choice of eating live food daily in the wild. All live food should be fed a minimum of 2 hours before lights out to give enough time for the digestion period.
Also remove any uneaten live food to prevent your dragon eating it during the night and to stop your drgon from being bitten by the live food. Within the list bellow are staple and occasional foods how ever you can mix and match different occaisional foods through out your dragon's feeding regime
The key to a good diet is variety, staple (can be used daily) live foods are:-
Calci worms also known as Pheonix worms
Silk worms
Butter worms
Locust also known as hoppers
Dubia cockroaches
Turkistan cockroaches
Lobster cockroaches
Crickets, brown and black
Live foods that i would recomend as an occaisonal food/treat are :-
Wax worms
Fruit beetle grubs
Morio worms are best fed as an early feed.
Meal worms are also best fed as an early feed.
To get the best from your live food it is recomended to gut load (feed) them before feeding them to your dragon.
'Greens' (fruit and veg) should be available freely through out the day and again should be removed 2 hours before lights out.
Staple
Alfalfa (plant, not sprouts)
Cactus Pad/Leaf (raw)
Cactus Pear (Prickly Pear)
Collard Greens/Spring Greens
Dandelion Greens
Endive
Escarole
Mustard Greens
Turnip Greens
Feed occasionally
Alfalfa sprouts
Apple (peeled)
Apricot (fresh)
Asparagus (raw)
Basil (fresh)
Bell Pepper (green)
Bell Pepper (red)
Bell Pepper (yellow
Blueberries (fresh)
Butternut squash
Carrots (raw)
Celery (stalk & leaves)
Cherries
Cilantro (Coriander)
Clover
Cranberries (fresh)
Cucumber (peeled)
Dahlia (flower)
Figs (raw)
Grapefruit (fresh)
Grapes (red & green)
Kale (raw)
Leeks (raw)
Lemon Grass (Citronella)
Mango (fresh)
Nectarine
Okra/Lady finger (raw)
Papaya (fresh)
Parsnip (raw)
Pea sprouts (raw)
Peach (fresh)
Pear (fresh)
Pumpkin (raw)
Radicchio
Radish (raw)
Raisins (seedless)
Rosemary (fresh)
Strawberries (fresh)
Watercress
Rarely
Banana
Beet Greens (fresh)
Broccoli (raw)
Cauliflower (raw)
Kiwi (fresh)
Lettuce, Romaine
Parsley
Pomegranate
Raspberries (fresh)
Questionable so not recomended
Chives
Eggplant (raw)
Garlic
Mushroom
Spinach
onion
Variety is the key to your dragon's diet
All feeds need to be dusted with suppliments
suppliment guide
5 days a week of all feeds live and green's being dusted with pure calcium.
2 days a week of all feeds live and green's being dusted with nutrabol.