How much food should my baby bearded dragon eat: crickets, veggies?

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  Answered By Todd Cecil

  Veterinarian

  Published on October 13th, 2018

  Thanks for reaching out about Buddy. Both babies and adults should always have access to food daily. Baby bearded dragons are predominately carnivorous but make sure the insects are gut loaded with a wide variety of vegetables. Adult bearded dragons should be predominately vegetarians. Both need access to heat support and UVB lighting for optimal growth and health.

  

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  Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on December 12th, 2017

  A bearded dragon is considered to be a juvenile once it reaches the ages between five months and about 18 months old. If Rango is in this age range he is considered a juvenile. There are different feeding requirements for babies, juveniles and adults. With juvenile bearded dragons you should cut down the amount of insect prey to one feeding per day, while vegetables should be served at least four times per week. The size of insect prey can be a bit larger as well, but remember to not feed it anything larger than Rango's head. Rango can be offered items that were off limits to babies, such as mealworms. It is recommend to only offer mealworms once or twice per week. It is important at this stage to begin offering your bearded dragon more vegetables, and slightly less insect prey. Vitamin and calcium supplements should be given to bearded dragons at each stage of their life. The majority of these supplements come in a powdered form that easily clings to food. Juvenile foods should be dusted with a broad spectrum vitamin supplement once per week, while adding a calcium/D3 supplement to three meals per week. Here is a link to an article about what kinds of fruits/veggies you can feed. http://www.bearded-dragon-food.com/ Hope this helps. Best wishes.

  

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  Answered By Dr Stafford, BVetMed, MRCVS

  Veterinarian

  Published on June 28th, 2017

  Bearded dragons do best on a staple diet if crickets and roaches with vegetables and fruit to add variety. Here is a link toba great website which tells you what you can feed and how often, what to give for treats and what to never feed. https://www.beardeddragoncare101.com/best-foods-bearded-dragon/

  

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