Baby Bearded Dragon Feeding Guide

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Baby bearded dragon feeding guide. A baby bearded dragon below 3 months old can be fed between 10 to 20 crickets for every feed 5 times a day making it 50 to 100 crickets in one day. A complete guide to bearded dragon diet. Adult bearded dragons do not need as much animal protein as baby bearded dragons. It s best to begin establishing a feeding schedule as soon as you get your bearded dragon.

I ve not yet had any bearded dragon from birth die go to the vets or fail to eat worst thing is a few toes have been nipped. This guide is specifically for feeding baby bearded dragons up to 12 months old and what you should look for to avoid over feeding under feeding poor nutrition and exactly what to feed your beardie. A baby bearded dragon s meals should consist of 80 insects and 20 greens and vegetables this ratio will flip flop as they grow older but don t worry about that just yet. It is very important to establish a routine feeding schedule for your baby bearded dragon and yourself.

The easiest way to feed them is to just feed them as much as they can eat within a 5 to 10 mins window. This will help to train your bearded dragon to know when it s feeding time and help to get you into the routine of daily multiple feedings. Technically speaking you can overfeed a baby bearded dragon or any age bearded dragon for that matter. When feeding a baby bearded dragon each meal should be dusted with a calcium and vitamin d3 supplement.

This is to promote healthy bone growth and development. Bearded dragons can receive much moisture and nutrition from eating greens like dandelion turnip mustard or collard greens along with several other equally as healthy alternatives. Find here what you can and what you cannot feed your bearded dragons to keep it healthy.