Baby Beardie Feeding Schedule?

[DragonLady504]

Does anyone follow a specific feeding schedule? If so, what do you offer when? I have a baby beardie, and I am new to all this. I work full time so something specifically for Morning & Evening would be helpful..

 

[Josh]

Offer as many crickets/roaches as he can eat for ~15 mins in the morning and evening. Leave dusted greens during the day while you're away. He'll grow like a weed if you feed him all he can eat!

 

[PatsyB]

I offer a salad in the morning and leave it all day for them to much on. When mine were smaller I would feed 3 times a day however much they wanted in 15 minutes. First feeding was an hour after lights on and last feeding is always 2 hours or more before lights out, to give them time to digest before bed. If you're worried that he's going to get hungry during the day, you can put some small crickets in a glass bowl and he can nibble as he pleases. Crickets can't climb glass and if they are small enough, they can't jump out of the bowl.

Babies are going to eat a lot of crickets so it's probably a good idea to order them in bulk. Mine used to do 20 3x a day!

 

[DragonLady504]

Oh my, this is way different information than the store gave me. But I am determined to find all the neccessry information I need for this little guy.
If I did millworms in the morning and crickets afternoon- is this okay? Along with the salad sitting during the day?

 

[PatsyB]

Mealworms aren't the most nutritious. I would just do crickets or dubia's to start with. The salad can be left all day or you can change it out mid day if you want. I actually leave mine in all night. Luci likes the dried crunchy leaves as much as he likes the fresh salad LOL! Also, if you leave the salad in all night, if there are any loose crickets in the tank it gives them something to eat.

 

[DragonLady504]

So last night, I gave him more crickets. He ate approx. 8-10 within the 15 minutes. This morning we added more but he only ate 3. Is this okay?

 

[rob.kolm]

Yes that's fine. He will decide how hungry he is. My dragon doesn't eat much until he has basked for some time in the AM.