Beardies main diet?

[turtlesdaddy]

Spike eat 15-20 dusted crickets once a day, Silkworms once a day, some meal worms from time to time. Every morning he gets a salad varies daily on what I have Red leaf, Mustard greens (not his fav but will eat) etc...

 

[BeardedD]

[size=10pt]I jump around quite often. Somtimes Stali will eat mostly just crickets and let his veggies go bad... other times a good salad is all he'll eat. He ALWAYS loves meal worms, but we know what can happen with that [/size]

 

[TheVirus]

My dragons eat roaches and greens as a staple.

 

[BillyJack]

fruits, vegs, silkworms, but crickets are the main event. He goes wild when the keeper comes out and chases them until they are gone.

 

[beardielover17]

All of my dragons' diets consist of (but in diff proportions depending on the age):
-Silkworms as a staple insect (for adults and babies)
-Phoenix worms as a staple insect (for the babies)
-Crickets as a semi staple insect
-Hornworms, Superworms and Waxworms as a treat insect
I completely stay away from pinky mice and mealworms due to poor nutritional content as listed on the beautifuldragons.com nutrition page.

Staple greens vary on each dragon since some prefer certain greens to others but in general their greens consist of but are not limited to:
-Collard greens
-Dandelion Greens (and flowers)
-Turnip greens
-Mustard greens
-Variety of squash (butternut being the favorite amongst them all)

I treat my dragons to treat veggies and fruits twice a week as a salad topper to help entice them to eat their greens. I get my list of fruits and treat veggies off of the beautiful dragons site as well. All of my meals are dusted accordingly with repcal brand calcium and multivitamins

 

[Blaise2oo6]

Dusted Crickets (which I gutload myself with Nature Zone total bites)
Horned Superworm (as the occaisional treat due to high fat content)
mealworms
butterworms


*Below a pic of the horned super worm, coolest food my beardie's eaten yet! ;D

 

[HUNTEQ]

My beardy only eats GREEN lettuce, 10-15 crickets, and 25 meal worms a day, and if I went to a school and she was good, BEARDY KIBBLES!!! Her favorite food. She also drinks a bottle of water every three days.

 

[beardielover17]

i would like to add that i have recently tried a new staple food for my dragons and the new addition is turkistan roaches...my guys go insane over them!

 

[Fidget Midget]

Where can I find silk worms? I'm in Orlando, Fl and none of the pet stores around here carry them.

 

[beardielover17]

u can only get silkworms online at www.coastalsilkworms.com, www.mulberryfarms.com or www.silkwormshop.com

 

[Fidget Midget]

Thanks. Do I need to get a silkworm kit? I have no idea how to keep them alive. And how many should I feed my three-month-old beardies?

 

[beardielover17]

a 3 month old beardie should eat as many as he wants in 15 min and as far as the kit you really dont need it...you can keep them in a little bin or even the cups they come in...the only thing you would need possibly is food depending how quickly your dragon goes through them

 

[rugbychic07]

wow i just found on www.mulberryfarms.com 100 silkworms for 6 bucks thats the cheapest i found by far all others for 15 for 50 just thought i would let you all know if you didnt already

 

[renich]

I have heard they are a good vendor. I never personally used them. Let us know what you think.