Just got my first Bearded Dragon

[Venow]

12 a week this guy eats 6 to 7 a day easy

 

[JeanBD]

ok. make sure you provide him/her enough water so her mouth won't get to sticky or dry after eating with calcium.
Happened to my beardie once.

 

[Venow]

oh, Flucker's! I know a friend who use that. I use Zoo Med, but I think it's fine. Usually, the instructions for beardies is that you feed 12 crickets per week for every 2.5 ounce (71 grams) of his/her body weight.

Ziggy eats 8 to 12 a day

 

[JeanBD]

oh, I meant dusted crickets. 12 dusted crickets every week per 2.5 ounce of their body weight
not the weekly amount. my beardie eats 12 to 15 everyday!

 

[Venow]

sorry for some reason I could not edit my other post but yes he eats 8 to 12 a day easy

 

[JeanBD]

ok. that's totally normal. my beardie eats about 72 normal crickets every week and 18 calcium covered crickets.

 

[BeardedDragonPauper]

View attachment 19893 This is what I got.

That's exactly what I use. Works fine in my opinion.

 

[Venow]

i was told by a local pet shop not to leave food in there tank at night as they have a hard time digesting food at night. ok I get that but what about the crickets in there still at night cant get then out

 

[Venow]

Here is Ziggy so far he is 6 inches long that is the spot he loves to be. and a pic of his setup it's a 100w exo terra intense basking spot bulb. with a 13w 10.0 exo terra uvb150 his hide is one that we had extra from the rabbit we had a few of them so I took one yes ot was new not used. its eddable I dont think Ziggy will eat it he dont try. but here he is so far

 

[Nitrogirl]

Please do not leave crickets in this cage overnight. because the crickets will bite on the dragon as he sleeps, causing him to get sores that can become infected. I chose to feed my dragon outside her tank so I could ensure there was nothing in her tank.

 

[Venow]

ziggy wont eat the veggies in his bowl will only eat crickets and the protein powerd the crickets shake off

 

[JumpinJellyfish]

ziggy wont eat the veggies in his bowl will only eat crickets and the protein powerd the crickets shake off

Protein powder? Should be calcium or (sometimes) vitamins. Keep offering veggies - he'll try them at some point, even if it's accidental.

 

[Venow]

it is calcium