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Hey all! First off, Jethro's about a year old now! I am horrible 'cause I didn't realize his birthday was August 1st, or that's when we brought him home. So yea, happy belated birthday to my beloved Jethro! Well to the point of this message.
I have been giving him a variety of greens and occasional fruits. His main protein source has been crickets. However, the crickets are becoming too expensive and smelly, and just over all a nightmare to keep contained in their box. I'm trying to get my geckos on just mealworms for now unless I can find something else.
When I first purchased Jethro, they insisted I feed him meal worms. However, I knew from research that meal worms for young bearded dragons was a VERY bad idea. It's hard on their digestive system and could cause impactions. Now, he's been able to eat them before when I attempted to give them to him at first, but I stopped because I wanted to go with my gut on just giving him crickets for now. He has had Butterworms I think they're called as treats, and he LOVED those, but they're treats only. I want a good staple protein source for him and was wondering what the best choice would be?
What all do you feed yours? I just want to get rid of crickets if I can and I can't get roaches as I'm allergic to them. So anything other than crickets and roaches would be a miracle and a blessing!
I have been giving him a variety of greens and occasional fruits. His main protein source has been crickets. However, the crickets are becoming too expensive and smelly, and just over all a nightmare to keep contained in their box. I'm trying to get my geckos on just mealworms for now unless I can find something else.
When I first purchased Jethro, they insisted I feed him meal worms. However, I knew from research that meal worms for young bearded dragons was a VERY bad idea. It's hard on their digestive system and could cause impactions. Now, he's been able to eat them before when I attempted to give them to him at first, but I stopped because I wanted to go with my gut on just giving him crickets for now. He has had Butterworms I think they're called as treats, and he LOVED those, but they're treats only. I want a good staple protein source for him and was wondering what the best choice would be?
What all do you feed yours? I just want to get rid of crickets if I can and I can't get roaches as I'm allergic to them. So anything other than crickets and roaches would be a miracle and a blessing!
