Hello, I need a little help. My son just recieved a baby beardie for his birthday about 3 days ago. Its something he wanted for a couple of years and my husband agreed to help with taking care of it. And I know I need to know more because my husband will be out to sea and my son will be in school. I only finally agreed to get one when I was told to hold one (which took a little convincing) and once I held one I fell in love with them!!!
When we bought the beardie I was told he/she was about 6 weeks old. They also told me that it only eats 5-6 crickets a day. Now Ive been trying to research this and Im finding its not enough. Is this true? Do I really need to amp up the crickets? I also put new veggies in the cage everyday. No I wasnt given any info really about veggies or how they need to eat it so I went into my mother mode as if I had a baby again and put spinich, cilantro and carrots in a food processor and put it in a bowl with the pellets that came with the kit. "Santa" (what my son named it) doesnt seem to want anything to do with the veggies which I was told this could happen until it gets a little older. Am I offering the food in an acceptable form? or does it need to just be finly cut? I guess Im just worried about the choking possibility. Oh I also dust the crickets with that powder stuff (ok Ill get better at this and the names of all this stuff, I promise) Is it safe to process the veggies at one time and freeze it until I need it?
And any recomendations on how to buy crickets? we bought 50 of the tiny ones 3 days ago and a lot of them died. we bought the little orange cube thingys for them to feed on. Do I need to put them in a certian place? or is it just pet store brands. Should I buy them from breaders online?
Do I need to spray Santa with water everyday? every other day? should I keep one of the bowls with water in it or does it not even need to be in the cage?
Ok, Im so sorry for all the questions. I just want to make sure SAnta gets all the right care.
When we bought the beardie I was told he/she was about 6 weeks old. They also told me that it only eats 5-6 crickets a day. Now Ive been trying to research this and Im finding its not enough. Is this true? Do I really need to amp up the crickets? I also put new veggies in the cage everyday. No I wasnt given any info really about veggies or how they need to eat it so I went into my mother mode as if I had a baby again and put spinich, cilantro and carrots in a food processor and put it in a bowl with the pellets that came with the kit. "Santa" (what my son named it) doesnt seem to want anything to do with the veggies which I was told this could happen until it gets a little older. Am I offering the food in an acceptable form? or does it need to just be finly cut? I guess Im just worried about the choking possibility. Oh I also dust the crickets with that powder stuff (ok Ill get better at this and the names of all this stuff, I promise) Is it safe to process the veggies at one time and freeze it until I need it?
And any recomendations on how to buy crickets? we bought 50 of the tiny ones 3 days ago and a lot of them died. we bought the little orange cube thingys for them to feed on. Do I need to put them in a certian place? or is it just pet store brands. Should I buy them from breaders online?
Do I need to spray Santa with water everyday? every other day? should I keep one of the bowls with water in it or does it not even need to be in the cage?
Ok, Im so sorry for all the questions. I just want to make sure SAnta gets all the right care.
