Too thin? Feeding questions

[Marc4]

Whats to thin for a beardie? Signs? I'm not positive but it looks like I can see his ribs, is that normal? He's about 1.5/2 years they said.
I'm still learning how much to feed my new boy at this point but I read to keep salad available so I just keep refilling his dish as he finishes it and he was getting crickets once a week at his old house (no idea how much/often he got salad though). Should I up the bugs? Is keeping salad available correct? Tomorrow is cricket day per his old schedule so I'll see how much he eats then. Do I offer crickets/bugs more than once a day or when he's done he's done for the day? Just looking for some general guidelines to use.
I don't have a great picture but the one I added kind of shows his ribs. When he's relaxed his ribs stick out as does his spine. Just trying to learn to what's normal/healthy for a beardie.

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[Marc4]

Guess it helps to add the picture lol
And thank you!

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[PatsyB]

He does look a little thin. You want to see some good fat pads on top of his head behind his eyes or a good thick tail base. The fat pads on the head are the easiest to go by but don't freak out if you never see bumps. I rescued a dragon and she never got big pads on her head. She's a big girl, 686g, but she stores her fat more in her tail (and her belly). As long as the pads on the head aren't sunken in, you are fine.

I would feed protein once a day until he fattens up a bit and then cut back to once every other day. I like the idea of keeping a salad in the tank all day long to give something to eat if he gets hungry. You don't have to constantly change the salad, you could just mist it to refresh it or he could be like my dragons and like it crunchy.

Other ideas for protein would be dubia roaches, silkworms, BSFL, and super worms in moderation. Hornworms are a good treat for hydration. They are also good if you need to give oral medications or supplements because you can inject it right into the worm.

 

[Marc4]

He does look a little thin. You want to see some good fat pads on top of his head behind his eyes or a good thick tail base. The fat pads on the head are the easiest to go by but don't freak out if you never see bumps. I rescued a dragon and she never got big pads on her head. She's a big girl, 686g, but she stores her fat more in her tail (and her belly). As long as the pads on the head aren't sunken in, you are fine.

I would feed protein once a day until he fattens up a bit and then cut back to once every other day. I like the idea of keeping a salad in the tank all day long to give something to eat if he gets hungry. You don't have to constantly change the salad, you could just mist it to refresh it or he could be like my dragons and like it crunchy.

Other ideas for protein would be dubia roaches, silkworms, BSFL, and super worms in moderation. Hornworms are a good treat for hydration. They are also good if you need to give oral medications or supplements because you can inject it right into the worm.

He has little fat pads but they are kind of soft and mushy and when he turns they dent in. But there are bumps there.
Im going to pick up some shelf liner today to replace the sand in his tank and crickets. I'll see what other bugs our reptile store carries.

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