| Bearded dragon food is straightforward and easy to | | | | 11am, 3pm and 6pm (assuming your lights are on 9am |
| access. Feeding the right food to your bearded | | | | - 9pm). Feeding your bearded dragon a lot of foods |
| dragon can help your pet live a longer and healthier | | | | such as Carrots will end up in a condition called |
| lifestyle. Feeding bearded dragons is very simple and | | | | Vitamin A toxicity which is deadly. Squashes will need |
| should give no problems to any dragon owner. The | | | | to be to be cooked or micro-waved before feeding |
| type of food you feed your dragon will vary | | | | them to your beardie. Feeding pinkie mice is an option |
| depending on its age. | | | | and not a requirement, more of a personal choice |
| Feed your lizard only in quantities that they can eat | | | | really. |
| within a few hours. Bearded dragon food is better | | | | Cricket water pillows help to keep your crickets live |
| when moistened but always make sure you remove | | | | longer by keeping them hydrated. Just moistening it |
| any uneaten food daily as adding water to dried | | | | once will provide crickets with water for days. |
| formulas can result in rapid spoilage and fermentation. | | | | Crickets should themselves be fed well for 2 days |
| Feeding Bearded Dragons dried diets with low | | | | with a high quality commercial cricket food before |
| moisture content is unnatural and may lead to them | | | | being given to your bearded dragon. They can be |
| becoming dehydrated. Store your feed in a cool, dry | | | | alternated with waxworms, canned grasshoppers and |
| place to ensure it's freshness. | | | | canned silkworms. |
| A bowl of fresh, clean drinking water should always | | | | Crickets can be kept in a creature keeper or |
| be present in your habitat. Always feed them | | | | something similar with some food and water at a |
| something that is formulated for them! Insects should | | | | normal room temperature. I have to get about 300 |
| be no larger than the space between the dragon's | | | | at a time so I find that mine stay alive the longest |
| eyes. Crickets and other insects should be dusted | | | | when I put some dry regular oatmeal down as their |
| and gut loaded with powdered supplements such as | | | | bedding and put a big piece of egg crate in the |
| calcium, vitamins and minerals. Insects should be a | | | | middle. Crickets are a very popular feeder insect and |
| daily staple of your bearded dragon's diet and greens | | | | are easy to find in any pet store that sells reptiles. |
| should be available at all times. Insects may be | | | | Mealworms can be provided to larger bearded |
| purchased from your local pet store or wild-caught | | | | dragons but are not recommended for juveniles as |
| (without the use of pesticides). | | | | the insect's hard shell can cause an impaction. Don't |
| Vegetables need to make up a significant part of | | | | leave any uneaten crickets in your tank overnight as |
| your Bearded Dragon's diet: 10-25% for hatchlings | | | | they can bite your dragon when sleeping. |
| and juveniles, 30-50% for an adult. A wide variety is | | | | I'm very lucky as my wife loves our bearded dragon |
| the key, however crickets and dark leafy greens are | | | | even more than I do and often chuckles to herself |
| two of the main choices especially for babies. | | | | when fetching home crickets on the bus. She loves |
| Vegetables should be fed to your dragon daily. All | | | | to watch her fellow travellers looking all over the bus |
| these foods are readily available in the produce | | | | for the crickets she has singing in her bag! |
| section of your local grocery store. | | | | As you can see, feeding your pet lizard is very easy. |
| Feed your bearded dragon 10 - 12 crickets at a time | | | | Always remember that variety is the formula for |
| plus a couple of locusts. If they eat it all then give a | | | | success with bearded dragon food. |
| few more items. Do this 3 times a day at around | | | | |