| The fact that you're asking yourself, "Can a Bearded | | | | Mustard greens |
| Dragon eat baby spring mix bagged salads" leads me | | | | Turnip greens |
| to believe you're a caring pet owner. Many | | | | Chicory |
| uninformed beardie owners simply toss a bunch of | | | | Escarole |
| vegetables into the terrarium without properly | | | | You can also add some other foods like squash and |
| educating themselves about what a beardie can and | | | | carrots, but only in moderation because reptiles can |
| can't eat. | | | | suffer from Vitamin A toxicity, a condition they get if |
| A baby spring mix salad can be harmful to your | | | | they consume too many foods with Vitamin A in it - |
| Bearded Dragon depending on the ingredients in the | | | | and it can kill your pet lizard if you're not careful. |
| bag. Ingredients in this type of prepackaged salad | | | | It helps to have some readymade pre-packaged |
| varies, so one manufacturer may put certain things in | | | | foods on hand, too because your Bearded Dragon |
| it that another leaves out. | | | | eating habits will need some variety (and convenience |
| The primary green you want to avoid is spinach. It | | | | for you). Make sure that when you're shopping, you |
| binds calcium to it and it causes your pet reptile a lot | | | | know whether to buy juvenile food or food for an |
| of discomfort because it can't digest the spinach. In | | | | adult Bearded Dragon because their needs are |
| general, lettuce isn't nutritious food for your beardie, | | | | different. |
| either - because it lacks vitamins and minerals that | | | | And lastly, you'll want to supplement the greens, |
| your pet needs. | | | | vegetables and prepackaged foods with some live |
| Here are some great alternatives: | | | | prey for your new pet. Many beardie owners simply |
| Collard greens | | | | supply their reptile with a daily feeding of live |
| Bok Choy | | | | crickets, while others use mice in the enclosure. |