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Posted by admin | Posted in Bearded Dragon Care | Posted on 16-11-2009

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Bearded Dragon Crickets? How Big?

I went and bought crickets from a local cricket farm that ships them. When i went to purchase them i chose the 3/4 crickets and they are larger than i thought!!! Can they eat them or not?? I have 2 male and female , if they can eat them how many and how often? They are about 7 and 9 inches long?

As long as the crickets are not any longer than the space between the beardies eyes (when you are looking down at their heads) then that will be OK. If the crickets are too large, they can cause impactions and paralysis in young dragons. 3/4 inch crickets may be too large.

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/GeneralCare.html

You must feed very small prey to baby Beardies. The rule-of-thumb for feeding Beardies says not to feed anything larger that the space between the Beardie’s eyes. When fed prey that is too large for them, serious physical problems can result including: partial paralysis, seizures, ataxia (loss of motor control), inability to self-feed, gut impaction, and even death. Start with feeding small crickets and gradually increase to larger sizes as the Beardie grows.Also offer a daily mixture of greens and veggies for your growing Beardie. Beardies that were raised with greens as a part of their diet are more likely to enjoy greens as an adult.

Bearded Dragon Eating Cricket

Fluker Farms Bearded Dragon Diet Adult 3oz

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Fluker’s Bearded Dragon Diet is a nutritionally balanced omnivore diet that, in combination with live foods and vegetation, will give the dragons what they need to thrive in captivity. ÿThis first ingredient of this product is animal based protein, whereas other commercial diets use plant products as the major source of protein. ÿBearded dragons are omnivores and require a diet high in animal pr…