Baby Bearded Dragon Food Schedule

Since most bearded dragons are acquired when very young let s begin with a baby bearded dragon feeding schedule.

Baby bearded dragon food schedule. Juveniles 4 12 months old. It s best to begin establishing a feeding schedule as soon as you get your bearded dragon. It s best to begin establishing feeding routines as soon as you get your bearded dragon so let s continue with juvenile between 6 months of age. Supplement and vitamin schedule for bearded dragons.

3 days a. 2 days a week. 2 days a week. Babies 3 6 months should be fed 3 4 times a day while those six months old should be fed 3 times a day working their way down to 2 times a day as they approach a year of age.

Ideally you want his diet to consist of 50 insects and 50 veggie when he reaches 12 months old. Vegetables and tubers should be supplied for bearded dragons daily. Adult bearded dragons should be fed once per day. This guide is specifically for feeding baby bearded dragons up to 12 months old and what you should look for to avoid over feeding under feeding poor nutrition and exactly what to feed your beardie.

Bearded dragons can receive much moisture and nutrition from eating greens like dandelion turnip mustard or collard greens along with several other equally as healthy alternatives. It s common for baby bearded dragons to eat between 3 5 times a day and each sitting will normally last around 10 15 minutes. You will want to feed your baby bearded dragons 2 or 3 times per day with calcium once per week. Adults of over 12 months old.

Juvenile bearded dragon 4 12 months feeding schedule during the early juvenile stage you want to encourage your bearded dragon to eat more vegetables. You should feed them as much live prey as they can eat in this time and you may see them eating somewhere in the region of 20 60 insects per day. Feed bearded dragons chopped vegetables such as perilla watercress green peppers rose petals hibiscus flower petals etc tubers like beans carrots kohlrabi pumpkin etc. Adults of over 24 months old.

A baby bearded dragon s meals should consist of 80 insects and 20 greens and vegetables this ratio will flip flop as they grow older but don t worry about that just yet. Calcium with or w o d3 vitamins without calcium. It is very important to establish a routine feeding schedule for your bearded dragon and yourself. This will help to train your bearded dragon to know when it s feeding time and help to get you into the routine of daily multiple feedings.

Bearded dragons eat fruit as well. 1 day a week. Example baby bearded dragon feeding schedule on mondays wednesdays and fridays. I ve not yet had any bearded dragon from birth die go to the vets or fail to eat worst thing is a few toes have been nipped.

5 days a week. Also without d3 if you get calcium with d3 hatchling baby 0 4 months old. 6 7 days a week. For babies under 3 months aim to feed them 5 times a day.

4 days a week.