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19-Feb-08, 09:39 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-08 Location: Mary Valley, QLD Age/Gender: 31  | | |  How much do I feed???
Morning everyone,
Since I am a new reptile owner can someone please tell me how many crickets/roaches to feed my 2 month beardie hatchlings per day? They get a salad in the morning and live food in the afternoon but I don't know what qty to feed? Is it a body weight ratio? And how long do we feed the babies twice per day for?
Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
Kristy |
19-Feb-08, 10:31 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Hornsby Age/Gender: 33 | | | | as many as they'll eat over 2-3 sittings per day,...generaly between 50 and 100 cricks/roaches.
feeder insects should fit within the space between teh beardies eyes to avoid impactions.
2 meals for the first 5-6 months, then i cut them back to 1 roachy meal, really depends on the size and how much they'll eat in 1 sitting..
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19-Feb-08, 10:39 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Rosanna, Melbourne Gender:  | | | Mine is still scared of his food  Hasn't eaten any since the day I got him - going to try feeding in his tank. |
19-Feb-08, 10:39 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-08 Location: Mary Valley, QLD Age/Gender: 31 | | | | Great, thanks for the reply.....better go and order some more insects! o.m.g. |
19-Feb-08, 10:54 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-08 Location: Mary Valley, QLD Age/Gender: 31 | | | | Oh no, I am really sorry to hear that Viridae. Hope you have some success soon. |
19-Feb-08, 11:11 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Canberra Age/Gender: 20 | | | | Chris1 - do you mean 50-100 crickets for each hatchling / day?? You must have the fattest beardies ever!
Haha that is some seriously impressive eating, they could win some sort of award for that! |
19-Feb-08, 11:19 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Hornsby Age/Gender: 33 | | | yeah, but thats over 2-3 feedings, of the right sized insects which really isnt that much.
and its what they eat voluntarily, babys have huge appetites!!
my 5 month old is already 42cms long,...but far from fat! 
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19-Feb-08, 06:43 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Rosanna, Melbourne Gender: | | | My little bugger (Droofus is his name btw) ate tonight - a good 10-12 in one sitting - however I had to put them into the tank with him, he still refused to eat in the tub so I guess I will be chasing crickets around the cage every morning and evening. | |
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