Rodent feeding....vitticeps

[dragon lady]

I feed my vitticeps rodent(thawed,warmed)....as soon as they are big enough
have been told that you can feed rodent every 3 days without complications

i feed rodent....different size rodent to different size dragons
every 2nd or 3rd meat meal...

is it that rodent (unless breeding yourself) can be expensive
that most will feed majority insects instead?

im just interested in what others do.....thanks for any reply
if you dont want to state your feeding habits publicly....your welcome to pm me!

[dragon lady]

YAY for you!....great stuff Missllamathuen!...how many?
i get them off pinkies asap....no bone...little calcium...just jello...a little bigger/a little more bone..more calcium!
but yes ...mine lick their lips too!

[alex_c]

i feed mostly roaches with the occasional rat. i will be trying them on kangaroo meat soon.

[dragon lady]

alex_c........have tried roo mince......mine wont eat mince of any kind...nor cat/dog food
but havent tried diced roo steak.....let me know how that goes

[sockbat]

Just wondering at age can you start giviing mice. My girls almost 12mths now.And what the best way to introduced them

[dragon lady]

Sockbat.....is definately big enough....
Depends on size of dragon....MrMerlin was 4mnths(day old pink mice)
Faith started when 5mnths(not looking at records).....

like veg,if you wet the pinkie...let the water drip on sockbats nose...she will lick & should eat it!
at the same time...place it in a dish ...similar to mealworms...she should come running ,mine do
i would start with pinkie mice...just 1 & let her fill on insects that day...for a month
then try a bit bigger... sizing of rodent is the same as insects...between the eyes

MrMerlin now eats velvet rats...grabs a foot first..then down the hatch...i only let him have 2..no more of that size
generally ...the rest have rat pinkies/velvets...depending on size...some full velvets if they are runts