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puff · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject: Help with feeding please

Hi guys and Girls,,my dragon is 7 months old and i am still not sure about his eating.
at the moment i am putting two small locust in there in the morning,then 2 more at nght,with veg in between these two sessions.when i put the first feed in,they are gone in seconds,then he will have a bit of veg,then latter when he has the second feed,they are also gone in seconds,it just feels like he wants more,and hasn't hade enough,am i doing this right,he is very active,and seems fine in himslf. infact he has just done a runny stool is this good Crying or Very sad

Scott W · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject:

your right with your guess, if he takes the food in seconds each time then it's showing you that he wants more each feed.

I throw a handfull of food in with my dragons, they go mad for the first few and then the last few are eaten in no more than 5 minutes but without the urgency the first few are eaten in. You need to learn to judge how many each time, it's better to offer a little extra, you can always cut back on the next feed.

Just make sure once the dragon is fully grown you don't allow it to get fat.
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puff · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:14 pm Post subject:

Its all very confusion this feeding,i dont want to over feed or under feed,the problem scot is that one day i gave him 12 big locus in the early days,this was advice to me from a shop,and he had the lot 1 after the other no prob,but then he didnt eat anything for 3 days solid,so hard to get the right ballance as he is so capable of a big feast,i will move up to 4 locus am then veg and 4 more locus pm,and see what happens,
Scot thanks again mate for your advice.. Laughing

beardie barmy · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:01 pm Post subject:

at 7 months theres still alot of growing to do they dont reach full maturity till there at least 18 months old i feed mine all they can eat in a 10 to 15 minute period twice a day dusted with calcium powder 0nce a day you can not overdose them on calcium powder. make sure that you leave the lighting on at least 1 hour after the last feed this helps aid the beardie in digesting the food

puff · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject:

gosh there are so many ways,i dont want to under feed my puff.so then the bottom line...do you think i shoud put...say 10 locust am and pm with fruit veg ect in betweenhe would eat them in under 5 min flat this is for sure,,,!!!!!!! ?

puff · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:10 pm Post subject:

gosh there are so many ways,i dont want to under feed my puff.so then the bottom line...do you think i shoud put...say 10 locust am and pm with fruit veg ect in betweenhe would eat them in under 5 min flat this is for sure,,,!!!!!!! ?

Scott W · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:12 pm Post subject:

just feed whatever he will eat in the first 10 minutes or so, if on the next feed he shows little interest just put 1 or 2 in, then increase again next feed.
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beardie barmy · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:14 pm Post subject:

if he can eat more give him more he will slow down naturally when he gets older

puff · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:26 am Post subject:

Thanks Guys For all your help.taken onboard,

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