How often should I dust my bearded dragons food?

How Much Calcium Does My Adult Bearded Dragon Need? As adults, bearded dragons don't need calcium quite as often, given that they are no longer growing. However, you should still dust your dragon's food around 3 times a week with calcium powder.
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How often should I dust my baby bearded dragons food?

Offer bearded dragons less than 2 months old supplements daily. Bearded dragons between 2 months and 6 months old should received supplements every other day. Offer bearded dragons between 6 months and 1 year crickets dusted with calcium every other day and with vitamins three times a week.
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What can I dust my bearded dragons food with?

Generally, veterinarians recommend that 2-3 times per week, you LIGHTLY sprinkle food offered to bearded dragons with a calcium powder (calcium gluconate, lactate, or carbonate) not containing vitamin D3, and an additional 2-3 times a week, you LIGHTLY sprinkle food with a calcium powder containing vitamin D3.
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How often should I dust my reptiles food?

How often do *you* dust your live food with calcidust or nutrobal (or both?) Some care sheets say once every 3-4 days, some say everyday and some say every other day. Some say if you gut load enough, you only need to dust once a week. At the moment, I'm dusting every two or three days - I hope that's enough?
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Do bearded dragons need calcium every day?

The amount of calcium that bearded dragons need depends on the age and size: hatchlings require about 650mg per day, juveniles require around 1100mg per day, subadults require 1300mg per day, adults require 1500 mg per day.
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How Many Times a Day Should I Feed My Bearded Dragon?



Should I dust Dubia roaches?

Getting enough calcium helps animals avoid metabolic bone disease. however, because captive reptiles and other insectivores should consume even more calcium than normal, we recommend dusting with calcium powder even if you're feeding Dubia roaches.
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How many times a week should my bearded dragon get calcium?

Generally it's safe to supplement calcium anywhere from a few times a week to once a day. Of course, always check with your vet first, especially if your beardie is a rescue or if you notice any signs of illness (especially MBD).
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How often should I bathe my bearded dragon?

As a general rule, bath time three times a week should be sufficient to keep your dragon clean and hydrated. If your dragon absolutely hates baths, then once a week may be a reasonable goal. If your dragon can't get enough bath time, you may want to do it more frequently, maybe even once a day.
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What should a bearded dragon eat daily?

Young bearded dragons are omnivorous (approximately 50% insects and 50% plant matter). As they mature, they will eat more vegetables and transition to mostly herbivorous (approximately 90% plant matter). Insects - Feed gut-loaded insects (crickets or dubia roaches) 1x daily.
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Should I feed My bearded dragon crickets everyday?

Bearded dragon owners should offer full-grown adult bearded dragons roughly 10 crickets per day, or 20 crickets every other day. The crickets should be offered in one feeding session per day that lasts between 10 and 15 minutes.
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How often do bearded dragons poop?

Baby bearded dragons that are 3 months old or younger usually poop one to three times a day because their diet is rich in proteins. A young bearded dragon (4 to 18 months old) will have a bowel movement every day or so, while you can expect those older than 18 months to poop 1-7 times a week.
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Can you over feed a bearded dragon?

Overfeeding your baby bearded dragon can cause painful constipation, or worse, the formation of a food bolus, or mass, in his stomach. As a result of the bolus, pressure is placed on the spinal nerves, causing paralysis in the hind quarters. If not treated immediately, this condition is usually fatal.
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How long can bearded dragons go without protein?

For the uninitiated, adult bearded dragons can go without food for four weeks on average.
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Can I bathe my bearded dragon in tap water?

When bathing the bearded dragon never use any soaps or detergents. The bearded dragon will most likely take a few drinks of the water and you don't want it drinking any suds. Just using fresh tap water that has been dechlorinated will suffice. At this point, you can gently splash water on your bearded dragon.
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Can bearded dragons drink tap water?

Bearded dragons can drink tap water; however, it is a good idea to use one of the commercially available dechlorinating products to treat the water. There are chloramines and chlorine in the water that you want to remove as well as unwanted minerals present in the water.
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How do I entertain my bearded dragon?

Simple accessories are more than enough to keep your lizard entertained and provide some enrichment. Here are some good bearded dragon toys to try out.
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Different Toys For Bearded Dragons
  1. Hides. ...
  2. Cat Toys. ...
  3. Play Ball. ...
  4. Floaties. ...
  5. Crinkle Ball. ...
  6. Hammock. ...
  7. Tunnels. ...
  8. Mirror.
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Are mealworms good for bearded dragons?

Mealworms can be a tasty treat for your bearded dragon. Once beardies reach the juvenile stage (five to 18 months), they can safely eat mealworms. Still, these insects should form only a very small part of your beardie's diet. Balance mealworms with fruits, vegetables, and other insects.
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Can bearded dragons eat bananas?

Let's find out: Can bearded dragons eat bananas? The short answer: yes, they can, but only once or twice a month. The long answer will explain why bearded dragons can eat bananas only once or twice a month.
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What are good greens for bearded dragons?

Best Greens Bearded Dragons Can Eat: Daily Staples
  • Cactus pad, or prickly pear (2.3 to 1). This desert delicacy is high in calcium and rich in antioxidants, fiber, and Vitamin C. ...
  • Collard greens (14.5 to 1). ...
  • Dandelion leaves (2.8 to 1). ...
  • Endive or escarole (1.9 to 1). ...
  • Mustard greens (2.4 to 1). ...
  • Turnip greens (4.5 to 1).
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Why did my Dubia roach turned white?

Like other insects, dubia roaches regularly shed their exoskeleton (outer shell) as they grow. This is a process called molting. Freshly-molted dubia roaches have soft bodies and look creamy white, but they return to normal within a few hours.
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Can Dubia roaches infest a house?

Dubia roaches, however, are a tropical species of cockroach that aren't native to North America, which makes it hard for them to grow, thrive and, in turn, infest the average household.
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Can Dubia roaches climb up glass?

Dubia cockroaches have the one of softest exoskeleton of cockroaches. They do possess wings like many other cockroach species, but they cannot climb smooth surfaces such as glass or smooth plastic.
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