How to Feed Your Bearded Dragon
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2019
- Friends and family of Cold Blood Creations,
Since we have received hundreds of requests for additional information on feeder insect and other diet relate content, we made this video for you. This will be the second video in a series of bearded dragon videos. Habitat and lighting coming soon.
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Cold Blood Creations hi am I the only one here
I need your help, i rescued a adult bearded from someone they had him in horrible confitions he looks very alert after i put the heat lite on for him but he is very very skinny to the point that the bone from where the tail starts is out....is there any way that we can be in contact mayb you can help me, i have some knowledge cause i keep other reptiles but never had a beaded but i just cudnt leave it in the conditions...??is there a way that we can speak??
1 how hot should there tank be and how do u bread meal worms
Well do you sell the super worms?
We have a double light fixture that came with the adult bearded dragon we got from a friend that couldn’t care for her anymore and we were sold a light bulb that’s supposed to be the uvb on one side and basking bulb on the other side I see that the tube type is what you are using is that the only one that will work for uvb lighting and if so should we just put two basking bulbs in the fixture? Also how close to the lights should the basking spot be because hers is right next to the basking and
Uvb light ? And is it ok to feed freeze dried crickets? because the crickets are so hard to feed jumping out of the cage etc and also end up dying off really fast so we have stuck to mealworms occasionally super worms I think they’re called they are big green worms and we also feed the freeze dried crickets I think it’s freeze dried lol but they are definitely dead so anyway I would appreciate anything you can answer for me thanks oh and she is shedding also I am just worried that maybe it’s because she is having the wrong light or she’s too close to it l? Oh and one more thing should she eat every day once a day or every other day because she was eating twice a day but I felt that was just a little too much and that could also be a reason for her shedding? Ok thank you
I just invested in two baby dragons, trust me the pet store did Not mention anything close to your knowledge of things that were said on your video. I also admire the fact that its a family business, that's awesome. I don't have any questions right now just taking notes and letting 8 year old color and draw according to the notes. Thanks again!
Do you still have them?
You still have them?
When I get toast I am going to take him outside everyday after school and it ends at 2 so he can get some natural sunlight every day
How is he now?
I cant :( I live in a coyote and wildcat area
Love how you guys broke down the water, fat and protein % of each food type
I taught my dragon to drink from a hamster water bottle because I didn't like the idea of him not having water when he wants. It was so easy dragons are so smart and catch on fast
How did you do that?
Yes how did you attach it. And how high?
Yes how do you attach it to the cage and how high?
Please explain how you did that, because mines just don’t drink water.
I just got a beardie a few days ago, and your videos have been invaluable. The guy at Petsmart didn't give me nearly as much info as your videos. They even let me leave with out a UVB light! I'm trying to get everything set up nicely for my new friend so I'll probably watch every single video here lol
Also you should already know this do your research you did something blindly and that could end up making your dragon pay
Invaluable?
PetCo, where the pets go, to die...🤧
After they crap for the 1st time you will want to return the dragon ASAP
Hopefuly it is thriving still.
I know I'm late, but I am raising dubia roaches right.... and the other day I saw a regular roach crawling near the bin... I freaked out and killed it! My mom's like "whats the difference?" I'm like....(in my PhilBilly voice) "THAT ONE TRYIN TO COME IN FOR FREE!!!!" LOL
That's GREAT!!! LOL!
Do you feed an adult bearded dragon once a day? morning? Midday?
I think that if you make a list on paper of what you talked about on this video so that people can copy it and have something to go by daily... That would be very helpful in taking care of of their bearded dragons.
Pet stores in Shallote NC has Chameleons, Geikos & Bearded Dragons placed for beginers. I told them these Reptiles are NOT easy care & not for beginers.I wish the states would stop these stores from sharing false info and force them to be honest about how hard it can be to care for these reptiles. We rescue many weekly due to ppl rehoming after purchasing. Because its harder than they thought. Thank you for sharing so much proper info
I'm a new dragon owner. His name is Mushu 😁! I feed him fresh veggies. You guys were talking about vitamin c is very important. He loves yellow and orange bell peppers. He doesn't like for anyone to watch him eat. If he doesn't want it he will fling it everywhere with his back legs. He loves mealworms. I give him crickets so he can hunt something. I love all of the information you all give. I've done so much research and compared what seems right and what is absurd. Thank you again for your help!
She kinda looks like Millie Bobby Brown... "Eleven"
I just got a baby bearded dragon (9 weeks now) and I'm learning from this videos:)
Thank you guys!
She gets that a lot, LOL! And that's awesome, glad to be of help!!
Finally a CZcamsr that is clear, loud and easy to understand. New sub here.
Awesome, thank you!
My Diamond doves just laid their first clutch of eggs😊🙏
I am currently on my 3rd beardie from one of the big box chain stores. When I asked what I was doing wrong, the response was "nothing". Told maybe it was because the first 2 came during our big storm and not heated correctly. I had done my research and homework with other CZcams videos before getting even the 1st one (wishing I would have seen cold blooded creation videos first..... found you on pinterest). Not one employee at the pet store gave me any real info on my beardie and was actually surprised to learn some stuff from me. The water dish or how to give them a drink, the fact that they can have veggies as babies and should, also that their crickets are too big. Yeah they will eat them, they're hungry, but they should be the size between their eyes. I know now that if this beardie doesn't make it I will be purchasing one from you guys. Hands down the best info I have found. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge!!
This was great! I definitely learned a lot about insects that I didn’t know! I really enjoyed watching this video :)
We're so glad to hear that, thank you!
I recently acquired my beardy as a baby back in Jan/Feb. I had an adult for a while, but he died of old age a few years back.
This one is definitely a much more picky eater than what I am use to, so I've had to find different ways to encourage him to eat.
I recently bought a cave style rock that sits in the corner and once a day I put crickets in there. Every so often, one or two will find their way out and catch his attention. When he's actually feeling hungry, he's learnt to go to the cave to see what he can find.
I tried monitoring him when he eats and remove what's left, but it's hard to maintain this when I have to go to work in the morning.
Before I bought the cave, I would put a few crickets in his cage for him to hunt during the day, but some would end up living in there with him, hiding in and amongst his driftwood perch and whatnot.
He has little to no interest in fruits, flowers and vegetables at this point. But he does like peas that he'll eat them out of my hand with no hesitation, so I've started inserting supplement pellets into each pea just to make sure that he's getting his daily vitamins.
Woodies (Australian wood roaches) are like crack for him. So much so that I need to be careful opening his cage when feeding them to him. He's already jumped out to try and get the ones I was holding. He'll also attack the side of his cage if he can hear/smell them nearby.
Once you find something that your beardy likes and will actively chase, reserve as a treat, and for use when training your dragon.
Lol
I very much enjoy your channel, funny antics, the way you give the information is clear and gives ME the choice as well. Thank you.
Oh and the bloopers bring me back as well. 😆 lol
Every pet store should add the link to this video on the receipt when selling a bearded dragon! Very very specific detailed important info ty
Thanks for the information I have a baby and followed your 1st video. It really helped me more than anything, and this one is no different. 🤗
Mary Cole make sure you look up on google
I start working on a petstore like almost a year ago and they're really nice people and I do believe they like animals, but... just a few of us are actually deeply interested in animals at all. Not even talking about the reptile area in specific (we are only 2) . So there's me and another girl ((she's the one who teach me all I know about reptiles now day because at the beginning I was so scared of those sweet little dudes XD )) , but there's a thing... and is that since I started watching your channel I noticed that we, the petstore workers get the minimum of information about reptile care. That girl knows a lot to be fair but not this much so I'm really grateful I found this channel. And now I can recommend it to my costumers and get it for my own knowledge too.
i’m getting a bearded dragon and this was really helpful! thanks!
Hows your beardie?
Yeah is it doing good
It's not always sunny everyday...in FL Those people shouldn't own a dragon ..sounds like they ate looking for ashort cut...Thank you for this ! I'm getting my baby today !
Thanks so much for this video guys! I just stumbled across your channel last week. Love to learn more about how to care for my girl 😃
Thank you. We appreciate your encouraging comments.
My name is Jen I am so glad I came across your videos we just got a bearded dragon for my son and it's giving me a lot of information to help him be raised healthy!😊
Thanks for your help and knowledge
Thanks this video was helpful because I’m going to buy a baby bearded dragon
Mine is a rescue. When I get him he was underweight cold the lights were not what he needed. His growth was stunted. He is now a happy guy and rotten. He loves his greens and being out with me and the three fur babies.
Great videos, thanks for posting.
We got a young dragon about 10 days ago and went through the ringer over the first week trying to figure out how much it should eat. The big box store told us about 15-18 crickets at 3-5 times/day. So, we bought 100 crickets and they said we will be back in a couple of days to buy more. Other online sources provided similar advice. Our baby - about 6 inches from snout to end of tail - only ate about 3-5 crickets per day for the first week. We were alarmed thinking that relocation stress would kill it. It looked healthy, was somewhat active, and all around responsive, but we were still concerned. Eventually, I concluded that 15-18 crickets several times per day was just too much for the baby.
Anton is now eating about 5-8 crickets per meal at 2-3 times per day. He will eat what he wants and then stops and climbs up to his perch under the basking light. I take this as he is eating as much as feels like (which will obviously change as he grows). And, he comes down to gulp down chopped pepper, arugula, blueberries and carrots 2-3 times per day. We are satisfied that he is getting enough. And, we can tell he has grown in the 10 days since he joined the family.
Sometimes we just need to take nature's queues. This video confirmed that it is possible to overfeed a dragon. Thanks.
Very informative and to the point. Thank you
my dragons absolutely love blueberries, so do my turtles. They are otherwise pretty dang picky eaters haha.
The lighting bug thing blew me away.
Very good to know.
Such a great video! You guys know your stuff. Yall rock!!
I am SO glad I found this channel as I was planning to get a beardie. I was super confused on a lot of things and you all cleared all of my questions up
Absolutely love this channel and videos.... u guys have so much accuracy to your information so thank u for sharing everything u guys can even taught me a couple things about my dragons I got a 5yr old male and just got a new lil fancy baby beardie who we believe is a female but it’s too early to tell.... keep making videos and being awesome
I love watching my beardie eat a variety of foods! I also love knowing that the insects he eats are gutloded and he’s getting as healthy food as possible
hi guys! I am new here, but I am passionate about animals.. and yet I don't own any reptiles or dragon... but I found your channel searching for help to understand how I can help the geicos I do have at my house and around. I live at Orlando FL and here they're very popular, since I do have cats at home they often bring "as a gift" geicos or lizard almost like dead or so, and I got in this task of try to restore they health and release them far away from my naughty kittycats. I love the amount of information and kindness that you both share in your channel.
thanks for all the people who loves animals!!!
I have been watching several of your breaded dragons. On there vegetables no-one has mentioned if Keil is ok? Thank you for all your knowledgeable videos!
Thanks you’re vids are very helpful.
Glad to help.
You guys do a Great job! Thanks.
Our pleasure, thanks to you too!
Incredible video, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
You and your daughter are awesome! I finally feel that I found a good channel to help me with my dragon. Or my sons dragon. We are new dragon owners and it’s very confusing what to do. Thank you so much! God bless!
I'm so glad I found this channel. I've never kept a reptile before and have no idea what to feed them. I'm trying to get as much information as I can so I can give one a good quality of life
Thank You! Great Information! Appreciate you.
My pleasure!
I appreciate the video very much, thank you. I had a bearded dragon that I raised from a baby and he lived for about seven years before he was taken by Metabolic Bone Disease. It took me six years to finally get another. Little bit is a baby and is only about 6 and 1/2 inches and I am going to do everything I can to make sure he has a long healthy life. The information I receive from you is very important and very valued. thank you for your videos and your experience with bearded dragons. I'll catch you on the one.
I love you guys your videos are really great
Thank you so much. Your videos are so helpful. We just got our first baby. He's a Red dragon. I'm so in love with this guy.
You are so welcome!
TY ☺ for sharing your information .every time I watch your video's I learn something new.
You are so welcome
Thank you so very much for the information, as always, it's very helpful!! Some time if you have no subject to discuss, could you do a informative video on the Purple Paradox bearded dragons? Price, best age to get, and where? In advance, thank you so very much and keep up the great work!!
You guys are the best seriously I’ve watched so many videos trying to find research for them before I get one and you’re the best by far
Thanks a lot!! :)
This was so awesome! Thank you for all the info
You're so welcome!
Thank you for this video it's really help full☆☆☆☆☆☆
Thanks so much for all the info across all of your videos. You are very helpful especially for a beginner beardy owner
Happy to help!
I’m trying to do as much research as possible before I get my dragon in the next few months this channel helps me so much I was gonna do crickets but to be honest mealworms super worms and maybe roaches sound a lot better of an option! I never knew it beforehand thank you so much!!
you guys are freaking awesome. i love you guys and i JUST found y’all after having adopted a bearded dragon. you guys definitely go the extra mile and genuinely care about the livelihood of reptiles. you guys are awesome !!!
Awe... Thank you Abby!
Our Smaug loves green peppers, spinach, and mangos with his super worms and crickets. We only buy crickets when we re-stock super worms so he thinks they are a treat. He loves chasing them around his tank.
Thamk you for making this video, it answered a LOT of my questions. :)
You're so welcome!
I am getting a bearded dragon soon and I am very excited and your videos keep helping. So keep up the good work!
Awesome! Thank you!
Just came across your video and so impressed with your knowledge of bearded dragons. Subscribed right away and looking forward to watch all your videos.
Thank you Colleen.
God Bless you for the care you give your animals and videos you provide. Even though you give a disclaimer that you are not a vet, your videos have the same info my exotic vet gives. My bearded dragon's name is Ziggy. Ziggy and I appreciate what you do. I particularly love the Phil Billy videos. You all are the best. I bought my beardie from PetSmart and you are right about the lack of knowledge at these stores. Ziggy is just over a year old and my question is at what age is considered an adult bearded dragon? Thanks again. Love you guys.
Getting ready to add a beardie to my critter family, thank you for the great videos!
No problem, and good luck! :)
Got bearded dragon few weeks ago, thanks so much for your very useful info
Glad I could help!
Thank you for another great video!
Thanks for watching!
I just got my 2 month old beardie 2 weeks ago and these videos helped me out alot! Now the person at Petland was decent enough to know what I should have for diablo except the types of food that are an everyday food and ones that are for occasions, I went and brought mostly food he can have on occasion cause of what they listed of what they gave were giving him now. Safe to say I did lots of research an watched alot of these videos and know better now. I am a little pissed off tho because my mom picked up some more crickets and they gave crickets that were too big for his size even though she told them he is a baby and she didn't know there are certain sizes he can have at this moment.
VERY HELPFUL
I was thinking about getting a beardy as a pet, and I have just stumbled upon your videos. Great information, gained a lot of information from you, excellent job keep it up
Great video guys!
Thanks for watching
Omg thank u for the video I just purchased a baby dragon Sunday soo much info
Good luck!!
I love your video it was very informational and i definitely will be taking great care of my baby now
Glad it was helpful!
So much great info! My son just got a beardie, about 4 wks ago, this video is SO helpful. Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
I had to look up lightning bugs and then I was like "ooooooooooooooooooooooooh fireflies" edit: We dont have any fireflies or beardies but I like them even though I want a leopard gecko
I’m looking to a baby this year how often do i need to mist my baby? What feeding schedule should he be on? I’m so happy I found this channel nobody ever tells you about starting babies with vegetables. Great content!!
Thanks for adding that about lightning bugs! I bought my dragon at a pet store which will remain nameless. They set us up pretty good with bulbs and what-not, but not a clue how or what to feed or vitamin necessities. They did sell us a thing of dried meal worms, which from watching another one of your videos is not that great. Now, to figure out what sex my dragon is. I'm sure you have a video on that as well.
I believe you guys more than any other CZcams breaded dragons care takers. I love this video this is my first time dealing with breaded dragons I’m nervous and excited thanks for the little tips I’m learning from each video taking care of the 3 beautiful dragons I have
So glad our videos have been helpful, thanks for sharing! Best of luck to you! :)
IM HERE!i had to wait to see the video because me phone died and I had to go out to buy a new charger oof it broke
Lol, better late than never! Thanks for watching! :)
Np I wanted to anyway
Hi there. So thankful to have found your CZcams channel. I'm in the UK in Hertfordshire and it's pretty cold here at the moment. I got a young bearded dragon on Thursday and he's very quickly becoming part of our family. Before him I had a leopard gecko. With regards to nighttime heat, is a heat pad ok or should I get another type? Also, how do I get him to drink some water? And how warm should the water be if I want to give him a little bath? Thanks :-)
I am considering getting a beardie as a pet so I'm trying to learn as much as I can. Your videos are awesome, thanks for what you do. I hope to be able go to the Atlanta reptile expo in a couple weeks.
Happy to help!
How do I approach picking up my large big dragon? She is comfortable with me petting and spending time with her in the cage. I got her a leash to get her out. But she freaks out when I try to pick her up. And yes I do try around her belly but I am not sure what it means to pick her up from the front. Thank you. This is my first one and she is happy and has gotten much bigger. But I have tried to pick her up since she was small. Keep up the great informative videos! Have a wonderful blessed week
Thank you I can not tell you how many times I run into people that bought babies and they have NO IDEA how to take care of them have a 2 year old and it’s 10 inches and skinny
Great channel and info on bearded dragons. Seem like very good people too. New subscriber.
Welcome aboard.
We chose your comment to answer in our video for May 7th.
I am getting a bearded dragon and nervous so your information is helpful thank you so much.
So glad to be of help!! Good luck with your future beardie! :)
hi I'm getting a bearded dragon soon and could you please consider talking a bit about your dragon's daily diet. like how many bugs you would feed it a day, and how much vedge.
I had no idea that lightning bugs were toxic to Beardies... You probably just saved his life! Thanks!!!
Hi and thanks for these great videos you are making. When summer comes, is a bearder dragon gona be okay to come with us on a week holiday by the sea without taking all his terrarium lights and gear? Usualy when we go is 25-35 degrees Celsium, hotter in direct sun. Can he spend the whole day with us on the beach sun bathing (and sea bathing), running on the sand etc.? Should we bring any additional bulbs or heat pad for night? Thanks!
Thank you
You're welcome
Thank you so much 😊 This was a very helpful video.Before I watched this video.I was having trouble getting my baby bearded dragon to eat greens.but now its doing great.Ty 😊
That's awesome, thanks for letting us know!! :)
ive always heard the issue with meal worms is not fat content, its the higher level of chiten (Spelling) aka their exoskeleton being harder and raising the risk of impaction
That is not true. The chitin is almost pure fiber, and actually aids in digestion. This is a rumor and it is not true. We feed mealworms regularly to all of our dragons, even babies, and they poop far more than they would if we didn't. Impaction is nowhere near as common as it is claimed or misdiagnosed to be.
I hear a lot about using substrate And not to use sand but I was wondering if you can use ceramic tile underneath and small stones and rocks for the bottom of the enclosure. I don't have a bearded dragon yet. at this point I am just doing research and trying to plan the enclosure.
I like your videos that are very helpful. I'm a first time bearded dragon owner and your videos help me to learn the right why to care for my bearded dragon. I'm a little skeptical because there is so much information out there that it is hard to know what is the best information out there. All I won't is to do the best I can for my bearded dragon. Thanks for your time and information on raising my bearded dragon.
That is awesome! Glad we could help.
Great video! Could you do one on BD brumation? Specifically, I'd like to see how to tell if they're sick or going into brumation, what time of year they may brumate, how (or if) they should be handled during brumation, if they need different/special care during that time, is there a difference in males and females as respects brumation, etc.
Yes please!!
Pls!!!
Yes this would help
I agree!
Did you ever grt any info on this? I'm new and could use the help.
I absolutely love this channel I am so glad I found you two. This is by far the best channel for me to learn about my new bearded dragon! I have one question request which I hope shows up..
- how to get my young dragon to eat vegetables. She doesn’t really eat from my hand and sometimes she’ll only eat veggies if I sneak one by her while she is basking with her mouth open. I leave it in the cage and she’ll ignore it until I need to give her protein.
Thanks again you two! Look forward to future videos!
Sometime you will have to let them fast for a few days (it won't hut 'em) and then offer ONLY veggies until they take it. Then only offer insects as an occasional snack and ONLY after they have eaten their veggies.
What is the best grond cover for their tanks please thank u your vido give me a lot of info like to learn more
It's been years since I've had a bearded dragon and I'm having to do a lot of research and I'm really enjoying your videos. I bought a juvenile bearded dragon and was trying to make sure I got the right size tank and because it was already in a 10 gallon tank I got the same size as I was trying not to stress out the little thing too much and doing other researches saying that it's too big of a tank would freak it out I didn't want to do that. I am going to get a bigger tank and I was going to go with a 40 gallon but watch one of your videos where you said it would be good to get 110 gallon. My question I actually have is is a 40 gallon tank sufficient for a while or absolutely necessary to get one 100 to 110 because I'm not really sure what I would do with the tank that big in my house. Also I would like to know how often I should feed my baby dragon crickets or mealworms until it is older as he or she seems to really enjoy the veggies.
Can you talk about atadenovirus in a new video? How have you dealt with with any of dragon that had or have this disease. How to prevent any other diseases that may get kn there life time.
I probaly watched 23 vids about a dragon diest and this was a the best in youtube
Hey guys we had got a baby bearded dragon from petsmart. It had only been 6 days. We spent so much time looking for him and so much $ on his habitat. My daughter found him. He had his mouth stuck open onto the big rock that came in the 40 gal set. It was so heartbreaking.. We love our babies. We had watched some of y'all videos to educate ourselves..
Sorry to hear about your loss. We literally messages like your every single day from people. Same store, same results. It's sad...
Ive learned so much from you guys on taking care of bearded dragons i just wanted to say thank you for the information, you guys inspired me to go out and get a dragon. I just had a few questions. So i live in michigan and i struggle to keep my room at 75 degrees during our winters would a heating pad for the enclosure help keep the heat up? During the winter my room drops to around 65-67 degrees. And i just want to be sure that my lil guy will be okay, my second question is about tank size ive seen a lot of people recommend 48''x24''x24'' enclosures i just wanted to know if my 48''x18''x18'' enclosure would be fine for the time being i plan on getting him into a 120 gallon enclosure by the end of the year i just need to make space for it. Than my third and final question is when trying to figure out what size insects to feed them how do i know when to size up for them?
Great content
Thank you!
Dubia roaches don't climb or fly ... dubias and superworms are my favorite feeder insects ... I can't explain it because I'm still researching it, it may turn out to be because it stimulates them ... but super worms energize my hedgehogs and dragon. If dubias are gut fed high calcium proper in a 24-48 hour window before fed to animal, they can have good calcium ratio. Dubias and SW fed constant high calcium become dehydrated, their nutrition and live cycles are disrupted dealing with high calcium not normal for them. Live black soldier fly larvae & butter worms are good ca:ph ratio.
Dubia roachea so do climb. I have witnessed it in our terrarium. The breeder I buy mine from has left his tank open and had them climb out. Also, he says the adult males can't fly but they can kinda flutter because they do have wings.
We feed out beardie Dubai roaches ( tong and hand feed)..I think that's how u spell em...and we give meal worms as a treat and same with crickets. We also feed bananas, kale, romaine (occasionally) and yellow squash (peeled) and our beardie is 3-ish Y/o. We have only had Lizzo for several weeks..hopefully we are doing it right
Cockroaches are in fact the cleanest insects. They look disgusting but they can't bite, theyre very very slow which is good for the dragon to unlock those natural instincts 😁 I love your content I've watched every video before getting my little girl