question about beardies

Can I feed the stuff that I gut load with directly to Bella?
You know, like flax and sesame seeds, parsley, Basil that kinda stuff? Along with fruits and veggies?

Anyone?

I like to use this chart
http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html

Thank you will she eat that stuff by itself or only through bugs? The only veg I've had success with with her is kale. She won't eat any others

Hopefully she will eat directly and not through gut loading although gut loading with those things is good too. Kale is not the best to feed too often. I usually feed mustard greens, dandelion greens, escarole and from time to time if I have one that I have a hard time getting to eat the greens I put a little romaine in there for a few days. Romaine is not something you want to keep them on for long but it does tempt them to start eating greens, not sure why, maybe because it is not as tough as others.

How old is your guy? Sometimes it may take a little while to get them to eat greens if the breeder did not offer it. I offer it everyday even to my young'ins and then all of a sudden they start eating them before you know they clean their bowls.


Sometimes I mix in their favorite fruit with the greens like oranges or grapes.

Oh and I am sure you know this but when young their diet is 80% protein and about 20% greens as they get older and move into adult hood it changes to 80% greens and 20% protein. I does this little by little over time between baby to adult. My guys are about 60%/ 40% right now with protein to greens and they are sub adults.

She is 5-6 months old. I've tried mustard and collard greens, parsley, broccoli, celery, peas, and spinach and she spits it out at me. She will eat the papaya and banana stuff that comes canned though. And those colorful dry food bits. She's so picky!!

crocky said:

Oh and I am sure you know this but when young their diet is 80% protein and about 20% greens as they get older and move into adult hood it changes to 80% greens and 20% protein. I does this little by little over time between baby to adult. My guys are about 60%/ 40% right now with protein to greens and they are sub adults.

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Yep she's been getting as much protein as we can give her (will be more now because we finally got 2000 crickets. She eats so many, goes through at least 20 at a time.

I have 2, a male and a female and I have tried many different types of greens. They only seem to like the spring mix.

I'll have to try that then!! She's so picky lol