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How Many Mealworms To Feed A Bearded Dragon?

william by william
November 6, 2020
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How Many Mealworms To Feed A Bearded Dragon: You need to know that the bearded dragon loves to eat the mealworms. But mealworms might not be that good for the bearded dragons as they contain a lot of fat and phosphor. The amount of protein and calcium is comparatively less.

Therefore it is important that you do not feed your bearded dragons mealworm as a main food. Only a small part should be given as a treat to them.

In the article ahead the readers will see how many mealworms the pet needs to eat in a diet and how they need to feed them.

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Contents

  • 1 Bearded dragons and mealworms
  • 2 Can juvenile bearded dragons eat mealworms in their diet?
  • 3 Mealworms for an adult bearded dragon
  • 4 Preparations for feeding the mealworms
    • 4.1 Dusting
    • 4.2 Feeding
    • 4.3 Placing on a plate

Bearded dragons and mealworms

Baby bearded dragons cannot eat mealworms. Avoid feeding your bearded dragon mealworms in case of small age. Mealworms are rough structured and are very big in size. It is not easy for the baby beardie to digest it.

There is a risk that there is some internal blockage in the bearded dragons system. Eating a mealworm might result in death for a baby bearded dragon.

Moreover, mealworms have a lot of fat and less amount of nutrition. This wont help the babies to grow. Instead, you can feed your baby beardie with cricket or small roaches or even wax worms and some other insects.

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Can juvenile bearded dragons eat mealworms in their diet?

We see that juveniles of about 6 months can eat mealworms. But they should have them only for once or twice in a week. Give them mealworms as a treat.

  • Try feeding them mealworms which are younger as they are easy to digest and are soft too.
  • Also, you can control the amount of mealworms that you are feeding your pet at a time.
  • Avoid giving tour bearded dragon a meal that is too big or giant as it may lead to impaction. Prefer feeding only 1 or 2 works in a meal.

The owners of bearded dragon should make sure that they do jot serve the mealworms directly onto the plate or the dish. Instead they should use a reptile carpet. This will be the best substrate for the bearded dragon and also has effect on the digestive system.

Mealworms for an adult bearded dragon

For the bearded dragons those who are more than 18 months old, they can digest the mealworms easily. But during this time they need to eat more of vegetables.

So try feeding them mealworms once in a week and swipe the mealworms with other live food instead at times.

Mealworms are not a part of stable balanced diet but the adult bearded dragons can have about 5-6 of them in a meal. But eating mealworms is not recommended for daily purpose.

Preparations for feeding the mealworms

Feeding them mealworms frequently can make them obese. However, pregnant female bearded dragons can be given more than normal.

Dusting

Before you feed the mealworms you need to sprinkle the calcium dust on it. Give the calcium twice a week at max. This will give your dragon the required nutrition along with calcium.

You can easily get the calcium at the drugstore. Now grind the tablets and use a sugar shaker for coating the calcium.

Feeding

One of the best ways to develop a bond with your bearded dragon is by feeding him with hand or using a pair of tweezers.

Put the worm on your hand or your finger. Then the pet will lick it, bit you need to be careful because some might bite.

Placing on a plate

You can place the mealworms on the plate and your pet can easily eat from there. Make sure that the bowl you are choosing does not have high edges. Another option that you can choose is to put the food on the plate.

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My name is William C. Chin and I am a writer and marketer for the pet industry. I have worked as a freelance writer and blogger as well and have been lover of all animals since my childhood.

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