Example Feeding Schedule for Adult Bearded Dragons
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
7:00am
- Offer a 1 cup of chopped veggie mix sprinkled with calcium supplement
- Clean water bowl and replace with fresh, dechlorinated water
- Check terrarium for any feces and unconsumed food items as needed
Noon
- Offer 3 -5 appropriately-sized dubia roaches, or 2 - 3 horn worms, dusted with calcium supplement
- Check water bowl for any feces. Clean and replace with fresh, dechlorinated water, if needed
6:00pm
- First offer a 1/2 cup - 1 cup of chopped veggie mix sprinkled with calcium supplement
- Once the veggie mix is eaten, offer 5 - 15 appropriately-sized crickets dusted with calcium supplement
- Check water bowl for any feces. Clean and replace with fresh, dechlorinated water, if needed
Just Before You Go to Bed (Late Evening)
- Check terrarium for any feces and unconsumed food items as needed
On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
7:00am
- Offer 3 -5 appropriately-sized dubia roaches, or 2 - 3 horn worms, dusted with calcium supplement
- Clean water bowl and replace with fresh, dechlorinated water
- Check terrarium for any feces and unconsumed food items as needed
Noon
- Offer a 1 cup of chopped veggie mix sprinkled with calcium supplement
- Check water bowl for any feces. Clean and replace with fresh, dechlorinated water, if needed
6:00pm
- First offer a 1/2 cup - 1 cup of chopped veggie mix sprinkled with calcium supplement
- Once the veggie mix is eaten, offer 5 - 15 appropriately-sized crickets dusted with calcium supplement
- Check water bowl for any feces. Clean and replace with fresh, dechlorinated water, if needed
Just Before You Go to Bed (Late Evening)
- Check terrarium for any feces and unconsumed food items as needed
On Sundays
- Sunday can be a free-for-all day where you mix and match the above examples. You could offer veggie first thing in the morning, or in the middle of the day. It’s up to you!
- Treat foods, such as butter worms, wax worms and Phoenix worms, can be offered a couple times throughout the day
- Check terrarium for any feces and unconsumed food items as needed
- Check water bowl for any feces. Clean and replace with fresh, dechlorinated water, if needed
- Sprinkle one feeding with multivitamin supplement instead of calcium
These feeding schedules are just a guide to show you an example feeding schedule. You do not have to follow them to the letter. Feel free to modify them to fit your lifestyle and particular needs.