Welcome to Part 7 of the Bearded Dragon Care Sheet: Baby Bearded Dragon Example Feeding Schedule!
It is very important to establish a routine feeding schedule for your baby bearded dragon – and yourself. This will help to train your bearded dragon to know when it’s feeding time, and help to get you into the routine of daily multiple feedings.
It’s best to begin establishing a feeding schedule as soon as you get your bearded dragon. Since most bearded dragons are acquired when very young, let’s begin with a baby bearded dragon feeding schedule:
Example Baby Bearded Dragon Feeding Schedule
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
7:00am
- Offer 20 – 30 pinhead crickets 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 5 – 10 small dubia roaches dusted with calcium supplement
- Check water bowl for any feces. Clean and replace with fresh, dechlorinated water, if needed
3:00pm
- Offer 10 – 15 pinhead crickets 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 of chopped veggie mix sprinkled with calcium supplement
- Once the veggie mix is eaten, offer a couple wax worms (or butter worms, small horn worms, Phoenix worms) 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
Staple Insects For Bearded Dragons
On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
7:00am
- Offer 10 – 15 small dubia roaches 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 3 – 4 horn worms dusted with calcium supplement
- Check water bowl for any feces. Clean and replace with fresh, dechlorinated water, if needed
3:00pm
- Offer 15 – 20 pinhead crickets 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 of chopped staple vegetables and fruit mixed with a little occasional vegetables and fruit sprinkled with calcium supplement
- Once the veggie mix is eaten, offer a couple wax worms (or butter worms, small horn worms, Phoenix worms)
- 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
Excellent Insect Treats For Bearded Dragons
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!
- 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
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Remember, this is an example and can be modified to fit your schedule.
