The answer is simple: Bearded dragons can safely eat up to half an egg every other week or so. This is primarily because eggs are rich in protein, which your beardie should already be getting from feeder insects. There are some great perks to adding a little egg to your beardie's salad every once in a while: Protein.
If you choose to go this route, make sure the bedding is preheated and moistened prior to your bearded dragon laying eggs in it. Bearded dragons typically lay about 20 eggs at a time in groupings called clutches, and they can lay several clutches in a four-month season (but some have laid as many as five).
Since they are omnivores, they eat both plants and animals and can dine on a wide range of food, from live mealworms, kingworms and crickets to greens such as parsley and kale and vegetables like pepper and sweet potato. You can even give them limited amounts of fruit.
Bearded dragons can eat carrots once or twice a week, but not every day. Carrots aren't on the menu in bearded dragons' natural habitat (Australian deserts), but they do offer some great nutritional benefits: Vitamin A and beta carotene, which promote healthy skin, a healthy immune system, and good vision.
What types of animal-based proteins can I offer my bearded dragon? Appropriate animal-based protein sources include calcium-dusted crickets, mealworms, and Dubia roaches. Silkworms and hornworms are also good nutritional offerings. Waxworms and 'superworms' should not be offered daily because they are high in fat.
Kale is called “superfood” for a reason. One of the best greens bearded dragons can eat, kale is dense with Vitamins A, C, and K, potassium, manganese, magnesium, and calcium. Kale is low in oxalates and is somewhat goitrogenic, which prevents this green from being a daily staple.
Brown crickets are the staple of many insectivorous and omnivorous reptile diets. Not only are they very nutritious and easy to digest they are also quite cheap and easy to find. This is the bread and butter live food and should be present in all reptile or exotic pet shops you might visit.
Bearded dragons can safely consume a little bit of broccoli once a month or so. In the appropriate amount, broccoli offers numerous health benefits to humans and bearded dragons alike: Vitamins A and C, which strengthen the immune system, vision, reproduction, and growth.
Bearded dragons can have cucumbers every other week or so.
But there are several nutritional benefits from the right amount of cucumber: 96% water, making it a great source of hydration especially if your bearded dragon is dehydrated. Fiber, which prevents constipation.
The following list of insects, vegetables and fruits are good choices to include in your bearded dragon's diet: Dubia roaches, earthworms, crickets and superworms. Apples, blueberries, peaches, strawberries and watermelon. Cabbage, carrots, collard greens, kale, pumpkin and sweet potato.
Bearded dragons can stop eating or lose their appetite for a variety of reasons. We as first-time owners of these lizards may experience worry when they go off feed. Reptiles don't need to eat everyday, and sometimes a few days off is a normal occurrence.
Many bearded dragons are especially drawn to slotted balls like hamster balls or cat toys. Never let them play with marbles, small rubber balls, or anything else they could choke on. Mirrors. Some bearded dragons really enjoy mirrors, but others get stressed at the sight of their reflection.
Between 4 and 12 months of age, give them 10-15 Dubias twice daily, working your way down to one feeding by the time they're one year old. For an adult bearded dragon that is 18 months and older give them 10-20 Dubias just one to three times a week, depending on their weight.
Because they are lactose intolerant, bearded dragons cannot digest cheese. Cheese is high in fat and cholesterol, which can cause digestive problems like bloating in bearded dragons, and it can even lead to death from a fatal digestive condition.
Bearded dragons can safely eat scrambled eggs.
They can also eat hard boiled eggs. Just remember these pointers: Adult bearded dragons should eat no more than half an egg at a time, max.
So you may be wondering if you can share this veggie-like fruit with your reptile friend. Can bearded dragons eat tomatoes? As is the case for many fruits, the answer is qualified. Yes, bearded dragons can safely eat tomatoes...but only a small amount served once a month.
What vegetables do bearded dragons eat? There are a handful of vegetables that are considered safe for your bearded dragon to eat including, bell peppers, cabbage, carrots, celery, kale, and asparagus.
Let's find out: Can bearded dragons eat bananas? The short answer: yes, they can, but only once or twice a month. The long answer will explain why bearded dragons can eat bananas only once or twice a month.
Bearded dragons can eat potatoes, but only rarely.
While it's technically safe to give your dragon a bit of potato once a month or so, it's not necessary to their wellbeing and there are several nutritional issues you should be aware of before you decide whether to let your bearded dragon eat potatoes.
Despite these benefits, cauliflower is not ideal for bearded dragons for the following reasons: Cauliflower has double the amount of phosphorus as calcium, which essentially cancels out any calcium the cauliflower has. Phosphorus can even remove calcium from your dragon's body.
Good news: bearded dragons can eat apples weekly! In fact, apples are one of the safer fruits for dragons to eat on a regular basis. It's important to note, though, that beardies don't need fruit every day.
Bearded dragons can have sweet potatoes as a treat, once or twice a month. Sweet potatoes do offer a decent amount of nutritional benefits for humans and bearded dragons alike, such as: Vitamin C, great for a healthy immune system. Vitamin A, great for vision health.
Bearded dragons sleep on their stomachs or in various weird positions at night. Wild bearded dragons nap in trees and often sleep vertically. They prefer to sleep in trees, which are usually out of reach of predators like snakes. In captivity, these reptiles doze almost anywhere.
Good choices are natural fruit juices, such as apple or pear juice. Add just enough juice to flavor the water and make it tasty. Make sure the juice is 100% juice and doesn't have added sugars or artificial ingredients. You can experiment with different juices if the dragon doesn't seem to like your first choice.