Produce — blueberries, raspberries, cantaloupe, figs, collard greens, sweet potato, carrots, and green beans. Other tasty treats — small feeder fish, newborn mice (pinkie mice), and fuzzie mice (juvenile mice)
As fierce as they may seem, Eastern Water Dragons are usually shy animals. They are active during both the day and night time when they hunt for insects, frogs, yabbies and water insects. Eastern Water Dragons sometimes eat vegetation, fruit and berries as well.
Types of vegetation reportedly consumed include figs, lilly-pilly fruits, and other fruits and flowers. Water Dragons are believed to forage underwater, however this is based on one observation of diving Water Dragons returning to the surface and moving their jaws.
The Gippsland males have a brightly coloured throat, whilst the Eastern Water Dragons have a dark band from eye to ear. Water dragons are omnivorous, eating both plants and animals. They generally feed on insects, frogs, yabbies, aquatic organisms, fruits, berries, and flowers.
Bearded and water dragons also like a variety of chopped fruit and vegetables such as clover, dandelion, mulberry leaves, milk thistle, watercress, banana, apple, pawpaw, pear, green beans, carrots, alfalfa sprouts, parsley and tomato. Reptile supplements are also available.
Adult eastern water dragons are omnivorous. They can eat many things but they prefer a mixed diet of insects, frogs, yabbies, fruit, flowers and berries.
However, when eaten regularly, bananas can actually paralyze or kill your dragon. Bananas have a large ratio of phosphorus to calcium (3:1), meaning the phosphorus outweighs the calcium enough to make bananas harmful to dragons in large quantities.
Mealworms, morio worms and cockroaches can be difficult to digest so these are only provided to mature dragons (18 months or older) and only once or twice a week.
Water dragons eat both plants and animals, especially fruits, flowers, insects, frogs, yabbies and other aquatic organisms.
Water dragons do eat fruit in the wild, including figs and berries (Anonymous 1976, Cogger 2000), but almost all fruit you can buy in the store is heavily domesticated and has little relation to the nutritional content of its wild relatives. Fruit should be used as a flavor enhancer and rare treat.
Peas, green beans, corn, squash, carrots, sweet potato, cucumber, zucchini, green peppers and parsley can also be added. Offer adult dragons coarsely chopped, salad; juveniles prefer finely chopped greens. Fruit should make up no more than 5% to 10% of the diet.
Water dragons have plenty of stored fat, so they can go without eating for two months, although if you are keeping them as pets, keeping food from them is not recommended.
In the wild, Chinese water dragons have a varied diet. In captivity, they mostly eat insects and some fish. They can eat greens, though they don't need to, and fruit is okay as a rare treat.
You've got two options when it comes to watermelon: seeded or seedless. Both are fine to use, but you must remove all the seeds. Sometimes even seedless watermelon has a seed or two. Bearded dragons can choke on seeds or can suffer from gut impaction (blockage in the digestive tract) if they swallow the seeds.
Pineapple has a moderate amount of oxalates, also called oxalic acid. This is problematic for bearded dragons because oxalates, like phosphorus, prevent calcium absorption. Since pineapple is not calcium-rich, your dragon could develop MBD if he eats pineapple every day or even every week.
Either raw or cooked, they cannot handle them like humans can, and ingesting rice could make your dragon sick. Avoid rice and any other grains as far as feeding them to your bearded dragon goes.
Produce — blueberries, raspberries, cantaloupe, figs, collard greens, sweet potato, carrots, and green beans. Other tasty treats — small feeder fish, newborn mice (pinkie mice), and fuzzie mice (juvenile mice)
Red and white grapes, soft pears, figs (native fruit for them) and bananas make up the noninsect portion of my dragon's food pyramid.
Asian water dragons, also known as the green water dragon or Chinese water dragon, can make beautiful pets but they have specific care needs that must be met in order for them to thrive. Once they are used to your presence, they are generally tame and easily handled.
Water Dragons are preyed on in the wild by various snakes, such as Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis), the Common Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus), the Lowlands Copperhead (Austrelaps superbus), the Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) and the Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis).
Typically, they do enjoy being handled. Regular handling is essential to prevent them from becoming too aggressive. If the Chinese water dragon is scared or feels threatened, it may bite or whip its tail. They are pretty active in their environment and like to climb on rocks, up trees, on branches, or in plants.
Long story short: reptiles are lactose intolerant! Unlike mammals, reptiles are not born with the enzymes necessary to digest dairy products.
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.
The substrate used in the green water dragon habitat should be one that will encourage the high humidity levels that these lizards prefer. Reptile (orchid) bark, cypress mulch, or any number of coconut husk products are ideal choices. Avoid using any type of overly drying substrate such as sand or paper based products.
Australian water dragons are perfectly friendly to humans if you're gentle. However, that docile behavior isn't extended towards other water dragons. These creatures are known to be a bit territorial (this is especially true with males).