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<H1>Bearded dragons</H1><DIV id=Qtextbox><P><STRONG>Author: dA nEo GuY</STRONG><BR><BR>do any of you guys have them? im looking into them and was just wondering how much food would be a week? i know the cost of all the other stuff but im unsure about the cost of food, thanks

</P></DIV><H2>Replies »</H2><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: GeckoNik</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi DNG,

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Herps don't need to be fed very often (once every few days) so food costs would be quite low.

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Here's a care sheet:

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www.coloherp.org/careshts/beardeds.html

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Hope this helps -

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Nikki

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Nathan</STRONG><BR><BR>Hey

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i feed both my beardies both my barbata and vitticepts every day or 2....i normlly go through 2 or 3 cricket packs a week which are $5.90 each

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hope this helps

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Nath

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: GeckoNik</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Guys -

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You can also breed your own crickets/locusts or feeder roaches for bearded dragons. Apparently feeder roaches are very easy to maintain in culture. They appear to have quite a few advantages over crickets & locusts ie: longer life, easier to culture etc.

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Culture notes are available at

www.herpshop.com.au/Food.html

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Hope this helps -

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</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: dA nEo GuY</STRONG><BR><BR>thanks for all the help guys.

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: E4G13M4N</STRONG><BR><BR>They also love a bit of salad, pinkies(mice) , bananas, dandilion flowers etc .

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So food costs can be kept at a minimum.. as well as give a healthy balanced diet..

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^Mark^

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: slotha</STRONG><BR><BR>WOW, i only just found this forum. Good stuff!!! They would probaly eat mealworms to. These are very very simple to breed. Where i live, Bearded Dragons are everywhere. They are really quite inquisitive. At this waterfall i go to, they will literally surround you and just look. They would be a very cool pet. Watch out for their bite though.

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Tim

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: E4G13M4N</STRONG><BR><BR>Mealworms too lizards is like feeding lollies to kids .. All right now and then for a bit of extra protein but no good if based on the main food intake ...

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</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Jelly Bean</STRONG><BR><BR>You don't realy want to feed meal worm to your dragon because the meal worms can eat way at the stomach lining, crickets or wax worms are a little bit better. You should be feed greens on a daily bases. It also maters how old your dragons is becaus the younger the dragons is the more protein it needs, but do not forget the CALCIUM POWDER. They do make great

pets, I have 4.

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Jelly Bean

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: snakeman</STRONG><BR><BR>beardies are great pets, i have 3 at home and 5 at work(i work at a pet shop). must be nice to live in australia and see them outside. they will eat most anything, i offer crikets and other live foods to mine once a day and leave fresh veggies for them to snack on all day. there are some new bulbs out called active uv heat (zoo med and t rex both make them) and they work really well. a bit expensive but the extra uv exposure make the dragons alot brighter in color and makes them more active.

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<H1>witchetty grubs</H1><DIV id=Qtextbox><P><STRONG>Author: the reptilian</STRONG><BR><BR>i don't know how to spell it but this is a grub that we have up here in the NT. if anybody knows what they are then could you tell me if they are any good to feed bearded dragons??

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thanks for the help

</P></DIV><H2>Replies »</H2><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Anita ozfish</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi reptilian,

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I have no idea either but I think you came very close

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I get these in the garden all the time. When I do dig them up, I have a row of kookaburras waiting for me to move so they can come down and get them, so I don't think they would do any harm to your dragons. I mean, after all, they would find them themselves anyway in the wild.

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</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: sgrunter</STRONG><BR><BR>Heres a quick blurb!

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Laju, or witchetty grubs in the Warlpiri language, can be found in the roots of dead trees; they are roasted on a fire and are very nutrituous.

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I think your bearded dragons would be stoked to get a delacacy of witchetty grubs!

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Sooty

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: the reptilian</STRONG><BR><BR>thanks alot for your help is muchly appreciated

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</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: the reptilian</STRONG><BR><BR>can anybody tell me if i keep these grubs in a tank full of the dirt that they came in will they live and maybe evern breed??

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also what are the worms that you find in the garden?? are they wax worms?

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thanks

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: sgrunter</STRONG><BR><BR>All I can suggest is that you give it a try, it's worth the experience mate!

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Let us know how you get on?

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Sooty

Yagoona N.S.W.</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: the reptilian</STRONG><BR><BR>would these be any good for the base of their diet??

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: YeW2001</STRONG><BR><BR>I'd suggest breeding speckled feeder roaches for your beardies. They are easy to breed, cheap (I can sell you a starter - assuming you're in Sydney).

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HTH -

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</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: E4G13M4N</STRONG><BR><BR>

<br>Some one was supposed to breeding them in Adelaide and was going to sell them etc..

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Once he had it up and running .. But i havnt heard from him since

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Good food for your beardies though

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^Mark^

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: hyperdive</STRONG><BR><BR>Well I've eaten a witchetty grub (don't ask) so your scaley friend should be fine.

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<H1>how to cultivates cricket?</H1><DIV id=Qtextbox><P><STRONG>Author: emp1re</STRONG><BR><BR>anyone with any info? Thanks in advance to anyone that reply.

</P></DIV><H2>Replies »</H2><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: fishboi2000</STRONG><BR><BR>not much info just bits and pieces.

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feed carrot-suppose to give your fish better colour carotene.

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moist cotton ball in shallow dish for water.

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lots of layers of cardboard bout 1cm apart.

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somewhere where the noise wont keep you awake.

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dont actually know how they breed but im sure its very simple.

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: YeW2001</STRONG><BR><BR>Check the link below - or try the herp forum:

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www.anapsid.org/mainprey.html

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HTH -

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-- YeW

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