Mealworms can eat through stomachs!!??
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Morelia_man
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i feed my beardies mealworms (occasionally) and have had no problems yet. but that is just my experiances so it might be different with different people.
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Greebo
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If I remember correctly you have an adult beardie.
1.) It should be in brumation now and you should not be feeding it.
2.) You don't feed mealworms to baby beardies as they sometimes do not chew up the mealworm properly. The worm can then chew it's way throught the stomach and cause major damage to the little beardie. (This is a fact..you don't need a poll for it) Adult beardies can safely eat mealworms but IMO it's an expensive way to feed them.
1.) It should be in brumation now and you should not be feeding it.
2.) You don't feed mealworms to baby beardies as they sometimes do not chew up the mealworm properly. The worm can then chew it's way throught the stomach and cause major damage to the little beardie. (This is a fact..you don't need a poll for it) Adult beardies can safely eat mealworms but IMO it's an expensive way to feed them.
Gregory
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A fact from what source Greebo?
I have heard of a few cases like that as well Greebo. I don't think it happens alot, The cases I have heard of is when you give the beardie too many meal worms. By the way you don't have to but your beardie into brumation, as long as you keep the temps up it will be fine - unless your friend let it go into brumation. I don't think that it would cause any problems anyway, but maybe a little stress for the animal. But I am not form down south, It's warm all year here.
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Greebo
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You want a source Gregory?
"keeping Bearded Dragons" by Darren Green & Ty Larson (page 33).
You are right too Brodie, you don't have to brumate adult dragons...if you don't mind shortening their lifespan and don't want to breed them...
Brumation is necessary IMO for the good of the animal.We don't all live in Darwin.
"keeping Bearded Dragons" by Darren Green & Ty Larson (page 33).
You are right too Brodie, you don't have to brumate adult dragons...if you don't mind shortening their lifespan and don't want to breed them...
Brumation is necessary IMO for the good of the animal.We don't all live in Darwin.
Gregory
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No need to get defensive Greebo,I was just asking. There is always a lot of conjecture in all sorts or Reptile husbandry. It just sounds like one of those Reptile related urban myths. But if you say it's recorded fact then I believe you.
Well my grandad has been breeding beardies for ages and he lives in brisbane (but that is no were near as cold as victoria or NSW), although it does get very cold some nights. And he has had no problems with them, I think that if they are not brumated at all then they should be fine, but if they have been brumated before then you dont for a while then there might be problems. Also heaps of people breed beardies up here and most people like downsouth keep central beardies, so what is the difference from keeping them warm all year up hear and down south as they are the same species??
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Its a fact mealworm Kill beardies and Water dragons my mates water got a autopsy and it happened chewed through its gut so i reackon it can happen to beardies aswell.
I've never had to cool beardies (vitties) to breed them. I have had females lay up to five clutches in one seasons, average about three. I think it's personal opinion, beardies up north remain active year round and breed. The beardies in my area hibernate and breed.
Unless you know the exact origin of you beardies then you'll never know if your doing the right thing.
For example pogona vittieceps has a distribution of 700 000 Sq Kl +, tempretures vary alot with in that range. From the great australian bite almost to the gulf of carpentaria.
I still don't see evidence of it shortening their lifespan, well not in any of mine. Got any references Greebo? I'd be interested to read it bit more about it.
Unless you know the exact origin of you beardies then you'll never know if your doing the right thing.
For example pogona vittieceps has a distribution of 700 000 Sq Kl +, tempretures vary alot with in that range. From the great australian bite almost to the gulf of carpentaria.
I still don't see evidence of it shortening their lifespan, well not in any of mine. Got any references Greebo? I'd be interested to read it bit more about it.
Greebo
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My great,great,great grand dad used to keep Bearded Dragons after he came over on the first fleet. He lived in the area now known as Sydney which is where Belinda lives.In his journals (titled; Here Be Dragons) he writes that it is best to duplicate the natural surroundings of a captive reptile in case ye fall on hard times and need to eat them.
Just a side note:IMO means "in my opinion"......but I know how you guys love to argue the minutiae.
Just a side note:IMO means "in my opinion"......but I know how you guys love to argue the minutiae.
Thanx noone.
No need to get defensive Greebo, I was just curious as to why in some places you should brumate and some places you should not - even if it is the same species.
Thanks again Noone
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great to hear your family herp history goes back so far
No need to get defensive Greebo, I was just curious as to why in some places you should brumate and some places you should not - even if it is the same species.
Thanks again Noone
PS
great to hear your family herp history goes back so far
africancichlidau
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Huh! That's nothing, my grand dad WAS a bearded dragon and he used to say my Grandma was too. So there!!
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