FAQ: Feeding Bearded Dragons

How do I get my Bearded Dragon to eat greens?
Bearded Dragons will naturally eat more greens and less animal protein as they reach maturity. I use T-rex VGF as a salad dust. That makes it more appetizing. You can also try hand feeding. They are attracted by movement so moving the leaves around or dropping them into the bowl may help. Another method is to chop the salad into small pieces and put worms or other bugs in the salad.

How do I get my Bearded Dragon to eat pellets?
There are several different brands of pellets. Some Bearded Dragons show a preference for different brands, sometimes you have to trick them to get them started. Put a large paper plate in the cage and bounce the pellets off it, drop them in one at a time. BDs are attracted by movement. You can also try soaking them in different juices (no sugar added) then bounce them in. Offer the pellets first thing before other foods about an hour after lights on and then again throughout the day. Don't starve him if he won't eat them but try for a few days with only offering pellets. You can also feed moisten pellets to the crix about 1 hour before you feed them to your BD. The scent of the pellets will get on them and he may learn to associate the smell.

What are supplements? Do I need to use them?
Supplements are vitamins and minerals, especially calcium and D3. YES you must use them for a healthy Bearded Dragon. You can add them to salad or with live prey, or you can use dry food such as pellets that contain a full balanced meal. I feed Rep-cal pellets for breakfast and salad dusted with T-rex VGF or VMF for lunch.