Daily Feeding Routine

This should help make the transition from our home to yours, easier!

Our Routine

We feed mainly dubia roaches. We also offer mealworms, superworms, black solider fly larvae, and repashy. I try to offer a variety so they will be ready for whatever you offer. We usually turn lights on at 8am and off at 8pm. I hand feed small pieces of greens around 9 or 10am (usually mustard greens, turnip greens and collard greens) to babies. I always offer that before bugs and they eat them very well! I also dust all bugs with a mix of calcium (some days with d3 and some days w/o d3) and bee pollen. Then one day a week I dust with multivitamin and probiotics! ​ Adults get a full salad dusted in multivitamins instead of hand-fed small pieces. I only give adults supplements about 1 day a week and I let them fast at least one day a week! An overweight dragon is not a healthy dragon!

They need to be in their tank with access to UVB for a minimum of 2 hours after eating every single feeding. This means if you feed them late one day, say 8pm, then their lights need to stay on until 10pm. Skipping a day here and there will not hurt them, though. I recommend skipping the feeding if you are going to be that late to feed them for some reason.

I offer a soak once a week or anything they run through their poop and make a mess. Keeping their scales clean and dry is important, so be sure to dry them after their bath. When I say bath, I do not mean with ANY soap or cleaners. Simply use warm water (about 90 degrees) and a soft toothbrush if you need to scrub any poop or stuck shed.

I spot clean their enclosures daily and try to deep clean once every other month (removing everything and sanitizing).

When it comes to holding them, after their bath will likely be a calm time for them or at night time they enjoy laying on your chest. Bonding will require an effort on your part but a good owner that doesn't give up will earn a scaley best friend!