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feeding question

ok so right now I feed my girl about 10 mealworms a day....but my question is...how big should she be before I try feeding her a pinkie!??! i feel like im boring her with just the meal worms...i try to get crickets once a week...sometimes thats hard...but most of the time I get them...but im already trying to breed mice for my snake...so I was thinking if when they mice give birth finally if I could feed her a pinkie...im just not sure though! im not sure if this will work..ill put a pic of her...to give you an idea of how big she is...

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Re: feeding question

I don't keep Chinese Water Dragon so I could be wrong here, but I don't think mice should be part of their diets. Way to much fat....
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Re: feeding question

They can have pinkies as a treat not as a staple and not until they are usually large like older juvies or adults.
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Re: feeding question

Its going to be a while before you can feed your little one pinkies, as marsha said until she is a juvie or adult. Mealworms are a good staple but you should try crix for a week or so and have mealies on the side. If you can get your hands on some small roaches those are always fun for them to catch.

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Re: feeding question

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where do you get roaches from ive read that the six spotted ones are good for them and they like them, also there easy to breed
the petstores near me only have crickets and worms

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You will probably have to order them on-line or breed them yourself.
Crickets and mealies are the two main petstore items.
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Re: feeding question

I think the website is roacheman.com but Im not sure, I used to breed them yes they are easy and the water dragons loved them. You can also give the dragons guppies as an occasional treat but not goldfish. Waxworms were also a favorite but again only for treats due to their high fat content :-) Do you feed your buggar greens?

 


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