What Foods Are Poisonous To Bearded Dragons?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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  • Onion.
  • Chives.
  • Celery.
  • Mushrooms.
  • Lemon – this citrus fruit will upset your dragons tummy.
  • Orange – another citrus fruit that will upset your dragons tummy.
  • Iceberg lettuce It’s mostly water and has little nutritional value so don’t let your Bearded Dragon eat it.

What can kill a bearded dragon?

  • Metabolic Bone Disease. Metabolic Bone Disease is very common among captive-raised bearded dragons. …
  • Impaction. Unfortunately, many bearded dragons kept as pets today end up dying from impaction. …
  • Infections. …
  • Egg Binding. …
  • Vitamin Toxicity. …
  • Common Causes of Death for Bearded Dragons.

What can a bearded dragon not eat?

A common reason for a bearded dragon not to eat is feeding the wrong foods. Beardies are omnivorous insectivores. This means they eat mostly plants, but get most of their protein from insects. Foods like

meat, fish, dairy, dead insects, onions, and peppers

should not be fed.

What is toxic to Beardies?

This includes

fireflies

, lightning bugs or any worms that can glow in the dark. The chemical responsible for these insects’ glow is highly toxic to bearded dragons. Avocados should also be avoided because they’re also poisonous to beardies.

What fruits are toxic to bearded dragons?

Fruits like

oranges, tomatoes, lemons, limes, grapefruit, pineapple, tangerines

should never be fed or given rarely. The acidity in these fruits can be very high and can seriously upset the balance of the digestive tract. This can cause digestive problems such as runny stools for your bearded dragon.

How do I rehydrate my bearded dragon?

Bearded dragons drink water, need water and continual mild dehydration causes long term health issues. When a bearded dragon is dehydrated, it is also likely constipated. Provide water by a combination of hydrating routines including

bathing, misting (spraying), food, drinking from a bowl and syringe or eye dropper

.

Can bearded dragons eat banana?

Bananas have a large ratio of phosphorus to calcium (3:1), meaning the phosphorus outweighs the calcium enough to make bananas harmful to dragons in large quantities. … So that’s why

bearded dragons can eat bananas only in small doses once or twice a month

.

How do I know if my beardie is happy?

You can definitely say that your bearded dragon is happy and likes you when it shows

no signs of aggression

, just affection. If your bearded dragon isn’t biting, bobbing its head, puffing up its beard when you approach or hissing at you, then it’s good.

Do bearded dragons play dead?

After a very horrible start with our new beardie I learned from our vet that

bearded dragons can and will play dead

and can hold their breath for a very long time. They can hold it so long that when the vet has to do surgery on a lizzard they can’t wait for it to take a breath of the anesthesia they intubate instead.

Why is my bearded dragon turning black?


Temperature change

is the most common reason for a beardie to turn black. Since these reptiles thrive on high heat, darker shades help absorb heat faster than other colors. So, when it gets cold and chilly, they turn their skin black to soak up and absorb as much heat as possible.

What should a bearded dragon eat daily?

Protein: Bearded dragons enjoy

live mealworms, waxworms and crickets

that have been “gut loaded,” which means fed lizard-friendly vitamins and nutrients. Young beardies should eat once a day; adults may only need to dine every two days. If beardies don’t finish their entire meal, try feeding them less next time.

What is the best vegetable for bearded dragons?

Acceptable vegetables that should represent a high percentage of the diet include

collard greens

, beet greens, mustard greens, broccoli, turnip greens, alfalfa hay or chow, bok choy, kale, parsley, Swiss chard, watercress, clover, red or green cabbage, savory, cilantro, kohlrabi, bell peppers, green beans, escarole, …

What vegetables are poisonous to bearded dragons?

  • Lettuce. Bearded dragons love lettuce, especially Bibb lettuces. …
  • Fireflies. Never, ever feed your bearded dragon fireflies. …
  • Avocados. …
  • Rhubarb. …
  • Beet Tops. …
  • Spinach.

What can baby Beardies eat?

Hatchling and juvenile Bearded Dragons should be fed primarily

small feeder insects, like crickets

, two or three times a day. You don’t need a large amount of crickets as they could over-run the tank and are known to bite.

Can bearded dragons have cheese?

No.

Bearded dragons can’t digest cheese

, or any kind of dairy product at all. Bearded dragons, along with most other lizards, but not all, are lactose intolerant, just like humans can be, so avoid giving cheese and other dairy products to your bearded dragon.

What do bearded dragons like to play with?

Don’t expect your little friend to chase a ball like a dog. But, some bearded dragons enjoy playing with a

brightly colored pingpong ball or a small ball

, pushing it with their nose.

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