The bearded dragon (or Pogona vitticeps) eats more plants than insects. When the bearded dragon is a baby, its diet will be 80% insectivorous and 20% vegetarian. For its adult diet, try to have about 75% leafy vegetables, 10% other vegetables, about 5% fruit and the insects for the rest. C’est un animal principalement herbivore quand il est adulte mais il lui faut quand même des insectes. It is a mainly herbivorous animal when it is an adult, but it still needs insects. Here are the fruits and vegetables it can eat:
A
Apricot (without the kernel)
B
Banana
Broccoli
C
Cabbage
Carrot (with leaves)
Celery (with leaves), little nutritional value but very hydrating for the animal
Chicory endive
Clementine
Clover
Corn salad
D
Daisy
Dandelion
E
Endive
F
Fresh fig
G
Green bean
H
Hibiscus flowers
K
Kale
Kiwi
L
Lettuce
Luzerne
M
Mango (without the kernel)
O
Orange (peeled)
P
Parsley
R
Radish greens
Red cabbage
Rocket (Arugula)
S
Squash
T
Turnip greens
Be careful, no tomatoes, they are toxic to your bearded dragon!
Written by the shelter Le Terrarium (Canada)
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