Bearded Dragon MythBusters

I thought this would be a cool topic for those of us to share common bearded dragon myths and prove them correct or bust them.

Here's one I fell for when I first started out.

Myth: You need to chop the heads off superworms or they will chew a whole through the bearded dragons stomach.

False: While this may apply to some animals such as frogs and chameleons it does not ring true for bearded dragons. The dragon does infact chew and kill the superworm before swallowing. Also the heat is much higher for bearded dragons and they digest the supers much quicker then other animals.

Now I admit for the first 3-4 months of owning dragons I used a razor blade and chopped off every supers head before I fed them. Took forever and was absolutely not needed. It took mentioning this little gem to Vicki Dachiu in a phone call and being laughed at for 10 min before I finally learned the truth.