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Why do people feed bearded dragons so much

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Ok so I keep looking at site after site, forum after forum with similar results. People seem to feed their bearded dragon a ton of protein. I understand pumping them up with protein and calcium when they are younger, but I do not understand the purpose of feeding them crickets 2+ times a week. Looking at information from the wild, bearded dragons turn to a vast majority vegetation once they pass adolescence and eat insects from time to time. I have also talked to a few herp guys that say that the way to keep an animal healthiest is to stick as close to their natural environment as possible. That being said, I have a hard time thinking that an animal that thrives in the wild on ~80% vegetation, would require more than, say, 2-3 dozen crickets a week.

So here is my question. What are the diets that you give your beardies, how are they doing with it, and why do you give them that diet? I have seen a lot of beardies that are HUGE (fat) on here, yet no one seems to point out the fact that they look borderline obese haha. I am not saying anyone is wrong, if you have a healthy beardie than fantastic, just interested as to why.

Thanks for your time and input :)
 
Bump this, I am interested. Remember no one is wrong, in fact likely more right than me. I just need some clarification and some input on good diets. My dragon is 18" and 315 grams, not unhealthy but fed way differently than most I have seen.
 
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your post to feed your adult dragons greens every day and then crickets, mealworms, roaches, etc etc once to twice a week. i do the same thing. i just do it because thats when i feed all my other animals and i feed all my animals twice a week so why not feed them to. it doesnt hurt them. baby dragons your post to feed two to three times a day. so if you breed dragons you mind as well just breed those because they cost alot to feed.
 
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