Comments on: Chinese Water Dragon Diet?

By: Naomi

Naomi — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:13:16 +0000

If you live in the middle of no where and you do not use pesticides, then yes you can use outdoor bugs. But even if YOU don’t use pesticides, dosen’t mean your neighbors dont.
For other info listen to they guy above

By: Julian

Julian — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:54:44 +0000

Chinese water dragons eat a variety of live food items ranging from crickets, mealworms, king mealworms, waxworms, earthworms, grasshoppers, butterworms, locusts, feeder fish, pinkies and fuzzies. Many care booklets say that water dragons eat some fruit and vegetables. You may try to offer finely shredded vegetables and small chunks of fruit, but these items should make up only about 10 to 15 percent of your dragon’s diet if you are able to get it to eat them. I have never been successful in my attempts, but I have spoken with many people who have been.
I always feed my dragons daily. Some literature suggests feeding them every second or third day, but I’ve never felt comfortable with that schedule, especially for hatchling and young dragons. They are growing and need their nutrients. Hatchling and very young dragons can eat most of the food items listed above with the exception of pinkies and fuzzies. Their food items need to be small — 2-week-old crickets, small mealworms or earthworms broken into two or three pieces

By: Drake

Drake — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:24:38 +0000

Though they will also eat vegetation, the diet of the water dragon consists mainly of insects, supplemented with an occasional small fish, mammal or reptile.
For the captive lizard, crickets and locusts are good staple foods, and they may eat as many as 3–5 during feeding, depending on the size. Most lizards will benefit from calcium and nutrient-rich powders to dust some of their insects, which can be found in any good reptile pet-store. Powders such as this should be used in moderation, and as specified.
Meal worms and wax worms are favorites, though wax worms should be fed in moderation, and fed as a treat, as their nutritional value is low. Worms from the garden are a also considered a nice treat, however, if any pesticide has been used in the area, it may be a good idea to avoid them. Head out into the woods near a creek and gather some worms there.
I would not feed them the beetles you find in your backyard because they may be poisonous or laced with pesticide.