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beardie craving

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Question
iv recently found out that my bearded dragon loves that cricket quencher stuff. im not completly sure its healthy for him so i havent let him have any. although every time he catches a glance of it he gos nuts. so should i start to let him have some? the brand is flunkers calcium fortified [i think].

Answer
Hello Nick,

I really wouldn't let him have too much of that stuff.  I know it has calcium, but it is pretty concentrated so he could actually get too much calcium if you are dusting the feeders & then along with what the feeders ingest too.
I would stick with dusting the feeders, it is safer for them.  Save the quencher for the feeders.  If he accidentally ingests some on occasion that is fine.

Tracie