How to make Salad For Bearded Dragons

 by WillWorkForReptiles
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this will teach you a the way to prep cut and preserve collard greens and mustard greens for bearded dragons. my first instructable.
 
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Step 1: Get a nice warm/hot bath in the sink going.

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your going to want to throw your greens into the sink with the water and stir em around for about a good i would say 2-5 minutes most stores do NOT clean their produce leaving dirt and god knows what on it. so its good that you take all the stuff off before giving it to your lizards!
kakmer says: Nov 4, 2012. 2:55 PM
Your boy isn't very happy in this pic (black beard). He's probably thinking, "Get off the computer and give me some more lovely greens!" Great 'ible. Mine likes mustard greens, collard greens, kale (great for calcium), baby carrots (OMG does he love his carrots), and dandelion greens. He also gets superworms from the pet store.

Every dragon is a little different, but the basics are all the same. Rubberized shelf liner to keep the tank clean, a good diet, and some lovin'. They love to snuggle and have GREAT personalities. (I think they are more expressive than dogs sometimes.)

Keep making 'ibles. You're doing great.
care-bearded-dragons says: May 11, 2011. 8:31 AM
great article
popcorn4lunch says: Mar 7, 2011. 5:22 PM
wuw, that is so weird!! your dragon looks just like mine!!
texabyte says: Mar 21, 2008. 3:32 PM
if anyone knows, what size tank does a full grown need minimum ind where 2 get 1
HubertF in reply to texabyteMar 23, 2010. 2:51 PM

a75 gal is good a125 would be wonderful!
WillWorkForReptiles (author) in reply to texabyteMar 23, 2008. 10:34 PM
look online for a local reptile store. i keep my boy in a 40 gallon tank.
brandon borick in reply to texabyteMar 22, 2008. 4:23 PM
look at mine bearded dragon care and dude thank you for picking up my slak
WillWorkForReptiles (author) in reply to brandon borickMar 23, 2008. 10:32 PM
yea there is a lot wrong with your guide. bearded dragons actually REQUIRE 60 % Greens, And 40 % crickets meal worms (clean) roaches and such gut loaded of course.
HubertF says: Mar 23, 2010. 2:49 PM
stay away from spinach ! the dragons insides can't process this
i can go supersonic says: Aug 10, 2009. 12:19 PM
this reminds me of my old bearded dragon beardie. it died and he was only 1 year old. he died from some wierd bugs that ate the insides of him. ;:( you get 5 stars for making me remember him and all the times we had toegether
The Fishfrog says: Jul 15, 2009. 3:01 AM
yeah my beardie is 4 and hes called bandit...... by name, by nature........
angelkd says: Jan 28, 2009. 12:16 PM
I housed my beardie, Neo, in a 38 gallon long tank. It allowed for different temperature zones, basking areas and his cave. I rigged up a ladder so he could climb up and sit on his mesh roof under his heat lamp - he loved to hang out there, looking out the window. For his diet, I used to go to the grocery store and go through all the greens (except the lettuces), picking up the loose leafs and putting them all in one bag. The cashiers would be a little confused, so I'd tell them to just ring it under mesculin mix. This way I only spent about $1 - $2, and had a nice variety of greens for my beardie. He also received a variety of fruits. I always bought those plastic tubs of canteloupe, honey dew, grapes and pineapples. (the pineapples were for me, a lot of citrus isn't good for beardies.) I'd also buy bananas, apples, blueberries and the occasional keewee (sp?). He loved natural applesauce and strawberry applesauce too, as a treat (not too much, it will give them the runs). And of course his daily dusted crickets! My beardie lived to be 5 1/2, and he died from a fall from a window ledge, not a diet deficiency. I still miss him a lot! Enjoy your beardies, and give them the best possible enviroment you can.
PKTraceur says: Dec 22, 2008. 5:13 AM
Nice Lizard! I guess he likes posing for pictures!
A2daN2daDre says: Mar 23, 2008. 1:49 PM
throw some diced strawberries, blueberries, apples, etc in there. they love the colors
WillWorkForReptiles (author) in reply to A2daN2daDreMar 23, 2008. 10:55 PM
yea i give em that as a treat every couple weeks this was mainly a standard everyday staple i.stuctable
Biopyro says: Mar 21, 2008. 2:01 PM
Also, many stores which do clean their greens use a water with a little chlorine in it, I guess it doesn't do any visible harm, a bit like drinking swimming pool water - still not good
WillWorkForReptiles (author) in reply to BiopyroMar 23, 2008. 10:52 PM
misting. is not cleaning greens need a clean bath to remove all the crap.
GorillazMiko says: Mar 22, 2008. 4:48 PM
Nice job! I wish I could get a bearded dragon, or at least a lizard or whatever, but my mom would go crazy. :-(
Sergeant Crayon says: Mar 21, 2008. 1:31 PM
Very nice Instructable. Very few people realize simple can be just as good as complex! One question: Those are mustard greens right? (Pure curiosity)
duck-lemon says: Mar 21, 2008. 1:13 PM
cool featured on first. Lucky guy! Nice i'ble by the way +1
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