From its headquarters in Evansville, Indiana, RodentPro ships frozen feeder animals to hobbyists and institutions around the country. RodentPro packs all orders on dry ice and guarantees that they will arrive fresh and adhere to customer expectations. In the following, RodentPro offers tips on feeding bearded dragons.

As omnivores, bearded dragons require both meat and vegetables. In fact, the bearded dragon’s diet should consist of 20 percent fruits and vegetables. In the wild, bearded dragons eat a variety of protein. Thus, owners should also offer several sources of protein, such as mealworms, cockroaches, crickets, and wax worms. Of course, owners should only offer meals appropriate to the bearded dragon’s size. When feeding invertebrates to a bearded dragon, owners should choose freshly molten specimens to limit the amount of exoskeleton, an indigestible element that goes through the lizard’s body. Exoskeletons sometimes result in intestinal impacts, making it important for owners to keep track of the amount going through the lizard’s digestive tract.

RodentPro recommends that owners feed grown bearded dragons smaller mice rather than insects. Although some enthusiasts will say that young mice have a higher fat content than adult mice, which could harm the lizard, the opposite is true. RodentPro offers a variety of frozen pinkies and fuzzies, which are terms for young mice, to feed bearded dragons.

The best fruits and vegetables for bearded dragons include collard greens, carrots, endive, bok choy, turnip greens, strawberries, figs, and tomatoes. Owners should thoroughly wash all fruits and vegetables prior to offering them to a bearded dragon.

Headquartered in Indiana, RodentPro provides high-quality feeder rodents raised on a special diet for maximum nutrition. Hobbyists, breeders, and zoos have recognized frozen feeder mice and similar rodents as ideal food for reptiles, since they help consumers avoid the dangers of parasites and other microorganisms that can harm reptiles. The freezing process employed by RodentPro kills these microorganisms. 

Also, live animals can seriously harm reptiles and even fatally injure them. When a snake coils around a mouse, the rodent can use claws and teeth to tear into the snake’s skin or gouge its eyes. If the reptile does not immediately accept the live feeding, the rodent may retaliate against the reptile, biting at tails and other body parts. The trauma that results from these scratches or bites can cause a condition known as mouth rot in pets. Infections can lead to debilitating medical conditions, high veterinarian bills, and even death.

When individuals order frozen feeder rodents, they can conveniently stock up on food for their snakes and reptiles rather than running to the store every week to purchase live animals. RodentPro humanely euthanizes its feeder animals with the use of carbon dioxide, which causes a painless death without any chemical residuals that may harm pets.