Are meal worms safe for bearded dragons?

Mealworms can be a tasty treat for your bearded dragon. Once beardies reach the juvenile stage (five to 18 months), they can safely eat mealworms. ... Water. read more

Mealworms are safe for adult bearded dragons, but not for babies. Very young bearded dragons have a digest system that runs perilously close to their spinal cord. If they eat insects with strong chitin, or that are too large, the insect chitin can press against and damage the spinal cord as it moves through their digestive tract. read more

It is also unwise to give meal worms to weak or sick beardies. The reason for this is that meal worms are pretty tough survivors and may survive inside the beardies' stomach for a while. Healthy bearded dragons are not harmed by this. read more

Not enough research has been done to prove if feeding fish to a bearded dragon is safe or healthy. read more