{"id":1826,"date":"2020-05-21T14:53:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T14:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reptilefollower.com\/?p=1826"},"modified":"2023-11-03T09:29:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T09:29:23","slug":"can-a-bearded-dragon-eat-a-moth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reptilefollower.com\/can-a-bearded-dragon-eat-a-moth\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a Bearded Dragon Eat a Moth? (Are they poisonous?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are checking up on moths for your Bearded Dragon you are clearly looking for the best food for them (Click here to learn, from this guide, if you are feeding your beardie the wrong foods)<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Can a bearded dragon eat a moth? No, Bearded Dragons should not be fed moths. This is because they offer limited nutritional benefits. Also, they may have diseases, parasites, or be poisonous.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now that you know that I do not advise you to feed him moths. Keep reading to learn if this same rule applies for babies, other known risks with them, some weird benefits that they offer, and much more.<\/p>\n\n

What is a moth?<\/h2>\n
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Before we look deeper into the viability of moths as a food source for your Beardie. Let me explain exactly what a moth is. I understand that there is a good chance that you have an idea of what it is, right?<\/p>\n

But, do you know what taxonomical family it belongs too, how many species are in existence, etc? If not, keep reading.<\/p>\n

Classification<\/h3>\n

A mouth<\/a> is a broad term for a group of insects that are part of the Lepidoptera order. If you have not heard of this term, “order”, before, let me explain. It is used in biology to rank animals. For example and order consists of many genus’s, and a genus can have many species, are you with me?<\/p>\n

In this Lepidoptera order all of the species, except the butterflies are moths. To put this into perspective, there are over 160,000 of these species.<\/p>\n

Moths that are relevant to the Lizard community<\/h3>\n

Considering the fact that there are over 160,000 species to consider, there is way too many to discuss in this article. Therefore, I will focus in on two, because they are often discussed in the lizard community, and I will explain why. They are:<\/p>\n